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Topic: Catherine Laga'aia

An outrigger canoe on the water in the Pacific.

Tuesday, 6/30, 10:48 PM

From 32,000 Hopefuls to Moana: How Catherine Laga'aia Won the Role

A 19-year-old Samoan-Australian actress who grew up loving the animated original has become Disney's live-action Moana — chosen, the studio says, from an open casting search that drew more than 32,000 hopefuls.

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