Ariana DeBose

Ariana DeBose is an award-winning actress renowned for her dynamic roles onstage and in film and television. She gained worldwide recognition for her groundbreaking performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story”, which earned her an Academy Award, BAFTA, Critics Choice, and SAG Awards. DeBose most recently starred opposite Scott Bakula in the acclaimed revival of Stephen Schwartz’s The Baker’s Wife at Classic Stage Company, directed by Gordon Greenberg and opposite Ke Huy Quan in Universal’s action-romance “Love Hurts”. Her upcoming feature film projects include “Lear Rex” and “Tow”, the latter for which she also serves as executive producer. Her other recent films include Matthew Vaughn’s action film “Argylle “(Apple/Universal), Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s space thriller I.S.S., Disney’s 100th anniversary animated film “Wish”, “Kraven the Hunter” (Sony Pictures), and “House of Spoils” (Blumhouse/Prime Video). DeBose also recently wrapped production on the Prime Video series adaptation of Patricia Cornell’s “Scarpetta”, starring opposite Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.