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Dianna Agron
Dianna Agron with a bouffant hair style
Agron in 2017
Born
Dianna Elise Agron

(1986-04-30)April 30, 1986(age 38)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active2006–present
WorksPerformances
Spouse
(m.2016;div.2020)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Signature

Dianna Elise Agron(/ˈ.ɡrɒn/AY-gron;[fn 1]born April 30, 1986) is an American actress and singer. After dancing and starring in small musical theater productions in her youth, Agron made her screen debut in 2006, and in 2007, she played recurring characterDebbie MarshallonHeroesand had her first leading role. In 2009, she took the role of the antagonistic but sympathetic head cheerleaderQuinn Fabrayon theFoxmusical comedy-drama seriesGlee.For her role in the series, she won aSAG Awardand, as part of the cast, was nominated for theBrit AwardforBest International Breakthrough Act,among other accolades.

After her breakthrough success inGlee,Agron began working more in film, first starring in the popularyoung adultadaptationI Am Number Four(2011) asSarah Hartbefore taking on films aimed at more diverse audiences, including the 2013 mob-comedyThe Familyand 2015'sBare.She has also directed several short films and music videos and, in 2017, began performing as a singer at theCafé Carlylein New York City, while continuing to star in films includingNovitiateandHollow in the Landin 2017,Shiva Babyin 2020, andAs They Made Usin 2022. She acted in and directed part of the 2019 anthology feature filmBerlin, I Love You.

Agron is Jewish and has spoken of how her religion relates to her career. She has also been involved with significant charity work, particularly in support ofLGBTQ+ rightsand human rights.

Early life

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Dianna Elise Agron was born on April 30, 1986, inSavannah, Georgia,to Mary (née Barnes), a seamstress, and Ronald S. "Ron" Agron, a general manager ofHyatthotels.[6][7]Her father was born to a Jewish family, while her mother converted to Judaism before they married.[8][9]Agron has a younger brother, Jason Agron, a photographer.[10][11]She isAshkenazi Jewish,of Russian-Jewish descent;[12][13]her father's family were Jewish immigrants fromNovgorod-Severskyin Ukraine,[a]and the family's original surname was Agronsky.[fn 2]She is distantly related toGershon AgronandMartin Agronsky.[fn 3]Agron was raised inSan Antonio,Texas, andBurlingame,California;[25][26]her family lived in various hotels due to her father's career,[27][28]but her mother made sure that Agron and her brother knew this was not the norm.[29]Agron has said that there was always music from the1960sand1970splaying at their home,[30]and that her mother sheltered her (though not her brother) from watching contemporary films and television even as a teenager, opting to let her watch mostlyclassic musicalsbecause she felt they had "a certain amount of loveliness to [them]".[31][32]Being exposed to the "fairytale" and "fantastical" image of Hollywood from these films influenced Agron's decision to pursue acting,[31]while her interest in storytelling comes from seeing different lives unfold around her growing up in the "fishbowl environment" of hotels.[30]

A vast hotel atrium showing a raised platform and large trees.
Agron lived in theHyatt Regency San Francisco Airportfor seven years from the age of nine.[25][33][34]

Agron lived in Texas from the age of two until she was nine,[35]and took up dancing at the age of three, studying jazz and ballet, and later hip-hop dancing.[6]She often performed in local and school musical theater productions,[36][37]including asDorothy GaleinThe Wizard of Ozwhen she was eight.[28]She attendedHebrew schoolgrowing up, as well as being educated at aJewish day schoolthrough third grade.[8]She was bullied harshly for herJewish faithwhile living in Texas[35]and noted that she assumed having police guarding theirTemplewas normal until the family moved to California, adding that being Jewish was a large part of her identity as a child because of how it ostracized her.[31][35][38]When the family moved to California, Agron attended Lincoln Elementary School,[39]Burlingame Intermediate School,andBurlingame High Schoolin theBay Area;[40]she attended religious school and had herbat mitzvahat theReform Judaism-practicingPeninsula Temple Sholom.[41]She said that she found it much easier to make friends there than she had in Texas,[31]though described hermiddle schoolexperience as sometimes unpleasant,[29]giving the example of a boy following her around and calling her a man when, aged thirteen, her voice dropped significantly. This gave her acomplexabout how her voice sounded and she avoided speaking and singing in her natural register for a long time, though she overcame this and credits it with giving her athick skin.[42]

In high school, Agron was on thehomecoming courtin both her junior and senior years, tying for homecoming queen with a friend;[31][43]she has said she was not "popular" in a stereotypical sense in high school, but had many friends in different groups.[31]She was involved in school theater, performing inVanitiesandGreaseas a senior,[34]and helping with set design, costumes, and painting.[44]Agron has broken her nose twice. The first break occurred when she was fourteen, but she did not have it repaired until it was damaged again on a day off during theGleetour.[45]She was also injured in atraffic collisionand underwentphysical therapyin high school.[46]As a teenager, Agron was a dance teacher[47]and worked at a local boutique, Morning Glory, where she "became enthralled with fashion".[26][48]Though her mother dressed her in doll-style dresses, she began experimenting with fashion in high school.[7][49]She took piano lessons[50]and said that she came to love photography in high school, as well, where she learnt onfilm.[51][52]When she was a teenager, her father became ill with thestrokedisorderCADASIL.[53]The family thought it wasmultiple sclerosisafter tests proved indefinitive; Agron was not made aware of his illness until she was fifteen, when he had a stroke and began losing his cognitive and physical abilities.[54]She spoke toCosmopolitanabout the impact of this on her family, which caused her parents' marriage to fall apart, saying the separation was devastating for her and her brother. She added that she "had to play therapist to [her] family[,] be the glue".[55]She later said that, when her father became ill, he "lost his faith for some time" and the family stopped attending Temple.[56]

