Aria Mia Loberti

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Aria Mia Loberti
Loberti has black brown hair, dark brown eyes, and fair skin. She wears a white suit.
Born1994 (age 29–30)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Academic
Known forAll the Light We Cannot See

Aria Mia Loberti (born 1994)[1] is an American actress. She stars as Marie-Laure Leblanc in the Netflix miniseries All the Light We Cannot See. She won her inaugural role from a global search of thousands of actresses.[2]

Biography[edit]

Aria Mia Loberti was born and raised into an Italian-American family in Johnston, Rhode Island.[3] Dissatisfied with her treatment in public school, her parents homeschooled her from the third through twelfth grades.[2] As a child and teen, she trained intensively in classical ballet at the preprofessional level.[4] She also trained in martial arts[5] and holds a yoga teaching certification, working as a certified yoga teacher throughout college. [6]

Loberti attended the University of Rhode Island from 2016 to 2020. She graduated summa cum laude with three majors — Philosophy, Communication Studies, and Political Science — and minors in Ancient Greek language and Rhetoric, and completed the Honors Program.[7][8] She received her master's degree in ancient rhetoric with distinction in 2021 from Royal Holloway, University of London on a Fulbright Scholarship.[9] She started her doctoral studies in ancient rhetoric at Pennsylvania State University in 2021,[10] when she began to question her career path.[11] She then responded on a whim to an All The Light We Cannot See open global casting search posted online.

Acting career[edit]

Loberti’s inaugural acting role was the lead character of Marie-Laure Leblanc in Netflix's adaptation of the 2014 novel All the Light We Cannot See. It was also her first audition.[12][13][14] Her performance has been universally praised by critics, described as "graceful and affecting",[15] "luminous",[16] "resonant, [and] captivating",[17] and a "radiant…good and pure presence that grounds the series' sense of jeopardy."[18] Her co-star Mark Ruffalo referred to her as "a revelation."[19]

She received a Rising Star Award at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival[20] and an Entertainment Weekly Breaking Big Award at the 2023 SCAD Savannah Film Festival.[21] She nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards.[22][23]

Loberti, who has low vision due to a form of the genetic condition achromatopsia,[24] landed the part after a global search for an actor who is blind or low-vision. A fan of the book, she auditioned after learning about the search from a childhood orientation and mobility teacher.[25][26] Despite no acting training, Loberti beat out thousands of submissions to secure the role three weeks after she sent in her self tape.[27] Director Shawn Levy stated of Loberti: "I didn't know what she had acted in, I didn't know what her training was, all I knew is that there was a combination of intelligence, which was extremely self-evident, and a luminous quality on camera… I later found out that not only was she new to acting—she had never even auditioned before."[28]

In September 2023, it was announced that Loberti would serve as the new face of the beauty and skincare brand L'Occitane en Provence.[29][30] In November 2023, it was announced that she would narrate a new audiobook version of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.[31] She also appeared in the television adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles.[32]

Activism[edit]

Loberti is also a human rights activist and began speaking up for her own and others' educational and accessibility rights at just four years old.[33][34] As a child, she advocated in her local community to improve policies for blind and low-vision students.[35] In high school and college, she turned her focus to gender equality and participated in activities and speaking engagements with the United Nations, UN Women, and other summits.[36] She gave a 2018 TEDx Talk about her background.[37] In October 2023, Loberti signed the Artists4Ceasefire open letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States, calling for a ceasefire of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.[38]

