she was cast as Velma in the Broadway production of West Side Story. She would later be one of six actors from the original Broadway cast to appear in the 1961 film. In addition to her West Side Story ...

She played the Jet girl Velma in the iconic musical productions, then was an acting teacher for many years in New York and ...

“There’s confusion because I don’t have a single ounce of Latin in my name,” Zegler said. “When I was in the running for ...

The star was one of only six actors from the original Broadway cast of West Side Story to appear in the classic feature film.

Actor Rachel Zegler has taken on multiple lead roles in movies since her debut in West Side Story, but some movies rise above the others.

Rachel Zegler recalled the feeling of 'having a bunch of white executives have you prove your identity to them' during her ...

Wanting to keep the movie as “ethnically authentic ... playing the iconic role of Maria alongside this amazing cast. West Side Story was the first musical I encountered with a Latina lead ...

The 23-year-old Latina actor, who will play Snow White in the forthcoming live-action remake, has revealed that she was repeatedly asked to prove her Colombian heritage to be cast as the Latina pr ...

Rachel Zegler shared that her West Side Story director Spielberg is ... Zegler also shared insights on the secretive nature of being cast in a Disney film, revealing that she initially was not ...

She was cast as Velma, a rich girl who falls for ... and she made it back as Velma in the West Side Story film, co-directed and choreographed by Robbins. Here, Velma is the girlfriend of Ice ...