FAVORITE BOOKS: gregor the overlander series, the book thief
FAVORITE FOOD: pasta, cereal
FAVORITE DISNEY PRINCESS: mulan
FAVORITE PART ABOUT HAWAII: the 'aloha' spirit of the natives
FAVORITE ACTRESS: meryl streep
FAVORITE SINGERS: hozier, matt corby, nat king cole
FACTS:
casting director of moana, rachel sutton revealed that auli'i was the very last girl she saw on her last day of casting.
auli'i's life changed so drastically post moana's release that she started journaling to capture her fast-paced, busy tryst with fame into a lifetime memory.
she catches up on studying and homework in the car, airplane, or hotel room whenever she can and was even studying in between rehearsals for her oscar performance.
she is deeply attached to her overweight pet cat. auli'i named her chin-chin because the cat has a double chin.
her final audition of moana was released on youtube in october 2015.
auli'i's single, how far i'll go was nominated for the best original song at the 89th academy awards ( aired february 2017 ) and 74th golden globe awards ( aired january 2017 ). she also performed the single on stage during the oscars to much critical acclaim and appreciation.
auli'i subscribes to the storyline of moana in real life, that a person does not need a love interest to discover oneself. she agrees that making the effort for an emotional journey to find your purpose is always worth the time.
in 2018, she co-starred as lilette suarez, a high school student and member of the stanton drama club cast in the lead role of wendla, in the musical drama series rise.
the funniest question about hawaii that took auli'i by surprise was when someone asked if people have access to wi-fi / internet there.
she was cast as a teenage daughter in the off-broadway live reading for have a nice day at minetta lane theater in 2018.
she shot an nbc pilot drama high with how i met your mother star, josh radnor in new york city and absolutely loved wearing winter clothes which were a fresh change after a lifetime of beachwear in hawaii.
in an interview with people in 2020, she told that after doing the disney film moana, she is being recognized as moana more by parents rather than the young kids ( for whom the film was actually made ).
alongside rhenzy feliz, judy reyes, justina machado, fred armisen, and others, she co-starred as amber appleton in the 2020 drama film all together now.
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