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- Actress Kianna Underwood died after a hit-and-run incident in New York on Friday, Jan. 16
- Underwood was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident in Brooklyn, N.Y.
- The actress previously appeared in Nickelodeon’s All That and voiced a character in Little Bill for five years. She was 33
Actress Kianna Underwood, who notably appeared on Nickelodeon’s All That as a child, was killed in a hit-and-run incident on Friday, Jan. 16. She was 33.
Underwood was crossing the intersection of Watkins Street and Pitkin Avenue in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., when a black Ford SUV hit her around 6:50 a.m. local time, the New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to PEOPLE.
She was then “subsequently struck by a black and gray sedan,” authorities said, adding that Underwood was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The drivers of both vehicles did not stay on the scene, and they have not been identified, according to police.
“There are no arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad,” the NYPD said.
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Outside of her 2005 appearance on All That, Underwood appeared in many television shows and films throughout her career.
She voiced Fuschia Glover for 23 episodes from 1999 to 2004 in Little Bill, and later appeared in The 24 Hour Woman, in which she starred opposite Rosie Perez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Patti LuPone and more.
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She also had a minor role in Death of a Dynasty, a satirical comedy about the hip-hop industry, starring Kevin Hart. Outside of her onscreen roles, Underwood spent a year on stage, performing as little Inez during the first national tour of Hairspray.
Underwood was born in New York City and later relocated to Los Angeles, according to The New York Post.
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