Career

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2006–2008: Early career andHeroes

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Agron moved to Los Angeles in 2005,[28]attending an audition for a dance agency on the same day.[30]She had wanted to go to New York, but instead chose Los Angeles as it was closer to her family in case she needed to support them.[57]She was signed by the agency and told them that she wanted to be inmusicals;they sent her out for music video auditions. Agron was hesitant to be in music videos, worrying that she could not be considered both a dancer and an actress, though she agreed to be in the video forRobin Thicke's "Wanna Love You Girl";she was cut whenPharrell Williamsbecame involved and the concept was changed.[30]Her dance agency helped her find an acting agent and she again requested to be considered for musicals, which she was told were too outdated.[28][30]When she moved to Los Angeles she also began to watch movies other than old musicals; after watching2001andA Clockwork Orangeback-to-back she was pleasantly surprised at how much more scope there was available as an actor.[58]

From 2006 to 2008 she appeared on television series includingShark,Close to Home,Drake & Josh,CSI: NYandNumbers.[59]Her first film role was an uncredited appearance as a cheerleader in the 2006 remake filmWhen a Stranger Calls.[60]Agron toldRolling Stonethat during her early career most of the film roles she was offered were horror films or nudity, and that she turned down all of these.[61]She instead appeared in comedy films likeSkid Marks[62]andRushers,[63][64]which won the short film audience award at the 2007Method Fest,[65]and the action-thriller filmT.K.O..[66]She had a recurring role in thethird seasonofVeronica Marsas Jenny Budosh, a student in Veronica's criminology class at college who is also involved with a fraud cover-up.[67][68]During her early years in Los Angeles, Agron lived in the same building asChristina McDowellandEmma Stone,which was once raided by aSWATteam, and spent time with them and other "young artists and starlets" in the neighborhood, includingLindsay LohanandAmanda Bynes.[32][69][70]

In 2007 she played the main role of Harper in theMilo Ventimiglia-directedMTVseriesIt's a Mall World,alongsideSam Huntington,for its single season.[71][72]She then appeared in a recurring role for thesecond seasonofHeroesasDebbie Marshall,the mean captain of the cheerleading squad at the new school Claire Bennet attends.[73][74]Initially, she read for the nice cheerleader role, as she had previously been typecast as the "nice girl", but a producer thought it would be more interesting to see her play a mean character. She said that when she was cast in the role it "helped open a lot of people's eyes to [her], as an actor", because it is different to who she is as a person.[51][75]During the2007–2008 writers' strike,when auditions stopped, Agron wrote afeaturescreenplay about a 28-year-old man and his relationships with different women in his life as he learns how to say "I love you", which wasoptionedin 2008; Agron had wanted to direct the film.[76][77][78]

2009–2011:Glee,I Am Number Fourand early film roles

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Dianna Agron in a yellow dress, smiling.
Agron at theGleepremiere party in 2009

Agron landed her breakthrough role in 2009 asQuinn Fabrayon theFoxmusical comedy-drama seriesGlee.[79]Media journalistJon Caramanicadescribed the character in April 2010 as a "conniving though angelic-seeming cheerleader".[80]Agron was the last principal actor to be cast, having won the role only days before thepilotbegan filming; struggling to cast Quinn, the producers were going to remove the character, but Fox wanted to keep her in the pilot[32][81]and casting directorRobert J. Ulrichconvinced them to let him see more auditions.[82]The producers had felt the character would be unnecessary if she could not be given more depth, though they did not initially reveal this to Agron;[32][44]Ulrich toldVarietythat when they saw her audition, the show finally "came together".[83]Shortly beforeGlee,Agron had over thirty unsuccessful auditions for a small role in a musical, and so auditioned with no expectations.[84]In her audition she sangFrank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon".[85]Before offering her the part, the production worried she would appear too innocent and asked her to come back looking sexier;[76][82]she later said that this request "was like hearing nails on a chalkboard."[7]Of Agron's casting, showrunnerRyan Murphysaid: "she ruined the part for me... she humanized it. She can cry at the drop of a hat. So now her character has a conscience, a soul and great vulnerability."[61]Agron's portrayal of Quinn was praised,[86]and she made her musical debut at the end of the second episode, "Showmance",performingDionne Warwick's "I Say a Little Prayer".[87][88]In 2009, members of theGleecast, including Agron, performedthe national anthembeforeGame 3 of the World Series.[89]

During the hiatus away from filmingGleein the summer of 2009, Agron wrote, starred in, directed, and executive-produced an unreleased short comedy film calledA Fuchsia Elephant.[90][91]The plot revolves around Agron's character, Charlotte Hill, who recreates her eighth birthday party with her friend Michael, played byDave Franco,also a producer, on the day before she turns eighteen.[92][93]She directed the 2010 music video for "Body"byThao & The Get Down Stay Down,[94]and took on more film roles in 2010 and 2011 with various supporting parts, including Natalie inBurlesque[95]and the cheerleader Samantha inBold Native,ananimal liberationterror film.[96][97]Agron had played multiple "mean cheerleader" roles, and when she began to be offered more duringGlee'sfirst seasonshe asked her team to start turning them away.[50][98]Agron was positioned as a top choice for the role ofGwen Stacyin the reboot of theSpider-Man filmswhenThe Amazing Spider-Manbegan casting in 2010,[99]but lost out to Emma Stone.[100]Deadlinereported there were concerns about the availability of Agron, whotestedfor the role just asGlee'ssecond season began, due to having a large role on a major network show.[101]In 2011 she tested for the part ofLois Lanein theDC Extended UniversefilmMan of Steel,though there were concerns that she was too young for the role;[102]it went toAmy Adams.[103]

