American singer, actor, and dancer Ariana DeBose. During the So You Think You Can Dance season of 2009, she made her television debut. In 2011, she made her Broadway debut in Bring It On: The Musical. In 2015 and 2016, she repeated her roles as The Bullet in the original production of Hamilton and Jane in A Bronx Tale.
Quick Facts
Full Name | Ariana Deboser |
Nick Name | Maddie |
Age | 33 Years Old |
Height | 5’4″ inches or 162 cm or 1.62 meters |
Weight | 52 kg or 114.5 lbs (in pounds) |
Net Worth | $4 million (2024) |
Profession | Actress, Dancer, Singer |
Date Of Birth | January 25, 1991 |
Movie | West Side Story (2021) |
Father | Puerto Rican |
Mother | Gina DeBose |
Height | 5 feet 5 inches |
Weight | 52 kg |
Ariana DeBose Biography
Ariana DeBose, who was born on 25 January 1991, will be 33 years old in 2024. She was born and reared in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, in a well-established Christian family. She has Christian beliefs and is an American by nationality. She is of mixed race, being African-American and Italian. Additionally, she has a sister named Madelyn Deutch. She is the only kid in her family, hence she has no siblings.
She finished her secondary education at a Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, local high school. She subsequently enrolled at Western Carolina University. She was more interested in acting than in academics from the very beginning of her youth.
Ariana DeBose Height, Weight
Ariana DeBose is around 165 cm or 5 feet 5 inches tall. Her weight is 52 kilograms or around 114 pounds. Her shoe size is 7 US. Her hair has a dark brown tone. Her eyes have a rich brown tone.
Career
- In 2009, DeBose made her television debut as a competitor on the reality competition series “So You Think You Can Dance,” where she placed in the top twenty. Two years later, she made her theatrical debut in a rendition of “Hairspray” at North Carolina Theatre. In the same year, DeBose appeared in two other musicals: “Bring It On: The Musical,” which opened at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, and “Company,” which was shot for television and included the New York Philharmonic. She embarked on a nationwide tour towards the conclusion of the year with “Bring it On.”
- DeBose made her Broadway debut in 2012 with “Bring It On,” repeating her role as Nautica. Additionally, she served as Danielle’s understudy. The same year, DeBose played Mary Wilson in “Motown: The Musical,” a jukebox musical about record entrepreneur Berry Gordy and the history of the eponymous record company. In the show, DeBose also understudied the part of Diana Ross. In 2014, she played Pippin in a performance of the musical. The next year, DeBose departed the play to join the ensemble of “Hamilton,” which was being performed off-Broadway at the time. She continues to participate in “Hamilton” after the show’s 2015 Broadway premiere. DeBose portrayed Éponine in the Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s performance of “Les Misérables” the same year.
- In 2016, DeBose started as Jane in the Broadway musical “A Bronx Tale,” based on Chazz Palminteri’s namesake play. The next year, she debuted as Disco Donna in “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California. DeBose reprised the role when the musical launched on Broadway in 2018, and was subsequently nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress.
- In 2018, DeBose had her debut cinematic role in the suspense film “Seaside.” She portrayed cheerleader Alyssa Greene in Ryan Murphy’s musical comedy “The Prom,” an adaption of the namesake Broadway musical, two years later. In addition to Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, and Kerry Washington, the cast also includes Meryl Streep.
- DeBose attained a new level of fame and appreciation in 2021 when she portrayed Anita in Steven Spielberg’s rendition of the musical “West Side Story.” The picture received acclaim from the reviewers, with DeBose herself among the actresses singled out for appreciation. She subsequently received several nominations and prizes, including the Golden Globe, SAG, and BAFTA. In addition, DeBose was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She won the prize in the end.
- Notably, she was the first openly lesbian actress of color to get an Oscar nomination. Rita Moreno won the Oscar for her performance as Anita in the 1961 version of “West Side Story,” for which DeBose was nominated and ultimately won. Moreno appears in Spielberg’s version as a new character called Valentina.
- In 2016, DeBose portrayed Sophia Ortiz in an episode of the CBS police procedural “Blue Bloods”; this was her first acting appearance on a television series. In 2021, she had a larger part in the Apple TV+ launch of the musical comedy limited series “Schmigadoon!” In the series, a parody of Golden Age musicals, DeBose portrays Emma Tate, a schoolmistress modeled on “The Music Man’s” Marian Paroo. Among others, Keegan-Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Fred Armisen, Jaime Camil, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Dove Cameron, and Jane Krakowski all appear in the series. DeBose next appeared on television in early 2022, when she hosted the first edition of “Saturday Night Live” that year.
Achievements and Awards
- She received two New York Film Critics Online Awards for her performance in “West Side Story.”
- Awards from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for her performance in “West Side Story”
- Awards from the Detroit Film Critics Society for her performance in “West Side Story”
- She received two Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for her performance in “West Side Story.”
- Chita Rivera Award nominations for her performance in “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical”
- Awards from the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association for her performance in “West Side Story”
- Golden Globes for her performance in “West Side Story”
- Awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for her performance in “West Side Story”
- She received two Georgia Film Critics Association Awards for her performance in “West Side Story.
Ariana DeBose’s Net Worth in 2024
Ariana DeBose is an actress, dancer, and singer who has a net worth of $4 million as of February 2024. Ariana DeBose started her career in 2009 as a contestant on the reality television series “So You Think You Can Dance.” She subsequently featured in more Broadway productions, including “Bring It On: The Musical,” “Motown: The Musical,” “Pippin,” “Hamilton,” and “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.” DeBose won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2021 for her role in Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of “West Side Story.”
Ariana DeBoses Boyfriend, Dating
DeBose self-identifies as a lesbian. She joined with actress and singer Jo Ellen Pellman, with whom she had featured in “The Prom,” to start the Unruly Hearts Initiative in December of 2020. The goal of the campaign is to help young people connect with organizations that support the LGBTQ community.
