Rachel Zegler
Biography
Rachel Zegler is an American actress and singer who grew up in Clifton, New Jersey, and won her first screen role from more than 30,000 applicants after answering an open casting call, playing María in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story (2021). Her performance brought her a Golden Globe for best actress in a musical or comedy film. She went on to appear as Anthea in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), Lucy Gray Baird in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), and the title character in Snow White (2025). Her other screen work includes Y2K (2024) and the voice of Princess Ellian in the animated Spellbound (2024). She played Juliet on Broadway in Romeo and Juliet (2024), and later took the title role in Evita (2025) in the West End, winning a Laurence Olivier Award.
25years old
Turns 26 on May 3in 174 days
- Born Hackensack
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Rachel Anne Zegler (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 4 years2021 to 2025
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Big break
Zegler landed her film debut as Maria in West Side Story after answering Steven Spielberg's open casting call on Twitter at 16, chosen from more than 30,000 applicants.
First role
At 12, Zegler played Shprintze in a staging of Fiddler on the Roof, her first acting part. That made her decide to become an actress, and she started taking voice and acting lessons.
A role that slipped away
In 2023, Zegler said she was leaving Paddington in Peru, and she attributed her departure from the film to the SAG strike.
Rachel Zegler movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Rachel Zegler shares two films with Tituss Burgess, 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.
Films together
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Marc WebbDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by Marc Webb
All films by Francis Lawrence
All films by David F. Sandberg
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2021 to 2026, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2021 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | West Side Story | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2026 | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical | Evita | Won |
| 2021 | National Board of Review Award for Best Actress | West Side Story | Won |
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