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CCU alumna Nikko Austen Smith snags breakout role in “Queen Sugar” on Oprah Winfrey Network

Chanticleers pop up everywhere these days. Sometimes they’re nationally renowned athletes like Josh Norman or seasoned political operators like Michael Marinaccio, but other times they’re trailblazing actors like Nikko Austen Smith.

Smith has landed a role as Asha on OWN’s “Queen Sugar,” a series directed by Academy Award-nominated producer/director Ava DuVernay (“A Wrinkle in Time”) and cultural icon Oprah Winfrey. Already an accomplished student actress with numerous theatrical performances and a summa cum laude academic record, Smith graduated from Coastal Carolina University May 2018 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and a mission to find her way in the world.

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