After a decade of working hard on Broadway, Ariana DeBose is enjoying her time in the limelight. Tonight, she hosts “Saturday Night Live,” a major accomplishment for a newly famous actor. For playi…
For playing Anita in Steven Spielberg’s 2021 remake of “,” the 30-year-old took home the Golden Globe for supporting actress on Sunday. She is also nominated for a Critics’ Choice and Screen Actors Guild Award, and looks to have a good shot at this year’s Oscars.
Along with a short-lived run on “So You Think You Can Dance,” DeBose’s screen credits include playing Alyssa Greene in Ryan Murphy’s musical “The Prom” and Emma Tate on the Apple TV Plus comedy “Schmigadoon!” And up next, she’ll appear in Matthew Vaughn’s spy film “Argyle” and Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s sci-fi thriller “I.S.S.” But “West Side Story” is undoubtedly her breakout role.
“I think Rita’s work in our film is some of the best work she’s ever done. It’s one of those performances that fits right next to her Anita for me. So while I’m disappointed that she’s not next to me side-by-side, I just hope that I can represent her, as well as myself, in a beautiful way,” DeBose said of the snub. “And our film. I’m really, really honored to have the chance to represent our film in this way. And I just love her to bits.