Jahkara Smith (born September 5, 1996) is an American YouTuber and actress. She is best known for the YouTube channel ''Sailor J'', where she published parody make-up tutorial videos. She came to further recognition for her starring role as Margaret "Maggie" Leigh in the AMC supernatural horror drama series ''

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'' (2019–2020). She also appeared in the

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horror anthology series '' Into the Dark'' (2019).

Early life

Smith was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 5, 1996.

Career

YouTube

Smith began posting YouTube videos in 2017 on her channel ''Sailor J'' while working at a United States Air Force base. Her first videos were parodies of

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tutorial videos which include social commentary, having been inspired by sexist comments she read on those videos. They quickly went

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thanks, in part, to celebrities such as Sia sharing them. Within the first month of her YouTube channel, Smith was receiving around 10,000 new subscribers per day on YouTube and had totalled 6 million views on Facebook. By March 2018, her YouTube videos had received over 10 million views. Her tutorial videos have included commentary on subjects ranging from Native American-inspired make-up to the phrase " thoughts and prayers". In addition to make-up tutorial videos, Smith has also published videos on subjects including ''

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. Audio and video clips from the Sailor J channel later went viral on TikTok, which Smith did not support. In July 2020, Smith confirmed the deletion of her YouTube channel.

Acting

In 2018, Smith signed on to star as Margaret "Maggie" Leigh in the AMC supernatural horror drama series ''

''. The series premiered in 2019. Also in 2019, Smith portrayed Shay in the

horror anthology series '' Into the Dark'', starring in the episode titled " Pure".

Personal life

Smith joined the United States Air Force at the age of 18. Shortly before she planned to leave home, the

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took place. Smith cites the resulting protests and curfews as eye-opening for her.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jahkara Living people 1996 births People from St. Louis American YouTubers 21st-century American actresses