Ruth Righi
{{Short description|American actress (born 2005)}}
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| name = Ruth Righi
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| birth_name = Ruth Mouma Righi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|9|7}}
| birth_place = Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2017–present
| relatives =
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Ruth Mouma Righi (born September 7, 2005) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Sydney Reynolds in the Disney Channel television show Sydney to the Max.
Early life
Righi was born September 7, 2005,{{Cite web |title=Ruth Righi |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ruth_righi |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}} and grew up in Santa Cruz, California. She began dancing at age three and playing piano at age five.{{Cite web |title=Ruth Righi |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Ruth-Righi/ |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=Broadway World |language=en}}
Career
= Theater =
In 2017, Righi performed in the Winter Garden Theatre's Broadway production of School of Rock, filling in as the replacement actress for the roles of Marcy and Sophie.{{Cite web |title=Ruth Righi |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/ruth-righi |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=Playbill}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-11-03 |title=Analisa Leaming to Play the Principal in Broadway's SCHOOL OF ROCK; New Stars Announced! |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Analisa-Leaming-to-Play-the-Principal-in-Broadways-SCHOOL-OF-ROCK-Four-New-Stars-Announced-20171103 |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}} The same year, she also performed in the off-Broadway revival of Really Rosie.
= Film and television =
Righi made her television debut in 2018 playing a minor character in the television series Happy!
The following year, she landed a starring role in Disney Channel's Sydney to the Max as Sydney Reynolds.{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Kaitlin |date=2018-09-06 |title=Production Begins on Disney Channel's SYDNEY TO THE MAX |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Production-Begins-on-Disney-Channels-SYDNEY-TO-THE-MASK-20180906 |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}} In addition to playing the lead role, Righi performed the theme song, "Stay The Same".{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Kaitlin |date=2018-11-19 |title=Disney Channel to Premiere SYDNEY TO THE MAX on January 25 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Disney-Channel-to-Premiere-SYDNEY-TO-THE-MAX-on-January-25-20181119 |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}} The show ended in 2021 after 63 episodes.
In 2022, Righi took on another starring role, this time as Eureka in Disney Junior's Eureka!{{Cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |date=2022-05-26 |title=Loretta Devine, Misty Copeland & More Join Disney's EUREKA! |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Loretta-Devine-Misty-Copeland-More-Join-Disneys-EUREKA-20220526 |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Leiber |first=Sarah Jae |date=2021-03-08 |title=Renée Elise Goldsberry & Javier Muñoz Will Star in EUREKA! on Disney Junior |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rene-Elise-Goldsberry-Javier-Muoz-Will-Star-in-EUREKA-on-Disney-Junior-20210308 |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}
In early 2022, it was announced that Righi would co-star in NBC's Unbroken, alongside Jacqueline Obradors, Jon Beavers, Scott Bakula, Anna Wood, Oluniké Adeliyi, and Cress Williams.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2022-03-25 |title=Jacqueline Obradors, Jon Beavers & Ruth Righi Join NBC Drama Pilot ‘Unbroken’ |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/jacqueline-obradors-jon-beavers-ruth-righi-nbc-drama-pilot-unbroken-1234986912/ |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} However, later in the year, NBC announced they would not move forward with the show.{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=2022-07-21 |title=Missing-Persons Drama ‘Found’ Scores Series Pickup at NBC |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nbc-missing-persons-drama-found-1235183885/ |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century American actresses