# Ariana Greenblatt
**Ariana Greenblatt** (born 2007) is an American actress who began working professionally at the age of six and became known for roles in [Disney Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-channel)'s *[Stuck in the Middle](https://www.edgepedia.org/stuck-in-the-middle-tv-series)*, as Young Gamora in *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018), and as Sasha in [Greta Gerwig](https://www.edgepedia.org/greta-gerwig)'s *Barbie* (2023).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556) • [2](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ariana-greenblatt-new-hollywood-2024) Born in New York to a professional ballerina mother and a former-actor father, she grew up immersed in performing and danced competitively from age two until seven.[2](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ariana-greenblatt-new-hollywood-2024)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2007, New York; American actress[3](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/ariana-greenblatt/) |
| First professional work | An episode of *Liv and Maddie* in 2015[2](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ariana-greenblatt-new-hollywood-2024) |
| Breakout TV role | Daphne Diaz, the youngest Diaz child, in Disney Channel's *Stuck in the Middle* (2016–2018), alongside Jenna Ortega[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556) • [2](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ariana-greenblatt-new-hollywood-2024) |
| Signature film role | Sasha, the teenage daughter of America Ferrera's Gloria, in *Barbie* (2023); the film grossed over $1.4 billion worldwide[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556) |
| Recognition for *Barbie* | Nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award (Best Young Actor/Actress) and a Screen Actors Guild Award (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556) |
| Franchise roles | Young Gamora in *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018), Young Ahsoka Tano in Disney+'s *Ahsoka* (2023), Tiny Tina in *Borderlands* (2024), June in *Now You See Me: Now You Don't* (2025)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556) • [4](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/way-now-you-see-me-now-you-dont-ariana-greenblatt-dominic-sessa-reacted-meeting-morgan-freeman-exactly-how-i-would-reacted) |
| Industry honors | CinemaCon Rising Star Award of 2024; Big Screen Achievement Awards Rising Star of the Year[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556) |
## Early life and start in acting
Greenblatt grew up in New York and, per one profile, also spent part of her childhood in Florida, in a household of performers: her mother danced professionally and her father had worked as an actor.[2](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ariana-greenblatt-new-hollywood-2024) • [5](https://vmagazine.com/article/v-people-ariana-greenblatt/) She has said that competitive dance was her first experience of character work, recalling that "each dance was a different character for me."[2](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ariana-greenblatt-new-hollywood-2024)
**First bookings.** At six, during a family vacation in Los Angeles, she went on three auditions in one week, for *Legendary Dudas*, *Stuck in the Middle*, and *Liv and Maddie*, and booked all three.[5](https://vmagazine.com/article/v-people-ariana-greenblatt/) Her first screen appearance was a 2015 episode of *Liv and Maddie*; a year later she joined *Stuck in the Middle* as Daphne, the bossy youngest member of the Diaz family, a role she held for the run of the series.[2](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ariana-greenblatt-new-hollywood-2024)
## Film career
Her film debut came in *[A Bad Moms Christmas](https://www.edgepedia.org/a-bad-moms-christmas)* (2017), playing [Mila Kunis](https://www.edgepedia.org/mila-kunis)'s daughter, and her first major film role followed in 2018 as Young Gamora in Marvel's *Avengers: Infinity War*.[2](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ariana-greenblatt-new-hollywood-2024) The Gamora role required about three hours of hair and green prosthetic makeup per session, against [Zoe Saldaña](https://www.edgepedia.org/zoe-saldana)'s adult version of the character.[6](https://fashionista.com/2020/08/ariana-greenblatt-fashion-style)
Through 2020 and 2021 she appeared in *Love and Monsters* (as Minnow), *The One and Only Ivan* (as Julia, opposite [Bryan Cranston](https://www.edgepedia.org/bryan-cranston)), *Scoob!* (as the voice of Velma), *[Awake](https://www.edgepedia.org/awake-2021-film)* (as Matilda), *In the Heights* (as Young Nina), and *The Boss Baby: Family Business* (as the voice of Tabitha).[9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ariana_greenblatt) • [7](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/ariana-greenblatt/) In *In the Heights*, filmed in New York in chilly weather despite the story's summer setting, she wore jumpsuits matching [Leslie Grace](https://www.edgepedia.org/leslie-grace)'s grown Nina.[6](https://fashionista.com/2020/08/ariana-greenblatt-fashion-style)