On April 18, 2024, Loberti was announced as the newest UNICEF Ambassador.[39][40] She has been an active supporter of UNICEF since 2022 and has traveled with the organization specifically to support educational rights, children’s literacy access, and climate change efforts.[41]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aria Mia Loberti Embraces 'All the Light We Cannot See'". Vanity Fair. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Legally blind Johnston native makes 'authentic' Netflix debut: Aria Mia Loberti is an advocate, scholar, URI graduate and now an actress". February 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Introducing November Starring Aria Mia Loberti". Rose & Ivy. November 8, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Introducing November Starring Aria Mia Loberti". Rose & Ivy. November 8, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Gomez, Dessi (December 11, 2023). "'All the Light We Cannot See': Aria Mia Loberti Originally Auditioned for Her 'Own Healing'". TheWrap. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Yoga, demanding academics, United Nations service keep URI sophomore focused, happy". Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "Aria Mia Loberti, '20", University of Rhode Island, https://web.uri.edu/artsci/class-of-2020/loberti/
  8. ^ "2020–2021 American Postgraduate Award Grantees", Us-UK Fulbright Commission, https://www.fulbright.org.uk/about-us/meet-our-fulbrighters/2020-21-us-uk-fulbright-award-grantees/2020-21-american-postgraduate-award-grantees
  9. ^ URI Staff (2020), "Aria Mia Loberti Selected for Fulbright Award to the United Kingdom", University of Rhode Island, https://web.uri.edu/fellowships/aria-mia-loberti-selected-for-fulbright-award-to-united-kingdom/
  10. ^ "CAS Directory: Aria Mia Loberti", Penn State, https://cas.la.psu.edu/people/aml7282 Archived July 3, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Sara Holzman (November 1, 2023). "Aria Mia Loberti Is Suiting Up". Marie Claire Magazine. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  12. ^ Petski, D. (2021). "All The Light We Cannot See: Newcomer Aria Mia Loberti, Who Is Blind, Cast As Female Lead In Netflix Limited Series Adaptation". Deadline.
  13. ^ Holmes, M. (2021). "Newcomer Aria Mia Loberti Lands Lead Role in Netflix's All The Light We Cannot See". TV Insider.
  14. ^ Dugan, K. (2021). "Netflix's All The Light We Cannot See Adaptation Has Found Its Lead". SlashFilm.
  15. ^ Travers, Ben (September 10, 2023). "'All the Light We Cannot See' Review: Shawn Levy's Schmaltzy Netflix Adaptation Misses the Mark". IndieWire. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  16. ^ "'All the Light We Cannot See' review: Audiences deserve better". ABC News. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  17. ^ Bianculli, David (November 3, 2023). "All the Light We Cannot See is a heartening and hopeful wartime tale". NPR.
  18. ^ Fienberg, Daniel (September 10, 2023). "'All the Light We Cannot See' Review: A Clumsy Netflix Adaptation of Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer-Winning World War II Novel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  19. ^ "How 'All the Light We Cannot See' Discovered New Shining Star Aria Mia Loberti". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  20. ^ "Industry - Rising Stars". TIFF. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  21. ^ "Breaking Big Panel and Awards | Filmfest". filmfest.scad.edu. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  22. ^ Lang, Brent; Moreau, Jordan (December 5, 2023). "Spirit Awards 2024 Nominations List: 'Past Lives,' 'May December,' 'American Fiction' Lead With 5 Noms Each". Variety. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  23. ^ Nemiroff, Perri (December 16, 2023). "'All the Light We Cannot See' Convinced Aria Mia Loberti "I Do Matter"". Collider. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  24. ^ Alberge, Dalya (December 26, 2021). "Untrained blind student lands starring role in Netflix second world war epic". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  25. ^ Porter, Rick (December 9, 2021). "Netflix's 'All the Light We Cannot See' Taps Newcomer for Lead Role". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  26. ^ Zorrilla, Monica Maria (December 9, 2021). "Netflix's 'All The Light We Cannot See' Adaptation Casts Aria Mia Loberti as Marie-Laure". Variety. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  27. ^ Weintraub, Steve; Jones, Tamera (November 25, 2023). "'All the Light We Cannot See's Aria Mia Loberti Shares Her Life-Changing Audition Story". Collider. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  28. ^ "How Aria Mia Loberti Landed Her Leading Role in 'All the Light We Cannot See'". Town & Country. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  29. ^ Parsons, Sarah (September 11, 2023). "L'Occitane names blind actress Aria Mia Loberti as new ambassador". Cosmetics Business. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  30. ^ Provence, L'Occitane en. "Rising Star Aria Mia Loberti named Global Brand Ambassador by L'Occitane en Provence". prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  31. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (October 31, 2023). "Aria Mia Loberti, Breakout Star of 'All the Light We Cannot See,' Narrates New Audiobook of Classic Jules Verne Novel (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  32. ^ "For Aria Mia Loberti, 'All the Light We Cannot See' Is Just the Beginning". Glamour. December 6, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  33. ^ "What Challenging Times Have Taught This Young Gender and Disability Advocate". MA Conference for Women. July 7, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  34. ^ "Aria Mia Loberti". Concordia. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  35. ^ Schuler, Rory (February 3, 2022). "Legally blind Johnston native makes 'authentic' Netflix debut". Johnston Sun Rise. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  36. ^ "TWP Interviews: Aria Mia Loberti". thewomxnproject.org. March 22, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  37. ^ "Aria Mia Loberti: The power of solidarity and silence". Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  38. ^ "Artists4Ceasefire". Artists4Ceasefire. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  39. ^ Teslik, Keeley. "UNICEF USA BrandVoice: 6 Questions With UNICEF Ambassador Aria Mia Loberti". Forbes. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  40. ^ "Aria Mia Loberti, star of 'All The Light We Cannot See' is appointed as UNICEF ambassador". Good Good Good. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  41. ^ "Ahead of Earth Day Aria Mia Loberti visits with children and youth to discuss child rights and climate action in Kosovo". unicef.org. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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