Kianna Underwood, a former child star who had roles on Nickelodeon’s All That and Little Bill, has died after being struck by two cars in a New York City hit-and-run. She was 33.
Underwood was crossing a street in Brooklyn in the early morning hours on Friday, Jan. 16, when an SUV hit her, CBS2 New York reported.
After she fell to the ground, a sedan dragged her down the street and left her to die. Neither driver stopped to help and so far no one has been arrested.
Surveillance footage showed Underwood walking down the sidewalk, before stepping into the street.
The former actress was experiencing homelessness and had been known in the area to local workers.
“She would come around and ask for a couple of dollars here and there, and I used to give her a couple of dollars and buy her food,” Andy Sierra, a supervisor at a neighborhood store, told the TV station.
Underwood’s former All That co-star Angelique Bates posted a video tribute to the actress on Instagram after her death.
“Y’all have no idea how much this one hurts… Sick to my stomach… So many people failed baby girl,” Bates captioned the post.
According to her IMDb page, Underwood appeared on seven episodes of All That between 2004 and 2005.
The New York native was also a regular on the animated Nickelodeon series Little Bill, executive produced by Bill Cosby.
Among her other credits was a role in the film The 24-Hour Woman (1999) and the TV movie Santa, Baby! (2001).
Her fathered posted on Facebook Saturday, Jan. 17, and said the family wants to be left alone.
“I am asking friends and family to not speak to the press. Even if you are trying to preserve Kianna’s memory,” Anthony R. Underwood wrote.
He criticized the media for contacting his family and added, “Her life wasn’t news worthy to them, so why should her death be. LET MY FAMILY GRIEVE IN PEACE!!!”
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