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Rachel Zegler​

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Rachel Zegler
BornMay 3, 2001 (age 20)
Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Singer
  • YouTuber
Years active2015–present
Rachel Anne Zegler (/ˈzɛɡlər/;[1] born May 3, 2001) is an American actress, singer, and YouTuber. She plays the lead role of María Vasquez in the upcoming film adaptation of West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg, scheduled to be released in theaters on December 10, 2021.[2]

Early life and education[edit]​

Zegler was born on May 3, 2001,[3] in Hackensack, New Jersey, at the Hackensack University Medical Center. Her mother is Gina Zegler, and she has an older sister, Jacqueline.[4] Her mother is Colombian, whereas her father is of Polish descent.[5][6]
Zegler was raised in Clifton, New Jersey, where she attended St. Philip the Apostle Preparatory School. She then attended Immaculate Conception High School, where she starred in the school's musicals all four years: as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (2016), Ariel in The Little Mermaid (2017),[7] Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (2018), and Fiona in Shrek the Musical (2019).[8][9] For all four performances, she received Metro Award nominations in the Actress in a Leading Role category.[8] Her other roles have included Serena in Legally Blonde, Cosette in Les Miserables, Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Mimi in Rent.[10] She graduated from high school on June 2, 2019.[11]

Career[edit]​

In January 2018, director Steven Spielberg posted an open casting call via Twitter for the film remake of West Side Story.[12] Zegler, then 16 years old, responded to the casting call tweets with videos of herself singing "Tonight" and "I Feel Pretty". She was selected from over 30,000 applicants for the role of María.[13] Zegler had, "a few summers" previously, performed the role at the Bergen Performing Arts Center.[14]
Zegler's YouTube channel has been active since July 2015[15] and has received attention.[16][17] As of 2020, Zegler's video of herself singing "Shallow", from A Star is Born, has garnered over 11 million views on Twitter.[18][19] In January 2020, she signed with ICM Partners.[20]
In February 2021, it was announced that Zegler joined the cast of the 2023 film Shazam! Fury of the Gods, with Variety's Angelique Jackson writing that Zegler will "play a mysterious key role." She also noted that Zegler is "the second Colombian American to be cast in a DC superhero project".[21] In June 2021, she was cast as Snow White in a live-action adaptation of the Disney animated film.[22]


Overview (2)​


BornMay 3, 2001 in New Jersey, USA
Height5' 2" (1.57 m)

Mini Bio (1)​


Rachel Zegler is a singer and songwriter, raised in New Jersey by her American father and Colombian mother. Having been one of 30,000 people to audition, she was selected to play the role of Maria in Steven Spielberg's remake of the classic West Side Story (2021), opposite Ansel Elgort as Tony. She first played the role in a Performing Arts School presentation at Bergen Performing Arts Center. She reached a large audience with her cover of Lady Gaga's song Shallow, known from the movie A Star Is Born (2018).
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tim van Huet

Trivia (2)​


Her mother is of Colombian origin. Her father is of three quarters Polish descent, with the rest being Italian/German.
Rachel has an older sister, Jacqueline, who is working to be a journalist and photographer. A photo she had taken of Rachel was published in Variety's Power of Young Hollywood List 2020.
 
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