Auli'i Cravalho: Movies & Box Office

Chloe Auliʻi Cravalho, better known as Auliʻi Cravalho, is an American actress with an active career that began in 2015. Born on November 22, 2000, in Kohala, Hawaii, Cravalho is of Chinese, Native Hawaiian, Puerto Rican, Portuguese, and Irish descent. She rose to prominence at the tender age of 16 when she voiced the title character in the renowned Disney animated musical film, Moana (2016). Following her debut, she starred in various projects including the NBC drama series Rise (2018), the Netflix drama film All Together Now (2020), the supernatural comedy Darby and the Dead (2022), and the Amazon Prime Video sci-fi series The Power (2023).

Cravalho's burgeoning career didn't stop her from pursuing an education. Despite her budding fame, she remained based in Hawaii, attending Kamehameha Schools' Kapālama campus, where she was involved in the glee club. In 2021, she announced her acceptance into Columbia University, intending to major in environmental science. Her roles post-Moana have been diverse and engaging, from reprising Moana in a Hawaiian-language dubbed version of the film to portraying Ariel in a live-action rendition of The Little Mermaid. She has also had notable roles in readings of classic plays such as The Importance of Being Earnest and Hamlet and has voiced animated series like Hailey's On It! Cravalho made waves in the industry again in 2023 when she announced that she would be an executive producer for a live-action version of Moana.