Alijah Ileana Dickenson was born in Providence, Rhode Island and raised in Warwick, Rhode Island. She picked up performing at an early by joining different choirs; starting with her church choir then elementary school chorus up until high school. She attended Pilgrim High School in Warwick where she started theatrical stage performances. Once there she couldn't stop being on stage and was able to make her Off-Broadway debut in a Play Festival done by Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick in the show Postal as the main character Val. As time went by she started getting into movies as well and became part of the Rhode Island International Film Festival's Youth Jury. Then in 2014 she made her film debut as a background character/extra in the film Some Freaks. She attends the University of Rhode Island as an acting major and intends to continue acting until the end of her time. Show less «