Agron and Cory Monteith, as their characters from Glee, dance enthusiastically wearing simple white T-shirts with black text: Agron's reads "Lucy Caboosey" and Monteith's "Can't Dance".
In theGleeepisode "Born This Way",Agron's character Quinn is encouraged to embrace self-love by wearing a past mean nickname on a T-shirt, as the rest of her friends are doing with their flaws.[104]The cast recreated the performance set toLady Gaga's "Born This Way"during the tour.

DuringGlee'ssecond season,Emily St. JamesforThe A.V. Clubwrote that Agron was "one of the show's best actors" but often sidelined.[105]In the episode "Born This Way"she performed a duet withLea Michele(asRachel Berry) of "I Feel Pretty"fromWest Side StoryandTLC's "Unpretty".The Observernamed this the bestGleecover, praising Agron's "soft and comforting vocals" and saying that as "a cult favorite ofGleefans in 2020, this one deserves all the hype even outside the show's kitschy walls. "[106]The song has been highly praised[c]and was voted the bestGleenumber in a 2011TVLinefan vote elimination bracket.[110]Murphy has also said it was his favorite cover from the show.[111]As a costume and extreme makeup lover, Agron has highlighted parts of this season as her favorite moments of the show, naming "The Rocky Horror Glee Show",particularly"Time Warp",and the performance of"Thriller",[d]though she was the cause for a brief delay in filming of the latter number when she became ill in December 2010.[113]OnGlee,Quinn often sang as asoprano,which Agron said "was on the highest part of [her] vocal register that [she] can access... but it's not where [she feels] the most confident and comfortable".[42]Agron rarely sang in herchest voicein the first season,[114]and in 2011HuffPostdescribed Quinn's singing register asfalsetto.[115]Agron suggested that Quinn having a high voice may have been her fault, as she had auditioned using a higher speaking voice to reflect her character's young age[2]and personality, saying: "[Quinn] sees herself as having to be elite and perfect, so I didn't see her with this [Agron's] raspy voice."[32][34]She struggled to maintain the affected voice inGlee'ssecond season,[32]and changed it for the third.[116][117]In 2011, Agron wrote theTime100entry for herGleeco-starChris Colfer.[118]

Her breakthrough movie role came in the 2011 YA adaptationI Am Number Fouras co-leadSarah Hart,[119]whom Agron described as an "artsy kid that is a little misunderstood".[50]Agron took on the role because it was different to her Quinn character, and said that while she wanted to work during theGleehiatus, she would not take just any project that fit in her schedule because "it's so hard as an actor to really engage with a character and a script if you don't love it".[50]Her filming restrictions forGleemeant she almost did not get the role. The shoot got moved to the summer, when Agron was available,[50]and she learned she got the role a few weeks before filming. Photography began inPittsburghin the summer of 2010, the day after the firstGleetour finished.[51]Reviews for the film were mixed.[120][121]Agron'sI Am Number Fourco-lead wasAlex Pettyfer;[50]after Pettyfer dropped out of playingTominSeventh Sonin May 2011, Agron tested for the role ofAlice Deane.[122][123]

I don't know if I'll ever work that hard again in my life. But as hard as everybody was working, we worked with such a loving group of people and had a great familiarity. You knew that you were coming to a space where everybody loved what they were doing. All I wanted was to be in a musical and I got it. It was a very, very special opportunity. I don't know what my life would have been like without it.

–Agron reflecting onGleein 2019[28]

In thethird seasonofGlee,Agron sang her first solo number since the first season, "Never Can Say Goodbye"bythe Jackson 5.[124]The song, which had beenleakedbefore the episode,[125]received positive reviews.[e]The character's stories in this season were less well-received, with reviews employing humor to say that the writing did not provide Agron with strong material.[f]In one story, her character was paralyzed in a car accident, but only for four episodes before she was performing again;[133]Agron had previously said that the story, which she discussed with Murphy,[46]would be "slow and gradual" as Quinn struggles through accepting a more challenging situation.[134]In 2019,The Guardiantermed the brief paralysis, and the related "cringe-inducing" performance of "I'm Still Standing",as the show's" definingshark-jumpingmoment ",[135]though critics praised Agron's acting.[g]Speaking toMTVfollowing the car accident episode, Agron said that she had "fun challenges" playing Quinn who "always was changing".[139]After the third season aired, Agron appeared as a guest mentor onThe Glee Project'ssecond seasonepisode "Actability".[140]

