Auli’i Cravalho

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Actress

Birth Date: November 22, 2000

Age: 24 years old

Birth Place: Kohala, Hawaii

Born and raised in Hawaii, Auli'l Cravalho took a rather unlikely path to becoming the first Disney princess of Polynesian descent. Although she always dreamt of becoming a professional singer and actress, Cravalho spent the majority of her childhood living a relatively normal life in her lush coastal town in Hawaii.

Singing was always a passion of hers, and throughout her town, she was known for having a beautiful singing voice. But aside from showing off her singing voice at school and charity events, not many people outside of Hawaii knew of her or it. As luck would have it, however, during one of her performances at a charity event in Oahu, a talent agent just happened to be sitting in the audience. He approached Cravalho after the show and told her about an upcoming audition for a new Disney movie.

At first Cravalho was skeptical but, thinking she'd be perfect for the part, the agent convinced her to fly to Los Angeles to audition for the role. Many girls had already auditioned for the part, so Cravalho was the last one to show off her singing chops. Her audition went amazingly, and she was later told that she beat out hundreds of other young women for the title role of "Moana."

Having long dreamt of being a Disney princess, the title role of "Moana" was a dream come true for Cravalho. The animated adventure comedy opened nationwide in late 2016 with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who's also of Polynesian descent, serving as her co-star. "Moana" was also Cravalho's first ever acting role.

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The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular

Music Performer
Show
2024

Mean GirlsStream

Actor
Janis Sarkisian
Movie
2024
69%

Moana 2

Voice
Moana
Movie
2024
62%

KrapopolisStream

Guest Voice
Series
2023
56%

LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest

Voice
Moana
Show
2023

Hailey's On It!Stream

Voice
Hailey
Series
2023

Live with Kelly and Mark

Guest
Talk
2023

The PowerStream

Actor
Jos Cleary-Lopez
Series
2023
76%

Maui Shark MysteryStream

Narrator
Special
2022

Harmonious Live!

Self
Show
2022

CrushStream

Actor
AJ Campos
Movie
2022
79%

Darby and the DeadStream

Actor
Capri
Movie
2022
54%

A Capitol Fourth 2021

Music Performer
Show
2021

Recipe For Change

Self
Show
2021

Girls Rule!

Music Performer
Show
2021

The Drew Barrymore ShowStream

Guest
Talk
2020

Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist: Extras

Music Performer
Show
2020

GMA3: What You Need to Know

Guest
Show
2020

The Disney Family Singalong

Music Performer
Special
2020

All Together NowStream

Actor
Amber Appleton
Movie
2020
68%

Christmas in Rockefeller Center

Music Performer
Show
2019

The Wonderful World of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live!Stream

Actor
Ariel
Special
2019

RiseStream

Actor
Lilette Suarez
Series
2018
59%

Auli'i Cravalho: Live Your Story

Music Performer
Show
2018

Best of 2018: Teen Pop

Music Performer
Show
2018

Ralph Breaks the InternetStream

Voice
Moana
Movie
2018
88%

Access Live

Guest
Show
2017

Christmas in Rockefeller Center

Music Performer
Show
2017

Rise: Extras

Actor
Lilette Suarez:
Show
2017

National Memorial Day Concert

Music Performer
Show
2017

Live with Kelly and Ryan

Guest
Talk
2017

Auli'i Cravalho: How Far I'll Go (From Moana/Official Video)

Music Performer
Show
2016

Auli'i Cravalho, Vai Mahina, Olivia Foa'i, Opetaia Foa'i and Matthew Ineleo: Know Who You Are (From Moana/Audio Only)

Music Performer
Show
2016

Rachel House & Auli'i Cravalho: I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors) (From Moana/Audio Only)

Music Performer
Show
2016

Elena of AvalorStream

Guest Voice
Veronica
Series
2016

MoanaStream

Voice
Moana
Movie
2016
95%

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

Guest
Talk
2015

LIVE with Kelly

Music Performer
Talk
2011

The TalkStream

Guest
Talk
2010

Rachael Ray ShowStream

Guest
Talk
2006

etalk

Guest
Show
2006

Dancing With the StarsStream

Music Performer
Reality
2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Guest
Talk
2003

The View

Guest
Talk
1997

Good Morning America

Guest
News
1975

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