Bailey originally wanted to be a singer, but transitioned to acting and modeling at age 15 after suffering
stage fright while singing in front of people. She began her professional acting career in 2015, appearing in TV series
Mr. Mercedes and
Constantine. In 2018, she was cast as Wendy Hernandez, a teenage
metahuman with the ability to control and manipulate the air, in the
CW science fiction TV series
Black Lightning, a role she played for two seasons. Since 2020, she has portrayed Kiara "Kie" Carrera on the
Netflix mystery drama
Outer Banks. ==Personal life==