Several songsperformed by Agron as Quinnhave been released as singles, made available for digital download, and featured on the show's soundtrack albums.[141][142]Many songs performed onGleewerepop music,including several by Agron,[42]though she was also noted as the show'seasy listeningvocalist, performing someMotown.[143]"I Say a Little Prayer" charted in theUK Singles Chartat 125, andher coverofthe Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On"reached 166 on the UK Singles.[144]These songs were released onGlee: The Music, Volume 1(the former as aniTunesbonus track),[141]which was nominated for aGrammy AwardforBest Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.[145]Caramanica criticized the fact thatAgron's coverof "Papa Don't Preach"was omitted from the soundtracks, writing that it was" one of the most grounded and moving covers the show has yet done ".[80]"Papa Don't Preach" was later released as a single, charting at 81 on the UK Singles,[146][147]as was "It's a Man's Man's Man's World",which charted in theCanadian Hot 100at 73, UK Singles Chart at 94 and on theBillboardHot 100at 95.[147][148]Her coverof "Never Can Say Goodbye" reached 107 on theBillboardcharts.[149][150]As a featured singer in the cast ofGlee,Agron and her castmates hold numerous accolades: in 2010 they won anAmerican Music Award,[151]and in 2011 they were collectively nominated for two Grammy Awards[145][152]as well as theBrit AwardforInternational Breakthrough Actof the year.[153]In 2012, they received another soundtrack album Grammy nomination.[154]By the start of the sixth season they were the most-charting (Billboard) act in history,[155]a record held until March 2020.[156]

2012–2014:The Familyand music videos

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Dianna Agron at a film premiere, smiling at fans.
Agron at the New York premiere ofThe Familyin 2013

Agron appeared less frequently inGlee'sfourth season,being reduced to a guest star,[157][158]with co-starNaya Riverasaying that she did so by choice to work on other projects;[159]Rivera and Agron shared an argument scene in theThanksgiving episodethatVulturesaid was "weirdly powerful", noting the pair "have always popped in scenes like this, and have never gotten enough of them".[160]Agrontweetedthat the scene was one of her favorites,[161]and Murphy joked that the two characters could have aspin-off.[162]After reducing her role onGlee,Agron became the first of the cast to "cut out on her own",[31]playing Belle Blake inLuc Besson's ultra-violent 2013mob comedyfilmThe FamilyoppositeRobert De Niro,Tommy Lee Jones,andMichelle Pfeiffer.[163]Besson reportedly wrote Belle with Agron in mind, wanting her to be in the film after seeing her perform onGlee.[164]TheIrish Independentwrote that "Agron is one of the best things in the film [and] successfully grounds the more preposterous aspects of the plot".[31]It opened to mixed reviews but,[165]also seen as the breakout performer by the then-CEO of production companyEuropaCorp,[166]critics praised Agron's performance and she was nominated for aWomen Film Critics Circle Award.[167][168][169]

Later in 2013 she appeared in the music video forthe Killers' tenth-anniversary track "Just Another Girl",portraying the lead singer,Brandon Flowers.Rolling Stonesaid that even with the real Flowers also appearing, "Agron shines as the video's star."[170]She briefly appeared in thefifth seasonofGleefor the100th episode,[171]and was notably absent from "The Quarterback",the tribute episode forCory Monteith.[31][172]In 2014, Agron starred as the scorned bride inSam Smith's "I'm Not the Only One"music video.Glamourwrote that Agron's "convincingDesperate Housewivesact [shows] off some major acting skills [and] really brings Sam's heart wrenching pop-ballad to life ".[173]She also directed the music video for "Till Sunrise" byGoldroom,starringGabrielle Haughand her brother Jason,[10]and worked as a photographer with Jason for the February 2014 issue ofGaloremagazine.[174]In 2015, she directed a short film for the opening of designerTory Burch's Paris flagship store; she was also selected by Burch to representthe brandat that year'sMet Gala.[175][176]Agron returned toGleefor itsfinal season[177]but did not appear in the episode "A Wedding",when Quinn's best friends get married, which was seen to be equally as unusual as missing" The Quarterback ".[178]

2015–2019: Independent film, singing, and directing

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A blonde woman in a leather jacket and floral dress holding a microphone.
Agron performing the national anthem in 2015

AfterGlee,Agron pursued what criticFrank Scheckwould later describe as "admirably adventurous screen choices".[179]In 2017 she said that she had "wanted to return to doing indie films [afterGleeandThe Family], and found a lot ofsolacein doing so ",[56]explaining in 2022 that she "purposely had to recalibrate after [she] was fully off of that show, and make time for [herself]... after so many years of not having any control [and] just not [being] a person in [her] own world".[180]She played the lead role inNatalia Leite's 2015 drama filmBare,[181]which follows Agron's character, Sarah, as she becomes romantically involved with a female drifter. The film includes a nude scene, which had been extensively discussed between Leite and Agron, taking inspiration fromMy Summer of Lovefor the tone.[182]Agron also made her professional theater debut in 2015. Turning down aBroadwayplay as she wanted to create a role, she played Dahlia inMcQueenat theSt. James Theatreon theWest End;[183][184]McQueenreceived generally negative reviews,[185][186]and, in herPhD thesisforYork University,Rebecca Halliday noted that reviews were not just profusely critical towards Agron's performance but also harsh on the actress herself.[186]Agron was unable to reprise her role for theTheatre Royal Haymarkettransfer due to filming commitments.[187]She performed the U.S. national anthem in London atWinfield House,the U.S. ambassador's residence, forIndependence Day2015, withKatherine Jenkinsperforming theBritish national anthem.[188]

