18 Interesting Facts About "The Little Mermaid" Star Halle Bailey

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1. Halle Lynn Bailey was born on March 27, 2000. That makes her an Aries!

2. Originally, her parents wanted to name her Hailey, but they decided not to because it would then rhyme with their last name, Bailey.

3. Her friendship with Beyoncé goes back further than you'd think! They first met when Halle was only three years old because her sister, Chlöe, played a younger version of Beyoncé's character Lilly in The Fighting Temptations. The movie was filmed in the Baileys' home state.

4. After watching Halle perform "Where Is the Love?" at the 2019 Grammys, The Little Mermaid director Rob Marshall personally asked her to try out for Ariel. Her audition performance of "Part of Your World" brought him to tears, so that's when he knew she was perfect for the role.

5. She was actually "obsessed" with The Little Mermaid, replaying the original animated movie so much that she wore out her family's VHS copy.

6. To prepare for the role of Ariel, she had to go through a lot of "mermaid training," which involved learning how to simulate swimming while being suspended on wires over a blue screen as well as actually swimming and other workouts.

7. She's excited and proud to play a Disney princess because she wants "the little girl in [her] and the little girls just like [her] who are watching to know that they’re special, and that they should be a princess in every single way."

8. She has three siblings. Here she is with her older sister, Chlöe.

Here's her oldest sister, Ski.

And here's Halle with her younger brother, Branson.

9. She and Chlöe formed a music duo called Chlöe x Halle. As teenagers, they were discovered via their YouTube cover videos then signed a six-album deal with Beyoncé's label, Parkwood Entertainment.

10. Chlöe x Halle have been nominated for four Grammys (so far!).

11. In 2018, they opened for Beyoncé and Jay-Z on their On the Run: II tour.

12. Halle was only 11 when she and Chlöe posted their first YouTube video together. It was a cover of "Best Thing I Never Had" by Beyoncé.

13. Halle grew up in Mableton, Georgia, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her entertainment career.

14. For four seasons, she played Sky Forster on Grown-Ish. She and Chlöe also wrote and produced the show's theme song.

15. She's a largely self-taught musician. From the time she was 8 and Chlöe was 10, they learned things like song structure, lyric writing, instruments, and music production from YouTube and Google.

16. One of her hobbies is making beaded jewelry.

17. In 2021, she adopted a cat named Poseidon.

18. And finally, people often confuse her name with Halle Berry, but "there's no one else [she'd] rather have a similar name to than her 'cuz she's so cool." The two Halles actually got to meet at the 2023 Oscars!

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