Rachel Zegler Biography – Rachel Zegler Wiki
Rachel Zegler is a Colombian-American actress, singer, and YouTuber. She plays the lead role of Maria Vasquez in the upcoming film adaptation of West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg, scheduled to be released in theaters on December 10, 2021. 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”. In June 2021, she was cast as Snow White in a live-action adaptation of the Disney animated film.
In January 2018, director Steven Spielberg posted an open casting call via Twitter for the film remake of West Side Story. 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 Maria. Zegler had, “a few summers” previously, performed the role at the Bergen Performing Arts Center.
Her YouTube channel has been active since July 2015 and has garnered attention. As of 2020, a video of herself singing “Shallow”, from A Star is Born, got over 11 million views on Twitter. In January 2020, she signed with ICM Partners.
She 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), Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (2018), and Fiona in Shrek the Musical (2019). For all four performances, she received Metro Award nominations in the Actress in a Leading Role category. Her other roles have included Serena in Legally Blonde, Cosette in Les Miserables, Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Mimi in Rent. She graduated from high school on June 2, 2019.
Rachel Zegler Age
She was named Rachel Anne Zegler on May 3, 2001, in Hackensack, New Jersey, at the Hackensack University Medical Center.
Rachel Zegler Parents
She is the daughter of Gina Zegler, her mother, and she has an older sister, Jacqueline Fernandez. Her mother is Colombian, whereas her father is of Polish descent.
Rachel Zegler Boyfriend
Zegler is currently single. In the past, she was linked to her West Side Story co-star Ansel Elgort after a tweet that she wrote but deleted afterward, She wrote, “There really aren’t enough words to describe the pride I have in Ansel’s growth and beauty and literal magic he possesses on screen and off. Falling in love with him was easy. Happy wrap mi amor. Catch you on a fire escape sometime.”
Rachel Zegler Etnicity
She is a Colombian-American national who was born to a Polish father and a Colombian mother in Hackensack, New Jersey. She also acknowledges she originates from the Hispanic community.
Rachel Zegler Height
She stands at a listed height of 5 feet 2 inches tall.
Rachel Zegler Instagram
She is on Instagram at her handle @rachelzegler.
