As a Black woman, hair is spiritual, especially locs, it was really cool for them to make Ariel a version of me with my locs.

Halle Bailey

Halle Lynn Bailey (born March 27, 2000) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is best known for being one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Chlöe Bailey, together earning five Grammy Award nominations since 2018. Her role as Skyler Forster in the television sitcom Grown-ish has earned her a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards. She will star in the 2023 film adaptation of The Color Purple, and in the same year will portray Ariel in the 2023 live-action Disney film The Little Mermaid, which is based on the 1989 animated film of the same name, the latter of which being her most notable role.

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