ABOUT RACHEL ZEGLER
New Jersey musical theatre actress who was cast by Steven Spielberg as Maria, the principal role in his remake of West Side Story . She starred as Snow White in the 2025 live action remake of the film. She also starred in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes .
She previously played Maria in a regional production of West Side Story at Bergen Performing Arts Center.
She has also played iconic roles on stage such as Belle in Beauty and the Beast , Cosette in Les Misérables and Mimi Marquez in Rent .
She has an older sister named Jacqueline, nicknamed Jay. She was previously romantically linked to Josh Andrés Rivera . In 2025, she was spotted out with Evita co-star Nathan Louis Fernand.
Ansel Elgort will play opposite her in the West Side Story remake, as Tony Wyzek.