Agron relocated to New York City in 2016[189]and took time away from working in that year.[56]She appeared in several films released in 2017.[190]She had a supporting role in theVatican II-set filmNovitiate,portraying Sister Mary Grace, afoilto the harsh instruction of the Mother Superior,[191]oppositeMelissa LeoandMargaret Qualley.[192]Agron spoke about playing aCatholicnunas a Jewish actor, saying that she was interested in exploring faith and spirituality that exist outside of her own experiences.[193][194]Justin Changof theLos Angeles Timeswrote that "in an ensemble without a weak link, special note should be made of [Agron], gently heartbreaking [in her role]",[195]andSan Francisco Chronicle'sMick LaSalleopined that as part of the ensemble, Agron, as well asRebecca DayanandJulianne Nicholson,"would be the highlight of any other film, the person audiences would go home talking about".[196]Agron also portrayed Alison Miller, the lead of the dramaHollow in the Land.[190]The film was often compared toWinter's Bone,[h]withThe New York Timessaying that the "movie is not as tense [asWinter's Bone], but it gets close thanks to Ms. Agron's resolute performance and [its] hostile small town setting ";[202]The Hollywood Reportersaid that "Agron delivers a compelling turn in this atmospheric backwoods mystery."[179]

Close side profile of Dianna Agron wearing a backless dress in an upscale dinner lounge.
Agron in the Carlyle after performing in January 2019

In September 2017, Agron made her singing debut with a residency at theCafé Carlyle,saying that she "missed singing publicly" and wanted to pursue this again in New York.[42]In her set she performed music originally sung by male acts, withBroadwayWorldnoting that, for possibly the first time, people would hear her sing in herpreferred register;[203]she toldWWDthat she saw an improvement in her vocal quality using her own register again after being uncomfortable hitting high notes forGlee.[42]Music criticWill Friedwalddescribed her as "a post-millennial update ofJulie London";[204]Paul Hagen ofMetrosourcesaid that her lower range "is smooth as single malt scotch";[2]andTheater Pizzazz'sEric J. Grimm wrote that, "free of auto tune and songs out of her vocal range, she reveals herself to be a capable and precise singer with an appreciation for excellent lyrics."[205]Agron returned to the Carlyle in January and February 2019, again performing a setlist "tailored for her husky register", with a larger band.[206]This performance was advertised to feature songs by female acts, though she still sung many songs performed by men.[206]Of the second show, Matt Smith, alsoTheater Pizzazz,said that Agron used minimal commentary, which "[felt] as if she's second-guessing herself", but that any lack of expression in commentary was made up for by her expression through the songs;[207]Agron selected songs that she found romantic and playful.[28]Smith complimented that her voice is "soothing and soulful, [and] makes the already-cozy Café Carlyle feel that much more intimate".[207]Agron suggested that she would consider releasing an album, but not of the pop music featured onGlee.[42]

Berlin, I Love You,an installment of theCities of Loveanthology filmseries, was released in 2019. Agron directed a segment in the film from a screenplay by David Vernon, as well as playing a puppeteer who reinvigorates the life of a burnt-out Hollywood star played byLuke Wilson.[208][209]She was initially approached to act in the segment, and asked if she could direct it instead before being hired for both roles;[30][210]filming for the segment took one day.[79]Reception to the film was generally negative: Peter Debruge ofVarietywrote that "by and large, the film feels aimless and uninspired... the most effective sequence may be [Agron's] offering",[209]a sentiment echoed byJackie K. Cooper,[211]while Peter Sobczynski ofRogerEbertfelt it was "such a wan little embarrassment that its presence can only be explained by the fact that... Wilson and Agron might attract a few more viewers."[212]

2020–2023: Return to prominence

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Starting with 2020'sShiva Baby,Agron began appearing in more prominent independent films, with well-received performances;[213][214][215]Rolling Stonealso noted that most of the films or Agron's characters of this period were identifiably Jewish, in contrast to her previous roles.[216]

Agron played Kim Beckett inShiva Baby,a comedy set at aJewish mourning service.[217]The film and its cast received widespread praise,[218][219][220]with some reviews noting the depth Agron brought to her role.[221][222]The Hollywood Reporter,/Film,andVarietydescribed her performance as "perfect"[223][224]and "flawless".[225]She then portrayedLaura Ridingin the historical biopicThe Laureate;telling the story of Riding's life withRobert Gravesand their lovers, it premiered in 2021.[226][227]InAs They Made Us,directed byMayim Bialikand released in April 2022, Agron played the lead role, Abigail, alongsideDustin HoffmanandCandice Bergen.[228]Abigail is the daughter of Hoffman and Bergen's characters; Agron had previously played Bergen's daughter in the 2010 filmThe Romanticsand said it was "super special" to work with her again at a different stage.[229]The film deals with parental death, something which Agron related to due to experiences with her own father's illness. She noted that about a year before filming the project she had finally become ready to address father-daughter relationships in her work;[230]the theme is also present inAcidman,a film Agron began working on in 2020.[216]

In March and April 2022, Agron performed her third residency at the Café Carlyle.[4]Reviews noted her charming commentary and ability to connect with the audience,[4]withFront Row Centerwriting that her "alluringbadinageis as delightful as her song. "[231]Stephen Mosherfor BroadwayWorld said that her "famously husky... whiskytenorand relaxed stylings [bring] an atmosphere of levity and love ".[4]

Acidman,atwo-handerstarring Agron andThomas Haden Church,was released in 2023, as was theHulu/Disney+releaseClock,a sci-fi horror film with Agron in the lead role. She also returned to television for the first time sinceGlee[216]in 2023 to be part of the main cast of theNetflixoriginal television showThe Chosen One,with her dialog in Spanish and English.[232][216]

