Ariana DeBose is an American actress, singer, and dancer, best known for playing Anita in Steven Spielberg's musical film West Side Story, for which she received a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. DeBose made her television debut competing on So You Think You Can Dance.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Hollywood Squares (2025)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 2x03: This Is the Best Show on TV (Jan 14, 2026)
Live with Kelly & Mark (2023)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x250: Ariana DeBose, Cole Sprouse, Danai Gurira, Jess Sims (Aug 22, 2024)
- Episode 2x104: Super Seniors Week I (Jan 31, 2024)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x171: Ariana DeBose (May 30, 2025)
- Episode 3x15: Ariana DeBose (Oct 4, 2024)
Human Resources (2022)
Guest starring as Danielle
- Episode 1x04: Rutgers is for Lovers (Mar 18, 2022)
Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock Back to the Rock (2022)
Starring as Mezzo
- Episode 2x06: Mezzo: Live in Concert (Mar 29, 2024)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 2024-06-13: R.E.M., Ariana DeBose, Glynnis MacNicol (Jun 13, 2024)
Schmigadoon! (2021)
Guest starring as Emcee
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Over and Done (May 3, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Doorway to Where (Apr 5, 2023)
- Episode 2x01: Welcome to Schmicago (Apr 5, 2023)
Guest starring as Emma Tate
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: How We Change (Aug 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Tribulation (Aug 6, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Suddenly (Jul 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Cross That Bridge (Jul 23, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Lovers' Spat (Jul 16, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Schmigadoon! (Jul 16, 2021)
The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x92: Christina Ferrare, Ariana DeBose (Feb 7, 2025)
- Episode 4x32: Ariana DeBose, Delilah (Nov 30, 2023)
GMA3 (2020)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 3x261: Brett Crawford, David Lauren, Ariana DeBose (Sep 14, 2023)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 3x63: Nick Offerman, Ariana DeBose, Duff Goldman, Rob Thomas (Dec 10, 2021)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x09: Ariana DeBose, Jonathan Bennett, Grace VanderWaal (Oct 3, 2024)
- Episode 6x98: Ariana DeBose, Ally Love, Jocelyn Delk Adams (Feb 1, 2024)
Today 3rd Hour (2018)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 2025-10-27: Ariana DeBose, Scott Bakula (Oct 27, 2025)
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular (2016)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 2023-11-26: The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (Nov 26, 2023)
Westworld (2016)
Guest starring as Maya
(5 episodes)
- Episode 4x08: Que Será, Será (Aug 14, 2022)
- Episode 4x05: Zhuangzi (Jul 24, 2022)
- Episode 4x04: Generation Loss (Jul 17, 2022)
- Episode 4x02: Well Enough Alone (Jul 3, 2022)
- Episode 4x01: The Auguries (Jun 26, 2022)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 2023-11-15: Ariana DeBose, Iman Vellani, Clementine Moss (Nov 15, 2023)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2024-01-18: Jacob Elordi, Ariana DeBose, BJ The Chicago Kid, Chlöe (Jan 18, 2024)
- Episode 2022-06-30: Ariana DeBose, Dan White, Dorinda Medley (Jun 30, 2022)
- Episode 2022-01-13: Willem Dafoe, Ariana DeBose, The Lumineers. (Jan 13, 2022)
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode S20 Special: The Jonathan Ross Christmas Show (Dec 24, 2023)
Bubble Guppies (2011)
Guest starring as Lulu
- Episode 6x19: A Big Splash! (Oct 11, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
National Christmas Tree Lighting (2009)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 2022-12-11: National Christmas Tree Lighting: Celebrating 100 Years (Dec 11, 2022)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 21x159: Charlie Puth, Ariana DeBose (Oct 7, 2024)
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular (2007)
Starring as Host
- Episode 2025-07-04: Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular 2025 (Jul 4, 2025)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
(2 episodes)
- Episode 30x19: Dame Helen Mirren, Ariana DeBose, Pedro Pascal, Freya Ridings (Feb 24, 2023)
- Episode 29x17: Courteney Cox, Taron Egerton, Minnie Driver, Uma Thurman, Ariana DeBose, Lola Young (Feb 4, 2022)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
(4 episodes)
- Episode 20x21: Love Hurts, Kinda Pregnant (Feb 8, 2025)
- Episode 20x15: Kraven the Hunter, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Carry-On (Dec 14, 2024)
- Episode 19x19: Origin, I.S.S., The Way Home, Season 2 (Jan 20, 2024)
- Episode 19x12: Wish, The Holdovers, A Murder at the End of the World (Nov 25, 2023)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-02-03: Harrison Ford, Ariana DeBose, My Morning Jacket (Feb 3, 2025)
- Episode 2021-12-08: Rob McElhenney, Ariana DeBose, Sting (Dec 8, 2021)
The View (1997)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
(5 episodes)
- Episode 29x40: Ariana DeBose, "The View" celebrates Halloween with "Boo Are You Wearing?" (Oct 31, 2025)
- Episode 28x116: Ariana DeBose (Feb 28, 2025)
- Episode 28x100: Ariana DeBose, Jeremiah Brent, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness (Feb 6, 2025)
- Episode 26x138: Ariana DeBose, Robin Thede (Apr 5, 2023)
- Episode 25x108: Ariana DeBose, J.B. Smoove (Feb 21, 2022)
Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist (1987)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 2022-02-27: Ariana DeBose (Feb 27, 2022)
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (1983)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 2023-12-25: 40th Anniversary Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (Dec 25, 2023)
20/20 (1978)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 2023 Special: Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20 (Dec 14, 2023)
Good Morning America (1975)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2023-11-22: Dan Souza, Lan Lam, Erica Turner, Ariana DeBose (Nov 22, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-13: Ariana DeBose, Stephanie Ramos, Jonathan Karl, Swizz Beatz (Nov 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-27: Ariana DeBose, Sunny Hostin (Apr 27, 2023)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 47x10: Ariana DeBose / Bleachers (Jan 15, 2022)
Tony Awards (1957)
Starring as Host
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2024-06-16: The 77th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 16, 2024)
- Episode 2023-06-11: The 76th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 11, 2023)
- Episode 2022-06-12: The 75th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 12, 2022)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 2025-06-08: The 78th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 8, 2025)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2023-03-12: The 95th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 12, 2023)
- Episode 2022-03-27: The 94th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 27, 2022)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-02-05: John Legend, Ariana DeBose (Feb 5, 2025)
- Episode 2024-02-01: Larry David, Ariana DeBose (Feb 1, 2024)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 2022-09-12: The 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2022 (Sep 12, 2022)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
Guest starring as Ariana DeBose
- Episode 2025-01-05: The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (Jan 5, 2025)
Crew Credits
Tony Awards (1957)
Show crew as Producer
- Episode 2024-06-16: The 77th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 16, 2024)
Show crew as Choreographer
- Episode 2024-06-16: The 77th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 16, 2024)