Rachel Zegler

Actress
Music Department
Soundtrack

You know Rachel Zegler from 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,' 'West Side Story,' and 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods.' IMDb presents this peek behind the scenes of her career.

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All About Rachel Zegler

Rachel Zegler is a singer and songwriter, raised in New Jersey by her Polish-American father and her 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).

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Awards
- 5 wins & 20 nominations total

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Known for

West Side Story

7.1

María

2021

Jason Schwartzman, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Rachel Zegler, Josh Rivera, Tom Blyth, and Hunter Schafer in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

6.6

Lucy Gray Baird

2023

Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Lucy Liu, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Rachel Zegler, Zachary Levi, D.J. Cotrona, Grace Caroline Currey, and Ross Butler in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

5.9

Anthea

2023

Snow White

2.2

Snow White

2025

Credits

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Actress

Snow White
2.2
- Snow White
- 2025
Spellbound
5.5
- Princess Ellian (voice)
- 2024
Y2K
4.7
- Laura
- 2024
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
6.6
- Lucy Gray Baird
- 2023
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
5.9
- Anthea
- 2023
Princess of South Beach
5.3
Podcast Series
- María del Carmen
- Gloria Calderón (voice)
- 2021–2022
West Side Story
7.1
- María
- 2021

Music Department

Soundtrack

Snow White
2.2
- Soundtrack
- performer: "Good Things Grow (Villagers' Reprise)", "Waiting on a Wish", "Whistle While You Work", "Princess Problems", "A Hand Meets a Hand", "Waiting on a Wish (Reprise)", "Good Things Grow (Finale)", "Snow White Returns" ("Someday My Prince Will Come")
- 2025
Spellbound
5.5
- performer: "My Parents Are Monsters", "Step by Step", "The Way It Was Before", "Look for the Light", "Remembering", "What About Me?", "What About Us? / The Way It Was Before (Reprise)", "My Monsters Are Parents"
- 2024
Y2K
4.7
- performer: "Tubthumping (Y2K Movie Version)"
- 2024
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
6.6
- performer: "Nothing You Can Take from Me", "The Ballad of Lucy Gray Baird", "The Old Therebefore", "The Hanging Tree", "Lucy Gray", "Pure as the Driven Snow"
- 2023
Force of Light Entertainment
1.1
TV Series
- performer: "The Hanging Tree"
- 2023
Tyrone Magnus
2.9
TV Series
- performer: "The Hanging Tree"
- 2023
Diminishing Returns
3.1
Podcast Series
- performer: "Tonight (Quintet)"
- 2022
MsMojo
4.6
TV Series
- performer: "Balcony Scene (Tonight)"
- 2021
West Side Story
7.1
- performer: "Balcony Scene (Tonight)", "One Hand, One Heart", "Tonight (Quintet)", "I Feel Pretty", "A Boy Like That / I Have a Love"
- 2021
The George Lucas Talk Show
8.7
TV Series
- performer: "Rey's Theme"
- 2021

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Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, and Director Marc Webb Take the Ultimate Disney Quiz

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Get to Know the 'Y2K' Cast and Why They're Listening to Sisqó

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Get to Know the 'Y2K' Cast and Why They're Listening to Sisqó

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All About Rachel Zegler

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The 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' Cast Reveal Their True Superhero Identities

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How Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot Bonded During 'Snow White'

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All About 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods'

Personal details

Official sites
- Instagram
- YouTube
Height
- 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
Born
- May 3, 2001
- Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Relatives
- Jacqueline Zegler(Sibling)
Other works
Performed in the West End musical stage production of "Evita" as Eva Perón, alongside Diego Andres Rodriguez and James Olivas, at the London Palladium.
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
For her role in "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" (2023), she had to adapt her singing voice to keep the Appalachian accent as she sang live during filming.