Public image

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Image and fashion

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A group of young women pose for a photograph.
Agron taking aselfiewith fans in 2014

Agron's public image and style have been described as "old Hollywood",something she has enjoyed since she was a child admiring figures includingAudrey Hepburn,Lucille BallandLeslie Caron.[i]Like classic stars, Agron speaks with aMid-Atlantic accent,[4]and she has connected her views on keeping private to this era, saying: "I think people know too many things about actors these days... Back in the day, you knew very little about the stars".[29]The role of Quinn inGleesaw Agron nominated for theTeen Choice Awardfor Female Breakout Star in 2010,[239]and she and other cast members were awarded theScreen Actors Guild AwardforEnsemble in a Comedy Seriesthat same year.[240]In 2011, her roles inGleeandI Am Number Foursaw Agron place on theIMDblist of top emerging stars,[241][242]and theVictoria's Secretmodels ranked her as the sexiest smile in Hollywood.[243]Following the death of Cory Monteith in 2013, Agron criticized the lack of privacy afforded herGleecastmates bypaparazzi,though said she had come to accept this kind of treatment in exchange for the positives of being an actor.[244]Agron has since said that the level of successGleehad when she was in her early twenties "[catapulted her] into a world [in which she was] not very equipped to, kind of, explore that coming-of-age in the public eye", adding that the sudden emergence of social media at the time did not help; she explained that she chose to travel to keep grounded.[30][245]Agron was one of themost-followedand mostinfluentialcelebrities onTwitterin 2012 and 2013.[246][247]

Entertainment Tonighthas called Agron a "fashion icon",[248]andVoguemagazine has covered her style and taste, praising her takes on different styles and remi xing fashion.[j]She has been credited with influencing the popularity of thefishtail braid;[252]shaggy bob;[253][254]andpompadourhairstyles,[255][256]and her presence at Met Galas helped popularize it to become one of New York's biggest social events.[257]Agron describes her style as "eclectic",adding that she enjoys dressing in both feminine and masculine looks.[238][258]In 2015, she said that her style and the way she presents herself are "more to the prudish side".[58]In 2010, she appeared on the cover ofGQwithGleeco-stars Michele and Monteith; after "minor controversy" following complaints that the actors were dressed too provocatively for their younger fans, Agron wrote an apology on her blog.[259][260]Agron and herGleecharacter are referenced in the controversial 2016 song "Einstein yori Dianna Agron"byJapanese idolgroupHKT48,as the epitome of beauty and charm.[261]She is also named in theliner notesof theTaylor Swiftsong "22",as an inspiration of the song,[262]and some fans have speculated that Swift's song "Wonderland"also references her.[263]

...when I started my career [my grandmother] would say, "When are you going to play a nice Jewish girl?" And I'd say, "When the industry will start seeing me as one."

–Agron speaking in 2023 on her roles[216]

Though she became known for playing thegentileacross from Jewish characters,[264][265]Agron is a practicing Jew.[35]She knowsHebrew[266]and visited Israel to study her faith in 2016.[38]The debate onJewish characters being portrayed by Jewish actorsbecame prominent in 2018 with the success ofThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,[217]with a response fromphysiognomistSharrona Pearl in Jewish culture magazineTabletreferring to Agron and her roles as overtlyshiksacharacters in debating representation.[267]Other Jewish media have commented on Agron'sGleecharacter,[268]with theJewish Women's Archivesuggesting that she may have made cheerleading more visible to Jewish girls,[269]and Agron's appearance, withHey Almanoting that this is "something the Jewish media loves to talk about, somewhat saltily."[270]More discussions of actors' Jewishness came with the release ofShiva Baby,[271][272]which has a non-Jewish lead actress while Agron's Kim is, ironically, the only character in the film who is not considered Jewish;[217][273]writer-directorEmma Seligmansaid that Agron was excited to be involved in a Jewish movie, saying that it was "so sad to hear, but because of her looks, [Agron's] Jewishness is constantly questioned".[274]

Relationships

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While Agron is known for keeping her romances private,[275]she has been in several high-profile relationships.[276]In July 2010, she began dating British actorAlex Pettyfer,herI Am Number Fourco-star. Despite reported difficulties they begancohabitingin 2010. The couple had a messy break-up in February 2011, the day after the film was released, with reports that he threatened her over the phone and had a "heated confrontation" with actorSebastian Stan,someone with whom Agron was close in early 2011. She temporarily moved to a hotel under a false name so that Pettyfer would not be able to find her,[277][278]and Pettyfer was instructed not to attend an event at which she would be present.[279]In early 2011, Agron met actorChris Evansat an Oscars party and the two were linked in April that year;[280][281]reportedly, Evans' brotherScottwas a fan of Agron fromGleeand supported the idea of the couple.[282]Agron began dating Stan in June 2011;[283]they split in December, due to Agron being unable to spend time with him while having to work onGlee,[284]but began dating again in February 2012 and were still together in April.[285][286]

It was first reported that Agron was datingMumford & SonsguitaristWinston Marshallin July 2015,[275]and the couple became engaged in winter 2015/16.[287]They were married on October 15, 2016, inMorocco,[288]with Agron wearing aValentinoFall 2016 off-the-runwaydress noted as one of the most expensive celebrity wedding dresses ever.[289][290]Agron and Marshall kept their relationship private, including not posting about each other on social media. After splitting, they separated in 2019 and divorced in 2020.[291][292][293]In 2022, Marshall said that splitting up, which they did around the same time he gotsober,was painful.[291]

