Rachel Zegler

Rachel Zegler (born May 3, 2001) is an Colombian-American singer and actress from Clifton, New Jersey. She is known for her role as Maria in the 2021 remake of West Side Story, which was directed by Steven Spielberg.[1][2] She won a Golden Globe Award for this role in 2022.

Zegler has joined the cast of the 2023 movie Shazam! Fury of the Gods.[3] She will play Snow White in a live-action version of the Disney animated movie.[4][5]

Zegler has performed leading roles in school musicals, and local theaters even occasional work as a wedding singer. At 18, Zegler signed with ICM Partners.

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2022
 Best Women's Breakthrough Performance West Side Story Nominated [6]
Chicago Film Critics Association
2021
 Most Promising Performer Nominated [7]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2022
 Best Young Actor/Actress Nominated [8]
DiscussingFilm Critics Awards
2022
 Best Debut Performance Nominated [9]
Dorian Film Awards Rising Star of the Year Nominated [10]
Florida Film Critics Circle
2021
 Pauline Kael Breakout Award Runner-up [11]
Georgia Film Critics Association
2022
 Best Actress Nominated [12]
Breakthrough Award Nominated
Gold Derby Film Awards Best Breakthrough Performer Nominated [13]
Golden Globe Awards
2022
 Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical/Comedy Won [14]
Indiana Film Journalists Association
2021
 Breakout of the Year Nominated [15]
Music City Film Critics Association
2022
 Best Young Actress Nominated [16]
National Board of Review
2021
 Best Actress Won [17]
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2022
 Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated [18]
North Texas Film Critics Association
2021
 Best Actress Nominated [19]
Best Newcomer Won
Online Film and Television Association
2022
 Best Breakthrough Performance: Female Nominated [20]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2021
 Best Youth Performance Nominated [21]

References
  1. Connellan, Shannon (January 14, 2019). "'West Side Story': Spielberg casts high-school 'theatre kid' as Maria". Mashable. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. McNary, Dave (January 14, 2019). "'West Side Story' Remake Casts Newcomer Rachel Zegler as Maria". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. Jackson, Angelique (February 25, 2021). "Rachel Zegler Joins Cast of 'Shazam: Fury of the Gods'". Variety. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  4. Kroll, Justin (June 22, 2021). "'Snow White': 'West Side Story's Rachel Zegler To Play Title Role In Disney's Live-Action Adaptation Of Animated Classic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. Justin, Kroll (3 November 2021). "Gal Gadot To Play Evil Queen In Disney's Live-Action 'Snow White'". Deadline. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Urban, Sasha (January 25, 2022). "'The Power of the Dog' Sweeps Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  7. Tallerico, Brian (December 13, 2021). "West Side Story Leads the 2021 Chicago Critics Nominees". Roger Ebert. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  8. Verhoeven, Beatrice (December 13, 2021). "'West Side Story,' 'Belfast' Lead 2022 Critics Choice Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  9. Rolph, Ben (January 4, 2022). "DiscussingFilm Critic Awards 2022: The Winners". DiscussingFilm. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  10. Beresford, Trilby (February 22, 2022). "Dorian Film Awards: 'The Power of the Dog' Leads Nominations From LGBTQ Entertainment Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  11. Hazlett, Allison (December 22, 2021). "2021 FFCC Winners". Florida Film Critics Circle. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  12. "2021 Awards". Georgia Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  13. "2022 Gold Derby Film Awards nominations: 'Dune' leads with 11; 'The Power of the Dog,' 'West Side Story' at 10 each". Gold Derby. January 27, 2022. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  14. Melas, Cloe; Gonzalez, Sandra (January 10, 2022). "Golden Globes 2022: See the full list of winners". CNN. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  15. "Nominations Announced for the 2021 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards". December 14, 2021. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  16. Neglia, Matt (January 25, 2022). "The 2021 Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  17. "NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES 2021 AWARD WINNERS". National Board of Review. December 2, 2021. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  18. Neglia, Matt (December 28, 2021). "The 2021 North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  19. Anderson, Erik (December 22, 2021). "North Texas Critics awards: 'The Green Knight' is Best Picture, 'The French Dispatch' wins three". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  20. "26th Annual Film Awards (2021)". Online Film & Television Association. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  21. "2021 WAFCA Award Winners". The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association. December 6, 2021. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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