Ariana DeBose
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Ariana DeBose (; born January 25, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2022, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. DeBose was a contestant on the sixth season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2009, where she was the first female contestant and in gender overall the first contestant to be eliminated. She made her Broadway debut in Bring It On: The Musical in 2011 and continued her work on Broadway with roles in Motown: The Musical (2013) and Pippin (2014). From 2015 to 2016, she was one of the original ensemble members in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton, and appeared as Jane in A Bronx Tale (2016–2017). In 2018, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Donna Summer in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. She has also hosted the Tony Awards in 2022, 2023, and 2024. DeBose has also appeared in the Netflix musical comedy film The Prom (2020) and the Apple TV+ musical comedy series Schmigadoon! (2021–2023). She gained wider recognition for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg's musical film West Side Story (2021), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She provided the voice of Asha in the animated film Wish (2023).
Career
- 1991Born
- 2021Won Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- 2021Won Out100
- 2022Won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2022Won Time 100
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Wilmington
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, singer, dancer
What happened recently
Jenny Anderson With Ariana DeBose, Sara Bareilles, Caissie Levy & J Harrison Ghee. Czechia (2q7xRdts4V)
Ariana Debose Looks Back On 10 Years Since ‘Hamilton’ Debut | The View Noslin (ew8G3gyk0a)
Photos: Megan Thee Stallion, Rachel Dratch, Ariana DeBose, Nicole Scherzinger, More Celebrate at The Carlyle's Tony After Party
Photos: Ariana DeBose, Nicholas Christopher, More Celebrate Stephen Schwartz at New Dramatists Spring Luncheon
Anne Hathaway, Ariana DeBose, Stella McCartney and More Celebrate Erin Walsh’s New Book
Academy Award Winners Ariana DeBose and Bruce Cohen Join FREELY FEST™ as Host and Creative Director
Ariana DeBose, Derek Klena, Stephen Schwartz, More Join 2026 Broadway Teachers Workshop
Ariana DeBose, Len Cariou, Leslie Uggams, More Join Lineup for 2026 Broadway Backwards Concert
Ariana DeBose and Solea Pfeiffer to join Michael Urie and Norm Lewis in honoring 2026 Sondheim Award recipient Vanessa Williams
Ariana DeBose and Solea Pfeiffer to Honor Vanessa Williams at Signature Theatre Gala
Exclusive: Highlights from THE BAKER'S WIFE, Starring Ariana DeBose & Scott Bakula
Ariana DeBose To Star In Rare Musical Revival Of ‘The Baker's Wife' Off Broadway This Fall
Ariana DeBose To Star In Rare Musical Revival Of ‘The Baker’s Wife’ Off Broadway This Fall
Ariana DeBose Deletes 'Narcissism' Quote Criticizing Rachel Zegler, Says She Didn't 'Know of the Connection'
Ariana DeBose turns on co-star Rachel Zegler with ‘narcissism’ post, immediately backtracks
Ariana DeBose says she met Ke Huy Quan ‘at the right time’ at the 2023 Oscars. Now they’re starring in ‘Love Hurts.’
Fans confused by Ariana DeBose’s bit at Golden Globes: ‘A pseudo British accent?’
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