In May 2023, an interview with the Belgian painterHarold Ancartstated that he and Agron had been together for almost two years and live together in New York.[294]The year prior, it was reported that an incident involving Agron and the publisher Lucas Zwirner caused Ancart to suddenly cut ties with the art dealer and gallery owner (and Lucas' father)David Zwirner.[295]

Agron's sexuality has been subject to much public speculation; lesbian culture websiteAutostraddlereflected that Agron wearing a T-shirt reading "Likes Girls" in 2011 "was the moment that started the whole [internet] gay discourse",[296]and a 2016 episode ofIFC'sBoxed Insatirized Agron making ambiguous statements on the subject, something common inCelesbianculture.[297]Her close friendship withTaylor Swiftin the early 2010s led to some fans developinga long-standing theorythat Swift is "secretly gay"; speculation of a relationship between the pair was common in Hollywood at the time[263][298]and Agron was asked about its veracity as a guest onJimmy Kimmel Live!in 2012,[286]and byRolling Stonein 2023.[299]

Activism

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Charity and advocacy

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A clip of Agron hosting the GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco in 2012

The Guardiannoted in 2015 that Agron is "also known for her activism, supporting charities and advocacy groups when not acting."[300]She is an activist for LGBT+ rights and human rights,[301][302]and has said that being able to engage with large-scale charity work is one of the positives of her job.[26][244]She has also given her time to charitable endeavors supporting children, including organizations likeCamp WonderandUNICEF,[303][304]and has hosted and participated in various fundraisers for literacy non-profit826LA,includingemceeingthe 2010 concert "Chickens in Love".[305][306][307]Since 2012, Agron has been aGLAADSpirit Dayambassador, and since 2014 she has been aGlobal CitizenAmbassador,[308][309]regularly participating in theGlobal Citizen Festival.[k]In politics, Agronendorsed Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign,[314]Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign,[315]andJoe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.[316]

In 2011 she attendedthe Trevor Project's Trevor Live! withGleeco-starsKevin McHaleandDarren Criss,[317]and on June 2, 2012, she hosted theGLAAD Media Awardsin San Francisco.[318]Naya Rivera and Cory Monteith had hosted a parallel event on March 24, 2012, in New York City, auctioning off kisses to the audience;[319]Agron did the same, raising $5,500 for the campaign.[320]Inwomen's rights,Agron spoke at the 18th San Francisco Power of Choice Luncheon to celebrate the 40th anniversary ofRoe v. Wadein 2013,[321][322]and criticized theSupreme Court of the United Stateswhen itrepealed this in June 2022.[323]In the arts, Agron works with Platform Presents, a British organization founded byGala Gordonto provide a platform to new talent,[324][325]and is an advocate for female filmmakers:[326]she was a jurist for theNora Ephron Prizeat the 2017Tribeca Film Festival,[327]and for the Through Her Lens grant at Tribeca in 2017 and 2018.[328][329]Supporting youth causes, in 2014, Agron took part in a charity weekend as part of the Big Slick Foundation, an organization ofKansas City-related celebrities, to help raise funds forChildren's Mercy Hospital,[330]and she and otherGleestars participated in theYoung Storytellers Foundation"Glee Big Show", which featured live performances of five scripts written by fifth grade students to support arts programs in public schools.[331]In August 2014 she wrote an article forNBC Newsto promoteUnited Nations(UN)International Youth Day.[309]

Dianna Agron and Meghan Markle, dressed casually and surrounded by military service personnel, hold a USO banner.
Agron andMeghan Marklewith GeneralMartin Dempseyand others on aUSO tourin Italy in 2014

Agron has prominently been a supporter of charities for refugees, particularly children, affected by war. In 2012, Agron visited theSomaly Mam Foundation'sKampong Chamcenter, where she met child and teenage residents,[332]and in 2013 she promoted a campaign fundraiser benefiting the foundation.[333]In November 2014, Agron, among many other international artists, was featured on theUnited Nations Children's Fundcharity single "Imagine".[304]She has raised money and advocated forWar Childsince 2014,[334][335]particularly forSyrian refugees,[336]and in 2016, she traveled with the UN to visit resettled Syrian refugees in Austria andJordan.[337][338]She has also supported military personnel, providing services and live entertainment to United States troops and their families as part of the December 2014United Service Organizationstour atBagram air field,Afghanistan, and locations in Spain, Italy, Turkey, and the UK.[339][340]

You, Me and Charlie

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You, Me & Charlie (YM&C) was a curation platform launched by Agron on December 12, 2011. Along with help from several other contributors, she wrote and collected posts on subjects including music, art, fashion, and daily inspiration.[341][342]The name of the website refers to Charlie, one of Agron's childhood nicknames,[343]"her male alter ego[,] and the star of the short stories she'd write in high school".[344]Several short films and videos created byLexy Hulme,a dancer and friend of Agron, were also shared on the website,[345]which accepted submissions for inspiration posts through a relatedTumblrblog.[341]The site served as inspiration for young artists, andVanity Fairchampioned it as a stress reliever, saying that the site is "full of sunshine, optimism, and pretty people";[346]InStylepromoted how the platform spread activism, saying that "these days it seems every celebrity has an online presence [but] Agron uses social media in a truly inspired way."[343]The idea for YM&C came from how "people really responded so well to [Agron's personal blog], so [she] just wanted to open it up and have it be more of a community".[26]In February 2013, Agron hosted a concert for the curation blog in Los Angeles, where she performedFleetwood Mac's "Dreams"andTina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do with It"with the band A House For Lions.[347][348]

