"Moana" star Auli'i Cravalho survived off food stamps and lived with her mom in a one-bedroom apartment before landing her breakout role. Before she voiced the lead character in 2016’s "Moana ...

The same could be said of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana 2. The original 2016 film is one of the most-streamed films of all time. There’s an audience that wants more Moana, and in our ...

Before she voiced the lead character in 2016’s "Moana," Cravalho and her mom were on food stamps and sharing a one-bedroom apartment in Mililani on Oahu. "We lived in a one-bedroom apartment in ...

She gave me everything," Cravalho said. They used food stamps to get by, she said. "Moana" was a success and landed her the title role in its sequel. It also launched Cravalho into a TV and screen ...

It was a notable achievement considering Cravalho was raised on food stamps as a child. She’s now back as Moana in the record-breaking sequel. “I really get to have that full decade look back ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Auli'i Cravalho described how voicing Moana, the breakout Disney princess, transformed her life and lifted her from poverty in Hawaii.

where she revealed that she grew up on food stamps while living on Hawaii’s Big Island and Oahu. “We lived in a one-bedroom apartment in Mililani when I was cast,” Cravalho shared. “I slept in the ...