“I know I won’t be the last.”
since Ian McKellan in 2002. DeBose is also the first openly queer woman of color to ever be nominated for an acting Oscar.
DeBose has proudly spoken at length about her identity, particularly her Blackness — in her cover story for , she noted that she was at first unsure about taking on the role of Anita, who had been previously portrayed by non-Black Latina actresses.“'Because I would have to play her as a Black woman.’ Because otherwise, I didn’t think there was anything to be added [to the role]. It had been done, and beautifully so.”
Backstage after her historic SAG win, DeBose shared that the legacy of the character of Anita is richer thanks to the range in diversity of the actresses who have portrayed her. “To be able to be a part of the legacy of Anita that includes both Chita [Rivera] and Rita [Moreno] — and now Ariana — it’s really special to me,” DeBose. "And we’re all very different types of Latinas, that’s beautiful and important too. There’s no one way to be Latina or Hispanic. There are many beautiful ways. I think each one of us is a testament to that.”
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