- Born
- Birth nameRachel Anne Zegler
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Rachel Zegler is a singer and songwriter, raised in New Jersey by her American father and Colombian mother. Having been one of 30,000 people to audition, she was selected to play the role of Maria in Steven Spielberg's remake of the classic West Side Story (2021), opposite Ansel Elgort as Tony. She first played the role in a Performing Arts School presentation at Bergen Performing Arts Center. She reached a large audience with her cover of Lady Gaga's song "Shallow", known from the movie A Star Is Born (2018).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tim van Huet
- ParentsGina ZeglerCraig Zegler
- RelativesJacqueline Zegler(Sibling)
- Was a wedding singer and sang at Catholic masses, and funerals in her hometown.
- Graduated from Immaculate Conception High School (2019).
- Is of Colombian and Polish heritage.
- In 2024 she tweeted out that she hopes that "Trump voters and Trump himself may never know peace.".
- Sang a Spanish version of" I Feel Pretty" for her first audition tape; was asked to submit another video for her audition where she sang "Somewhere".
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