Ariana DeBose
Ariana DeBose is a singer, dancer and actor whose work spans Broadway, the Oscar-winning role of Anita in West Side Story, and the voice of Asha in Disney’s Wish.
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Overview
- From
- North Carolina, USA
- Work
- Singer, dancer and actor
- Stage breakthrough
- Hamilton’s original Broadway company and Disco Donna in Summer
- Screen breakthrough
- Anita in West Side Story (2021)
Mini bio
How it started.
Ariana grew up in North Carolina and began dancing at three. School musicals helped her discover singing and acting; So You Think You Can Dance led her toward New York and professional theatre.
Finding her place onstage.
She joined the original Broadway company of Hamilton, where fans came to know her as the Bullet. Playing Disco Donna in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical brought a 2018 Tony nomination for featured actress in a musical.
Anita and beyond.
Her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story earned the 2022 supporting actress Oscar and BAFTA. She later voiced Asha in Disney’s Wish, appeared in both seasons of Schmigadoon!, and hosted the Tony Awards in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
A voice across formats.
Her recent work moves between live singing, stage musicals, film and audio storytelling, including The Baker’s Wife, a Café Carlyle engagement and Audible’s Exoplanet.
Creditschronological, newest first
Stage
- 2025The Baker’s WifeGeneviève Castagnet
- 2018Summer: The Donna Summer MusicalDisco Donna
- 2015–2016HamiltonOriginal Broadway ensemble; the Bullet
Film & television
- 2026ScarpettaLucy Farinelli-Watson
- 2025Love HurtsRose
- 2025TowCast
- 2024Kraven the HunterCalypso
- 2023WishVoice of Asha
- 2021–2023Schmigadoon!Emma Tate and Emcee
- 2021West Side StoryAnita
Audio
- 2026ExoplanetFirst Officer Becca Bang
Awards
Quotes
Dance is my first language and my first loveAriana DeBose, Them
In an interview about her stage career, she described how dance led her toward singing and acting.
Trivia
- Her early dream was to dance behind Madonna.
- Her first school musical role was Carmen in Fame.
- For her Café Carlyle show, she collaborated with Mark G. Meadows on new arrangements.
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