What is Rachel Zegler?
{{Infobox person | name = Rachel Zegler | image = Rachel zegler 2019.jpg | caption = Zegler in 2019 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|5|3}} | birth_place = [[Hackensack, New Jersey]], U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}} | years_active = 2015–present }} '''Rachel Zegler''' (born May 3, 2001) is a [[Americans|American]] [[singer]], [[Actor|actress]], [[songwriter]] and YouTuber from [[Clifton, New Jersey|Clifton]], [[New Jersey]]. She won a [[Golden Globe Award]] in 2022 for her role in the 2021 remake of ''[[West Side Story (2021 movie)|West Side Story]]''. ==Career== Zegler has performed in leading roles in school musicals and local theater productions, as well as taking on occasional work as a wedding singer. At 18, Zegler signed with ICM Partners. Zegler became well known for her role as Maria in the 2021 remake of ''[[West Side Story (2021 movie)|West Side Story]]'', which was directed by [[Steven Spielberg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mashable.com/article/steven-spielberg-west-side-story-cast-rachel-zegler/|title='West Side Story': Spielberg casts high-school 'theatre kid' as Maria|last=Connellan|first=Shannon|date=January 14, 2019|website=Mashable|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/west-side-story-maria-rachel-zegler-cast-1203107637/|title='West Side Story' Remake Casts Newcomer Rachel Zegler as Maria|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=January 14, 2019|website=Variety|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref> She won a [[Golden Globe Award]] for this role in 2022. She later played [[Lucy-Gray Baird]] in ''[[The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes]]'' as part of [[The Hunger Games]] series, adapted from the book series by [[Suzanne Collins]], as well as Zegler also had a role in the [[DC Extended Universe|DCEU]] movie ''[[Shazam! Fury of the Gods]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Angelique|date=February 25, 2021|title=Rachel Zegler Joins C