18 Facts About Rachel Zegler

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Rachel Anne Zegler is an American actress and singer.

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Rachel Zegler was born in Hackensack, New Jersey in 2001 to parents Gina and Craig Rachel Zegler.

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Rachel Zegler was named after the fictional character Rachel Green from the TV show Friends.

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Rachel Zegler was raised in Clifton, New Jersey, where she attended St Philip the Apostle Preparatory School.

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Rachel Zegler then attended the Catholic all-girls college-preparatory Immaculate Conception High School.

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Rachel Zegler graduated from high school on June 2,2019.

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Rachel Zegler began her career starring in several musicals while attending the Immaculate Conception High School, including playing Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Ariel in The Little Mermaid, Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street, and Princess Fiona in Shrek The Musical.

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Rachel Zegler was selected from over 30,000 applicants for the role of Maria, marking her film debut.

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Rachel Zegler is set to play Snow White alongside Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen in a live-action film adaptation of the 1937 animated Disney film, which was scheduled to be released in 2024.

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Rachel Zegler is cast to voice the lead character in animated musical film Spellbound, directed by Vicky Jenson.

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Rachel Zegler plays heroine Lucy Gray Baird for the upcoming film adaptation of the Hunger Games prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

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Rachel Zegler is set to appear in Kyle Mooney's directorial film debut Y2K produced by A24.

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Since 2019, Rachel Zegler has been in a relationship with her West Side Story co-star Josh Andres Rivera.

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On September 27,2021, Rachel Zegler was listed at number 34 on The Ringers The Big Picture podcast's list of the top 35 actors under 35.

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Rachel Zegler is included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2022 list.

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Rachel Zegler was part of the in memoriam segment of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in honour of Stephen Sondheim, alongside Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo, and Leslie Odom Jr.

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On March 20,2022, Rachel Zegler posted on instagram that she had not been invited to attend the 94th Academy Awards ceremony to support her colleagues involved in West Side Story, which received seven nominations, including Best Picture.

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Rachel Zegler was included on Forbes' "30 Under 30" list in 2022.