Chloe AuliÊ»i Cravalho (/aʊˈliË Ê"i krəˈvÉ'Ë ljoÊŠ/; born November
22, 2000) is an American actress and singer, who made her acting debut
as the title character in the 2016 Disney animated feature film Moana.
She went on to star in the NBC drama series Rise (2018) and the
Netflix drama film All Together Now (2020).Cravalho was born in
Kohala, Hawaii, to Cathleen Puanani Cravalho, of Native Hawaiian
descent, and Dwayne Cravalho, of mixed Puerto Rican, Portuguese,
Chinese, and Irish descent. At the time she made her breakthrough, she
was living in Mililani, Hawaii with her mother and was in her freshman
year of high school, singing soprano in the glee club at Kamehameha
Schools' KapÄ lama campus.Cravalho has stated that she was initially
not going to audition for Moana because "there were already so many
great submissions over YouTube". However, an Oahu talent agent
discovered her at a charity competition and encouraged her to audition
for the role. The Walt Disney Company has stated that Cravalho was the
last person to audition out of hundreds of actresses.
22, 2000) is an American actress and singer, who made her acting debut
as the title character in the 2016 Disney animated feature film Moana.
She went on to star in the NBC drama series Rise (2018) and the
Netflix drama film All Together Now (2020).Cravalho was born in
Kohala, Hawaii, to Cathleen Puanani Cravalho, of Native Hawaiian
descent, and Dwayne Cravalho, of mixed Puerto Rican, Portuguese,
Chinese, and Irish descent. At the time she made her breakthrough, she
was living in Mililani, Hawaii with her mother and was in her freshman
year of high school, singing soprano in the glee club at Kamehameha
Schools' KapÄ lama campus.Cravalho has stated that she was initially
not going to audition for Moana because "there were already so many
great submissions over YouTube". However, an Oahu talent agent
discovered her at a charity competition and encouraged her to audition
for the role. The Walt Disney Company has stated that Cravalho was the
last person to audition out of hundreds of actresses.
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