Priscilla Star Diaz, better known by her stage name P-Star, is an American rapper, dancer, model, singer, actress and music video director
Background
Diaz was born to parents Jesse and Doris Diaz in the Bronx and grew up in Harlem with her older sister Solsky and her father after her parents" split. Diaz also has a younger maternal half-sister named Saint Clair who later became adopted by her father.
Career
Diaz is best known for her role as Jessica Ruiz in the 2009 version of The Electric Company and as the focus of the Public Broadcasting Service Independent Lens documentary P-Star Rising. Diaz was born of paternal Puerto Rican and maternal Cuban descent. In the early stages of her life, Diaz"s father was a former rapper and music producer and her mother became a heroin addict.
At the age of six, Diaz decided she wanted to become a rapper to make a better life for herself and her family after her father"s music career had failed and Diaz and her family found themselves living in a shelter.
Diaz began her rap career at the age of nine in after-hours nightclubs in Harlem, battling against other Military Cross"s twice her age. That same year, Diaz recorded an album with Reggaeton Niños as the main vocalist and appeared in the music video for "Oye mi Canto".
She signed a recording contract with independent label Hunc Records in 2007 and released her first album titled Welcome to My Show the same year with the song "Biggie Bounce" released as a single. Diaz directed and performed in the music video "Don"t Stop the Dance" and released two versions of herself singing in English and Japanese.
She appeared in the Office-Broadway production of Take the Train to Maine, 2005"s short film Sita and as Jessica Ruiz in the Sesame Workshop-produced version of The Electric Company in 2009.
Diaz has modeled clothing for Royal Addiction, Baby Phat, J. Lo, and Roca Wear. As of February 2015, Diaz was attending Denison University in Ohio, majoring in theater and education.