Ariana Greenblatt
A Gen Z powerhouse who leapt from Disney Channel to blockbuster films, becoming a sought-after face for young resilience and sharp wit.
Born 2007 (age 19)·American actress·Birthday: August 27·Generation Z
Biography
Ariana Greenblatt's career began almost as soon as she could walk, starting as a child dancer and model before landing her breakout role on Disney Channel's Stuck in the Middle. That early training in comedy timing proved invaluable as she swiftly graduated to the biggest stages in entertainment. She held her own opposite Josh Brolin's Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War as a young Gamora, brought youthful defiance to the screen in In the Heights, and in a single, remarkable year, showcased her range in the prehistoric thriller 65, the blockbuster phenomenon Barbie as a cynical tween, and the Star Wars universe as the Jedi-in-training Sabine Wren in Ahsoka. Greenblatt represents a new breed of young actor: digitally native, genre-fluent, and capable of shifting from heartfelt drama to sharp satire without missing a beat.
Generation Z
1997–2012
Born into smartphones, social media, and school shootings. The most diverse generation in history. Pragmatic about money, fluid about identity, anxious about the climate. They do not remember a world before the internet.
Ariana was born in 2007, placing them squarely in the Generation Z. The events that shaped this generation — social media, climate anxiety, and a pandemic — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Ariana Was Born
The biggest hits of 2007
#1 Movie
Spider-Man 3
Best Picture
No Country for Old Men
#1 TV Show
American Idol
Ariana's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
2007Born
iPhone released; Great Recession begins
Gas: $2.80/galHome: $172,600Min wage: $5.85/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Irreplaceable" — BeyonceBest Picture: No Country for Old Men
2012Started school
Curiosity rover lands on Mars; Sandy Hook shooting
Gas: $3.64/galHome: $143,200Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Somebody That I Used to Know" — GotyeBest Picture: Argo
2020Became a teenager
COVID-19 pandemic shuts down the world
Gas: $2.17/galHome: $248,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Blinding Lights" — The WeekndBest Picture: Nomadland
2023Could drive
ChatGPT goes mainstream; Israel-Hamas war begins
Gas: $3.52/galHome: $361,600Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"Flowers" — Miley CyrusBest Picture: Oppenheimer
2025Could vote
AI agents go mainstream
Gas: $3.10/galHome: $385,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"APT." — Rose & Bruno Mars
2026Age 19 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for her role in Barbie.
- Portrayed a young Sabine Wren in the live-action Star Wars series Ahsoka on Disney+.
- Played Young Gamora in Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, a key emotional moment in the film.
- Starred as the lead, Harley Diaz, in the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle for its entire run.
Did You Know?
She is a trained competitive hip-hop dancer and performed at the World of Dance competition.
She voiced the character of Smurfette in the animated film The Smurfs: The Lost Village.
She was only 10 years old when she filmed her scene for Avengers: Infinity War.
“I started dancing at three, so performing has always been my normal.”
