As a teen, Auli‘i Cravalho became a breakout star as the titular lead of 2016’s Oscar-nominated Disney film Moana, a role she reprises in this year’s sequel. Now 23, the bisexual actress also made Janis canonically gay in the new Mean Girls movie musical and marked her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.
“I’ve been singing and kissing mirrors since I was six. Performing (in front of people no less!) is as much of an honor as it is a thrill,” she says.
Cravalho also gives love to her Hawaiian upbringing. “Growing up with aunts and uncles who were out and living with their partners proudly and having a prominent Hawaiian education that taught me that Indigenous knowledge has always held space for individuals who are intersex, māhū, or Two-Spirit gave me the space to find myself in a safe space. I wish that kind of freedom and community for everyone. And for those that aren’t born into it, finding your chosen family is equally as liberating.” @auliicravalho
