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Ariana DeBose

Ariana DeBose

11 movies on Netflix

Biography

Ariana DeBose is an American actress and singer who trained in dance before moving into musical theater. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and raised in Raleigh, she competed on So You Think You Can Dance in 2009 and made her Broadway debut in 2011 with Bring It On: The Musical, later appearing in Motown: The Musical and Pippin and joining the original ensemble of Hamilton. Her role in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical brought a Tony nomination. Her film work includes The Prom (2020) and the voice of Asha in Wish (2023). She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing Anita in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story (2021), and also received a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Critics' Choice Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She hosted the Tony Awards in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

35years old

Turns 36 on January 25in 104 days

  • Born Wilmington
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films
11
Career span
6 years2020 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A role that slipped away

    DeBose played Anita in Steven Spielberg's 2021 film version of West Side Story. She did not see herself playing the role and turned down the chance to audition four times.

  2. A first

    DeBose was the first contestant eliminated on the sixth season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2009, the first female and first contestant overall to go out.

Ariana DeBose movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. West Side Story2021 Crime, Drama, Romanceas Anita

    IMDb rating 7.1145K votes

  2. Kraven the Hunter2024 Action, Thrilleras Calypso

    IMDb rating 5.587K votes

  3. Wish2023as Ashavoice

    IMDb rating 5.551K votes

  4. I.S.S.2024as Dr. Kira Foster

    IMDb rating 5.316K votes

  5. Argylle2024as Keira

    IMDb rating 5.6102K votes

  6. Hamilton2025as Ensemble

    IMDb rating 8.3143K votes

  7. The Prom2020as Alyssa Greene

    IMDb rating 5.931K votes

  8. House of Spoils2024as Chef

    IMDb rating 5.14.6K votes

Worked with

Ariana DeBose shares two films with Rita Moreno, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Rita Moreno, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Rita MorenoSamuel L. Jackson, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Samuel L. JacksonJim Cummings, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Jim CummingsNicole Kidman, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Nicole KidmanMeryl Streep, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Meryl StreepRichard E. Grant, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Richard E. GrantSteven SpielbergDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Steven SpielbergThomas KailDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Thomas KailMatthew VaughnDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Matthew Vaughn

Films together

Awards

Five awards and honors from 2021 to 2022, three of them major.

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Ariana DeBose's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2022Best Supporting ActressWest Side StoryWon
Golden Globes
2021Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureWest Side StoryWon
BAFTA
2022Best Actress in a Supporting RoleWest Side StoryWon
Other honors
2022Time 100Honored
2021Out100Won

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