Asia Monet Ray

CTL-E-6132 · Person · musician · 2005–present

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Combined Graph record U-07347 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-6132.

Asia Monet Ray, born 10 August 2005 in Yorba Linda, California, is an American dancer, singer and actress, now performing as Asia Monét. The daughter of former professional bodybuilder Shawn Ray, who is African American, and Kristie Ray, she began dancing at two. She finished third in the first season of Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition in 2012 and joined Lifetime's Dance Moms for its third season in 2013. In 2014 Lifetime gave her family their own series, Raising Asia, and she released her self-titled debut recording. She played Sydney Simpson, the daughter of O. J. Simpson, in FX's The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story in 2016 and also appeared on Grey's Anatomy. She graduated from high school in 2023. As an adult she has worked as an independent recording artist; in 2026 she discussed her new era of music and her upcoming single in a Spout Podcast interview, and sang the national anthem at the Olympia in September 2026.

The record

• Also known as: Asia Monét, Asia Monet

Notes

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Referenced by

• Nia Sioux — collaborated with → this record

Sources

• Los Angeles Sentinel, 'Asia Monet Ray plays Sydney Simpson in The People V. O.J. Simpson' (Feb 2016) — Ray cast as Sydney Simpson in FX's The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story — http://lasentinel.net/asia-monet-ray-plays-sydney-simpson-in-the-people-v-o-j-simpson.html (primary source · build store)
• BCK Online, 'Exclusive: Asia Monet Gives Us the Scoop on American Crime Story and More' (5 Feb 2016) — Ray, then ten, plays O. J. Simpson's daughter Sydney in American Crime Story; previously of Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition and Dance Moms; working on new music in the studio — https://bckonline.com/2016/02/05/asia-monet-gives-the-scoop-on-american-crime-story-and-more/ (build store)
• Wikipedia, 'Raising Asia' — Raising Asia, starring Asia Monet Ray with Kristie Ray, Shawn Ray and Bella Blu Ray, a Dance Moms spin-off on Lifetime, ran 29 July to 9 September 2014 for 13 episodes, following the then eight-year-old dancer's singing and dancing career — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_Asia (build store)
• BiographyGen, 'Asia Monet Ray Net Worth, Wiki, Height, Age, Family, Husband and Career' — born 10 August 2005 in Yorba Linda, California; her father Shawn Ray is African American and her mother Kristie Ray has Mexican and Filipino roots; finished third in Season 1 of Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition before joining Dance Moms — https://www.biographygen.com/asia-monet-ray-net-worth/ (build store)
• Spout Podcast via YouTube, 'Asia Monét Talks New Music, Dance Moms & Growing Up in the Spotlight' (Aug 2026) — Ray, at 21, discusses her new era of music as an independent artist, her upcoming single, Raising Asia, Dance Moms and her Grey's Anatomy appearance — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3mjcrt0e2g (build store)

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