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Halle Bailey: 13 facts about the Little Mermaid's Ariel actress you need to know
Get to know Halle Bailey star of the live-action Little Mermaid remake here.
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1. Who is Halle Bailey? Get to know the star here...
Halle Bailey is an American singer and actress best known for being one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle playing Ariel in the 'Little Mermaid' live-action film. Here is everything you need to know about the talented young performer. [Photo via Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic]
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2. How old is Halle Bailey?
Halle Bailey was born on March 27, 2000. She is 23 years old and is an Aries because of her late March birthday. [Photo via Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for MTV]
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3. How tall is Halle Bailey?
Halle Bailey is 5ft 2 inches (1.57m) tall. [Photo via Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images]
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4. How do you pronounce Halle Bailey's name?
Halle Bailey is pronounced HAL-LEE BAY-LEE. Her first name is pronounced the same way you would pronounce Hollywood actress Halle Berry's name. [Photo via Scott Dudelson/Getty Images]
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5. Where is Halle Bailey from? What is Halle Bailey's hometown?
Halle Bailey was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Los Angeles. [Photo via Getty/Desiree Navarro/WireImage]
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6. Are Chloe and Halle Bailey twins?
Chloe and Halle Bailey are not twins; Chloe is actually 2 years older than Halle. They did, however, play twins in Grown-ish. [via Instagram]
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7. Who is Halle Bailey's sister?
Halle Bailey has an older sister named Chloe, who rose to fame alongside her. The pair are a musical duo and began posting singing videos together on YouTube at the age of 11 and 13. The pair play twins on Freeform’s 'Grown-ish', although they are not twins in real life. Chloe is just under two years older than Halle. [Photo via Chloe x Halle/Instagram]
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8. Halle Bailey is one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle
Chloe x Halle are a sister singing duo signed to Parkwood Entertainment. They began making videos on YouTube in 2011, first uploading a cover of Beyoncé’s “Best Thing I Never Had”. They opened for Beyoncé on the European dates of her Formation tour. Their debut album, The Kids Are Alright, was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards. They released their second studio album Ungodly Hour in 2020, which was a commercial and critical success. [Photo via Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for DVF Awards]
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9. Halle Bailey's boyfriend is rapper DDG
Halle Bailey's boyfriend is rapper Darryl “DDG” Grandberry Jr. Halle & DDG made their relationship public on social media back in 2022. [PA Images]
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10. Halle Bailey played Ariel in the live-action Little Mermaid remake.
It was announced Halle Bailey would play Ariel in 'The Little Mermaid' live action remake in July 2019. Halle thanked fans for their support when the news broke and wrote that it was a “dream come true”. Rob Marshall, who will direct the film, said: “Halle possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence, and substance — plus a glorious singing voice — all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role.” [Photo via Disney/Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Essence]
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11. Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey are protegés of Beyoncé
Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey are protegés of Beyoncé and signed with her label, Parkwood Entertainment in 2015. Beyoncé first became aware of Chloe and Halle after their cover of “Truth Hurts”, which currently has 17 million views on YouTube. [Photo via Chloe x Halle/Instagram]
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12. Is Halle Bailey in the Beyonce 'All Night' video?
Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey both appear in Beyoncé’s music video for ‘All Night’, from her Lemonade visual album. In the scene, Zendaya and Amandla Stenberg also appear. [Photo via Parkwood/Columbia]
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13. Who plays Sky in Grown-ish?
Halle Bailey has appeared on Freeform’s ‘Grown-ish’ with her sister Chloe since 2018. On the show, Halle plays Sky, aka one half of the “twins”, a dynamic sister duo of runners who befriend Zoey. Other than Halle’s casting as the Little Mermaid, her role on Grown-ish is her biggest one to date. Halle was confirmed to be leaving the series in March 2022. She will not be in season 5. [Photo via Eric McCandless via Getty Images]
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14. Halle Bailey appeared on 'Austin & Ally'
Halle Bailey was on Disney Channel’s Austin & Ally, alongside her sister Chloe. They performed a song called “Unstoppable” for their season 2 episode 24 appearance in “Moon Week & Mentors”, where Austin and Ally act as celebrity judges in a singing competition. [Photo via Disney Channel]
