12 Actors Who Could Be The Breakout Movie Stars Of 2020

8. Rachel Zegler

West Side Story
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Though Henry Golding has only four films to his name at present, Rachel Zegler has him beaten, given that her performance as Maria in Steven Spielberg's upcoming remake of West Side Story will be her first ever movie role.

But given the iconic nature of the part - as played so memorably by Natalie Wood in the original film - there's a high probability that Zegler's star profile is shot to the moon as soon as the movie is released.

With the film's awards-friendly release date next Christmas, it's even entirely possible Zegler could receive awards attention on her very first time up to bat, especially as she's played the Maria role on stage before.

Either way, the 17-year-old Colombian-American actress, who won the part over 30,000 other hopefuls, is likely to be a name we'll all know a year from now.

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