The 1961 “West Side Story” won 10 Oscars ... apartments and businesses (which is also where the “West Side Story” cast gathered Monday for the premiere). In Paterson, filmmakers used ...

“There’s confusion because I don’t have a single ounce of Latin in my name,” Zegler said. “When I was in the running for ...

Carole D’Andrea, who portrayed Velma, the Jet girl, in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story and the iconic 1961 film adaptation, has passed away at the age of 87. According ...

Though offscreen “ghost” singers subbed for actors in the 1961 movie — Marni Nixon ... saying she uses Auto-Tune. Zegler was cast in “West Side Story” a few weeks later, the ultimate ...

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In a March cover story for Allure, the actor, 23, claimed that “white executives” asked her to prove her Latina heritage was “legit” during the casting process for Steven Spielberg’s remake of the ...

Carole D'Andrea - who famously portrayed Velma in West Side Story ... iconic 1961 movie musical adaptation. D’Andrea was one of only six actors from the original Broadway cast ofthe musical ...

D’Andrea is best known for starring in the 1961 adaptation of West Side Story. According to IMDb, D’Andrea was one of six actors who were cast in both the original Broadway show and the film.

She was married to Tony winner and Mad Men star Robert Morse from 1961 until their 1981 divorce. D'Andrea was one of only six actors from the original Broadway cast of West Side Story to appear in ...

Actor and dancer Carole D'Andrea has passed away at the age of 87. D'Andrea's most celebrated role was as Velma, a member of the Jets, in the original 1957 Broadway production of "West Side Story.

She was married to Tony winner and Mad Men star Robert Morse from 1961 until ... She was cast as Velma, a rich girl who falls for Riff (Michael Callin), in West Side Story, which premiered in ...