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Rachel Zegler

Rachel Zegler, American actress and singer

Born
May 3, 2001
Age in 2026
25
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
2001

About Rachel Zegler

Rachel Anne Zegler ( born May 3, 2001) is an American actress and singer. Zegler gained recognition for her performance as María in Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of the musical West Side Story (2021), for which she earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. She has since portrayed Anthea in the superhero action film Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), Lucy Gray Baird in the teen dystopian drama The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), and the titular character in the musical fantasy Snow White (2025). Zegler made her Broadway debut playing Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (2024) and her West End debut as the titular character in the musical Evita (2025), for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Zegler became a fan of the theater after seeing her first Broadway show, Beauty and the Beast, at age four. The film received mixed reviews and was a box-office failure, grossing $134.1 million worldwide against a production budget of $110–125 million. The film grossed $349 million worldwide against a production budget of $100 million. Zegler gained wide recognition for her performance as María in Steven Spielberg's film adaptation West Side Story (2021), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

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The world when Rachel Zegler was born

Rachel Zegler was born in 2001. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2001

  • #1 song"Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
  • Top movieA Beautiful Mind
  • Top TV showSurvivor
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – J.K. Rowling (US paperback peak)

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBarry Bonds hits 73 home runs
  • Top headline9/11 attacks change the world forever
  • Technology milestoneApple iPod released
  • Defining fadiPod
  • Notable inventioniPod
  • World population6.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championArizona Diamondbacks (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population284.9M

2001 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rachel Zegler's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20012026
Gas$1.46$3.45/gal
Average home$147,800$435,000
Average income$51,407$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.66$11.95
Postage stamp$0.34$0.73
Population284.9M341 million

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