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 ...

Actress Carole D’Andrea, best known for her turn on stage and on the silver screen in West Side Story, has died. She was 87. The actress’ death was announced on social media by her three daughters.

In a March cover story for Allure, the actor, 23, claimed that “white executives” asked her to prove her Latina heritage was “legit” during the casting process for Steven Spielberg’s remake of the ...

“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 ...

Carole D'Andrea - who famously portrayed Velma in West Side Story ... iconic 1961 movie musical adaptation. D’Andrea was one of only six actors from the original Broadway cast ofthe musical ...

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

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

"I kept thinking, 'Do you want me to bring my abuelita in?'" the "Snow White" actress and singer says of her experience.

She was married to Tony winner and Mad Men star Robert Morse from 1961 until ... She was cast as Velma, a rich girl who falls for Riff (Michael Callin), in West Side Story, which premiered in ...