**2023 and after.** Two 2023 releases raised her profile sharply. In the sci-fi thriller *65* she played Koa, the other survivor alongside [Adam Driver](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-driver)'s crashed pilot, communicating largely through body language across a language barrier.[5](https://vmagazine.com/article/v-people-ariana-greenblatt/) In *Barbie* she played Sasha, the skeptical teenage daughter of [America Ferrera](https://www.edgepedia.org/america-ferrera)'s Gloria; the character's line that girls stopped playing with Barbies around age five became a defining moment of the film's commentary.[8](https://www.flaunt.com/post/ariana-greenblatt-the-eternal-flame-issue) The film earned over $1.4 billion worldwide, and IMDb counts Greenblatt among the youngest actors with two or more films grossing $1 billion or more, the other being *Infinity War*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556) She also played Young Ahsoka Tano in the Disney+ series *Ahsoka* the same year.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556)
In 2024 she played Tiny Tina, a character from the *Borderlands* video games, opposite [Cate Blanchett](https://www.edgepedia.org/cate-blanchett) and [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://www.edgepedia.org/jamie-lee-curtis); she prepared by playing the games on a PC setup sent to her for research.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556) • [8](https://www.flaunt.com/post/ariana-greenblatt-the-eternal-flame-issue) In 2025 she appeared as Christy Renault in *Fear Street: Prom Queen* on Netflix and as June, one of the new generation of Horsemen, in *Now You See Me: Now You Don't*, joining [Jesse Eisenberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/jesse-eisenberg), Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, and Isla Fisher.[9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ariana_greenblatt) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556) She has described the *Now You See Me* set's reaction to veteran cast member Morgan Freeman as unusually reverent, saying the production was "the most behaved the set has been" whenever he was present.[4](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/way-now-you-see-me-now-you-dont-ariana-greenblatt-dominic-sessa-reacted-meeting-morgan-freeman-exactly-how-i-would-reacted)
## Recognition and public profile
Greenblatt's work on *Barbie* earned her a Critics' Choice Movie Award nomination in the Best Young Actor/Actress category and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture category, in addition to nods from a number of regional critics' associations.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556) Her broader honors include CinemaCon's Rising Star Award of 2024, Variety's Power of Young Hollywood list in 2023 and 2024, and [Teen Vogue](https://www.edgepedia.org/teen-vogue)'s "Next Generation of Hollywood" cover in 2024.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556)
She has said she chooses roles strategically and has expressed interest in writing and directing as well as acting; on the *Barbie* set she described herself as a "sponge," studying Gerwig, Margot Robbie, and Ferrera.[2](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ariana-greenblatt-new-hollywood-2024) She identifies as a young Latina actor and has said she wants to bring that identity to the industry.[2](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ariana-greenblatt-new-hollywood-2024)
## Upcoming projects
IMDb lists her in completed and in-production work including *Somedays* (as Ellie), *Rubber Hut*, *Egg Baby* (as Abby), and a return as Ahsoka in a 2027 episode, with Lionsgate having greenlit a fourth *Now You See Me* film in April 2025.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556) • [3](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/ariana-greenblatt/)
## References
1. [Ariana Greenblatt, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7567556)
2. [Ariana Greenblatt on Barbie, Borderlands, Billie Eilish & Child Stardom, Teen Vogue (March 6, 2024)](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ariana-greenblatt-new-hollywood-2024)
3. [Ariana Greenblatt, IAM.com](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/ariana-greenblatt/)
4. [Now You See Me: Now You Don't stars on meeting Morgan Freeman, CinemaBlend (November 2025)](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/way-now-you-see-me-now-you-dont-ariana-greenblatt-dominic-sessa-reacted-meeting-morgan-freeman-exactly-how-i-would-reacted)
5. [V People: Ariana Greenblatt, V Magazine (July 12, 2023)](https://vmagazine.com/article/v-people-ariana-greenblatt/)
6. [Tween Breakout Ariana Greenblatt, Fashionista (August 2020)](https://fashionista.com/2020/08/ariana-greenblatt-fashion-style)
7. [Ariana Greenblatt, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/ariana-greenblatt/)
8. [Ariana Greenblatt: That Strike Anywhere Matchstick, Flaunt](https://www.flaunt.com/post/ariana-greenblatt-the-eternal-flame-issue)
9. [Ariana Greenblatt Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ariana_greenblatt)
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