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Rachel Zegler (/ ˈ z ɛ ɡ l ər /; born May 3, 2001) is an American actress and singer. She came to prominence with her film debut playing María in Steven Spielberg's musical adaptation West Side Story (2021), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
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.
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Nov 17, 2023 · Rachel Zegler is the new face of the “Hunger Games” franchise thanks to her role as Lucy Gray Baird in the prequel “ The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.” During a recent...
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Aug 25, 2021 · In this exclusive interview, Rachel Zegler opens up about playing Maria in the Steven Spielberg remake of "West Side Story" and what's next for her career.
Dec 15, 2021 · In another timeline, Rachel Zegler would have had her breakthrough moment last December. That was when Steven Spielberg’s rendition of “West Side Story” was supposed to open and introduce the world to the New Jersey high school student who responded to an open call on Twitter and beat out thousands for the part of Maria.
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Oct 27, 2023 · Walt Disney has released the first image of Rachel Zegler as the Disney princess in the live-action "Snow White," and delayed the film to March 2025.
Dec 7, 2023 · Rachel Zegler opened up for the first time during a discussion for Variety’s “Actors on Actors,” presented by “Air,” about what it was like working with CGI characters on the set of...