Paris Jackson follows dad Michael into the world of entertainment with a role in TV series Star

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 14:45 EST, 30 January 2017 | Updated: 15:35 EST, 30 January 2017

It's official - Paris Jackson is set to making her acting debut.

The 18-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson has just signed on to appear in Lee Daniels' show, Star.

The Hollywood heavyweight hinted at a collaboration with the up-and-coming actress two weeks ago, when he posted a photo of the two of them in what appeared to be an office on Instagram.

Taking care of show business: Director Lee Daniels shared this photo of his meeting with Paris Jackson a couple of weeks ago

'#whenpariscomestoyou ❤️ ...talking talking talking,' he cryptically captioned the snap.

Sources told TMZ she met with the acclaimed director and producer for a screen test last week, and it went so well, the 57-year-old offered her a role on his new series.

The show stars Queen Latifah, 46, and tells the story of three women who form a musical group in Atlanta.

Born famous: The aspiring actress is used to life in the spotlight, after growing up with her pop icon dad, Michael Jackson

Friends in high places: Paris recently shared this photo of herself alongside model Bella Hadid on Instagram

Paris first spoke about her acting aspirations when she appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2011.

'When I was really little. My dad was in the movie, Moonwalker, and I knew he could sing really well but I didn’t know he could act,' she said. 'I saw that and I said, "Wow, I want to be just like him."'

More recently, the rising star appeared on the cover of the February issue of Rolling Stone magazine, where she spoke about her modeling career.

Cover girl: The 18-year-old shared a photo of herself on the front of the February issue of Rolling Stone magazine

'I've had self-esteem issues for a really, really long time,' she confessed. 'Plenty of people think I'm ugly, and plenty of people don't. But there's a moment when I'm modeling where I forget about my self-esteem issues and focus on what the photographer's telling me - and I feel pretty.'

She also spoke about the devastating loss she suffered following her dad's death in 2009.

'They always say, "Time heals,"' she told the magazine. 'But it really doesn't. You just get used to it. I live life with the mentality of "OK, I lost the only thing that has ever been important to me." So going forward, anything bad that happens can't be nearly as bad as what happened before. So I can handle it.' 

'I lost the only thing that has ever been important to me,' Paris told Rolling Stone of her famous dad's death, seen here with Michael Jackson and older brother, Prince, 19

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