Saturday, January 17, 2026

Former Nickelodeon Child Star Kianna Underwood Killed In NYC Hit-And-Run

Kianna Underwood, a former child actor who appeared on Nickelodeon's All That and Little Bill, among others, wason the morning of Friday, January 16, 2026 in a hit-and-run accident in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville in New York. She was 33.

Kianna Underwood in 2007
Kianna Underwood in 2007 | Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic

Underwood was struck by a gray sedan as she crossed the street at Pitkin Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard around 6:50 am., became lodged underneath the vehicle and was dragged more than two blocks, according to the NYPD cited in media reports. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

No arrests have been made in the hit-and-run accident at the time of posting.

Born in New York City, Underwood was regular performer in Nickelodeon’s All That, a live-action sketch comedy show created by Brian Robbins and Michael Tollin, which aired from 1994-2020. She appeared in seven episodes during the final season of the show's original run in 2004-05. Underwood also voiced the role of Fuchsia Glover, the cousin of the main character, in 23 episodes of Little Bill, an animated preschool series that aired from 1999-2004 on Nick. The series focused on 5-year-old “Little” Bill Glover in Philadelphia as he moved through everyday life with a fantastical imagination. She also appeared as Tanessha Labelle in Nancy Savoca’s indie comedy feature The 24 Hour Woman (1999), starring Rosie Perez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Patti LuPone, and also provided voiceovers for the 2001 Rankin/Bass animated holiday TV movie Santa, Baby!.

She went on to tour with the musical Hairspray.

R.I.P. Kianna Underwood, November 28, 1992-January 16, 2026


Original sources: Deadline, Variety, @Nick_Crave.

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