Cast of
Girl Rising

About Girl Rising

Nine filmmakers each profile a young girl from a different part of the world to weave a global tapestry of youth in the 21st century.

Full Cast of Girl Rising

Cate Blanchett
plays Narrator - Haiti (voice)

Cate Blanchett as Narrator - Haiti (voice)

Catherine Elise Blanchett (born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best actress...

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas
plays Narrator - India (voice)

Priyanka Chopra Jonas as Narrator - India (voice)

Priyanka Chopra Jonas (born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pagean...

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Selena Gomez
plays Narrator - Sierra Leone (voice)

Anne Hathaway
plays Narrator - Afghanistan (voice)

Anne Hathaway as Narrator - Afghanistan (voice)

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, ...

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Salma Hayek Pinault
plays Narrator - Peru (voice)

Salma Hayek Pinault as Narrator - Peru (voice)

Salma Hayek Pinault (born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and prod...

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Liam Neeson
plays Narrator (voice)

Liam Neeson as Narrator (voice)

He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and educated at Saint Patrick's College, Ballymena Technica...

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Meryl Streep
plays Narrator - Ethiopia (voice)

Meryl Streep as Narrator - Ethiopia (voice)

Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her g...

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Kerry Washington
plays Narrator - Nepal (voice)

Kerry Washington as Narrator - Nepal (voice)

Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress, producer, and director. She gained wide publi...

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Sammy Sheik
plays Officer Mansoor

Sammy Sheik as Officer Mansoor

Sammy Sheik is an Egyptian film and television actor.

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Freida Pinto
plays Narrator (voice)

Chloë Grace Moretz
plays Yasmin (voice)

Chloë Grace Moretz as Yasmin (voice)

Chloë Grace Moretz is an American actress. She began acting as a child, with early roles in the supernatural horror f...

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Alicia Keys
plays Narrator - Cambodia (voice)

Alicia Keys as Narrator - Cambodia (voice)

Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter. A...

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Said Faraj
plays Sgt. Assif


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