Auliʻi Cravalho was only 16 years old when she voiced her breakout role as Moana. And today, eight years later, she is reprising the iconic Disney character at the premiere of the much-anticipated sequel,

Auli'i Cravalho told People that she lived on food stamps in a cramped apartment with her mom until "Moana" changed her life.

Disney’s highly anticipated sequel, Moana 2, made its grand debut in theaters on November 27, 2024, eight years after the original film captivated audiences worldwide. In an exclusive interview with Travel Noire,

Disney’s Moana character might wish she could be the perfect daughter, but her voice actress Auliʻi Cravalho can rest easy knowing that she’s been able to stay grounded and give back to her parents. The 24-year-old opened up to People about much her mother,

Auliʻi Cravalho, the actor who voices Moana in Disney's animated franchise of the same name, recently told People magazine that the money she earned off the success of the original 2016 film allowed her to buy a house for her mother.

When Auli'i Cravalho was cast in Disney's "Moana," the teen and her mom were living on food stamps. Cravalho, who voices the titular chieftan's daughter in "Moana," said in a recent interview with "People" that the pair were squeezed into a one-bedroom apartment in the Hawaiian city of Mililani when she got her big break.

Moana 2 star Auli’i Cravalho has revealed she bought her mom a house after the first film in the franchise aired in 2016. The 24-year-old, who rose to fame as the voice of the Polynesian chieftess in the Walt Disney animated movie,

Auli’i Cravalho, the voice behind Disney’s beloved Moana, is reflecting on her incredible journey from a young girl living in a one-bedroom apartment to a successful actress who’s now helping her mother retire comfortably.