Selected filmography

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Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2010 American Music Awards Favorite Soundtrack Album Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers(Gleecast) Won [151]
Breakthrough of the Year Awards Breakthrough Newcomer Herself Won [356][357]
Gay People's Choice Awards Best Ensemble TV Cast Glee Won [358]
Favorite Music Duo or Group Gleecast Won
Gold DerbyTV Awards Ensemble of the Year Glee Nominated [359]
Lesbian/Bi People's Choice Awards Favorite Music Duo or Group Gleecast Nominated [360]
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards Fave International Band Gleecast Nominated [361]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Glee Won [240]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Female Breakout Star Glee Nominated [239]
Choice Music: Group Gleecast Nominated [362]
TV Land Awards Future Classics Glee Won [363]
2011 Brit Awards International Breakthrough Act Gleecast Nominated [153]
Grammy Awards Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Glee: The Music, Volume 1(Gleecast) Nominated [145][364]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Glee Nominated [365]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer Glee Nominated [366]
Choice Music: Group Gleecast Nominated
2012 Giffoni Film Festival Giffoni Experience Award Herself Won [367][368]
Grammy Awards Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Glee: The Music, Volume 4(Gleecast) Nominated [154][364]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Glee Nominated [369]
Shorty Awards Best Blogger in Social Media Herself ([felldowntherabbithole] and You, Me & Charlie) Nominated [370]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer Glee Nominated [371]
2013 Napa Valley Film Festival Rising Star Award Herself (withMiles Teller) Won [372]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Glee Nominated [373]
Shorty Awards[fn 4] Best Actress in Social Media Herself Shortlisted [375][376]
[377]
Best Artist, Art Critic, or Art Aficionado in Social Media Herself Shortlisted
You, Me & Charlie Nominated
Best Blogger in Social Media Herself Shortlisted
You, Me & Charlie Shortlisted
Best Celebrity in Social Media Herself Nominated
Best Comedian or Comedy in Social Media You, Me & Charlie Shortlisted
Best Fashion Diva, Brand, or Model in Social Media Herself Shortlisted
Women Film Critics Circle Awards Best Young Actress The Family Nominated [169]
2015 BroadwayWorldUK/West End Awards Best Featured Actress in a New Production of a Play McQueen Nominated [378]
2021 The ReFrame Stamp Narrative Feature Shiva Baby Won [379]
2022 Apolo Awards Best Ensemble Cast Shiva Baby Won [380]
Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast Shiva Baby Won [381][382]
Dallas International Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Acidman(as producer) Won [383]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^IPAandrespellingper Agron's description.[5]
  2. ^In 2010, Agron said that this name was altered by immigration officials atEllis Island;[5]Jennifer Mendelsohn,a board member of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland and expert in Ashkenazi genealogy,[18][19]researched Agron's family in 2019 and found records indicating that her great-grandfather arrived atBostonin 1906 as an infant and had his name changed sometime between 1910 and 1920 while living inKansas City, Missouri.Mendelsohn presented documents and commentary in a tweet thread.[a]Mendelsohn's research is supported by the database of the Agronsky family tree held by theMuseum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot.[b]The 2001 bookAny Way Outalso traces some history of the Kansas City Agronsky family.[20]
  3. ^Dianna Agron's great-great-great-great-grandfather was Shmuel Labe Agronsky. Gershon Agron and Martin Agronsky are also descended from Shmuel Labe Agronsky. In a database held by theMuseum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot,family trees including #5343 and #1325 (both of which include Gershon Agron, Martin Agronsky, and Dianna Agron) descend from Shmuel Labe Agronsky.[b]
  4. ^Shortlisting occurs before nomination/finalists. There were no winners awarded in the Art, Blogger, or Fashion categories.[374]

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  1. ^abSee select tweets from genealogist Jennifer Mendelsohn's thread.[14][15][16][17]
  2. ^abSeeMuseum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsotdatabase personalities and trees.[21][22][23][24]
  3. ^By e.g.Rolling Stone,[107]Insider,[108]PopCrush.[109]
  4. ^In various interviews published in 2011.[32][51][75][77][112]
  5. ^Out of reviews that gave the song a grade,The Washington Postgave the song a B−;[126]Entertainment Weeklygave it a B;[127]andTVLinegave it an A.[128]Erica Futterman ofRolling Stonesaid that it was "a tune well-suited for Quinn's sultry voice",[129]Emily St. JamesatThe A.V. Clubsaid it was the only number of the episode that worked,[130]and Kate Stanhope forTV Guidewrote that the performance made the long wait since Agron's last solo "(almost) worth it", adding that "If this is her sign-off, it was a good one."[124]
  6. ^Both contemporaneously[131][132]and in retrospect.[133]
  7. ^Her performance was highlighted in reviews for the episode "Big Brother",which immediately followed the paralysis and featured" I'm Still Standing ".[136][137][138]
  8. ^E.g. inNOW,[197]The Village Voice,[198]Los Angeles Times,[199]The Globe and Mail,[200]Toronto Star.[201]
  9. ^Description in various fashion papers and columns.[233][234][235][236][237]Agron has named these as her icons, as well asSophia Loren;Grace Kelly;Katharine Hepburn;andCary Grant,in various interviews.[29][31][84][238]
  10. ^SeeVoguefeatures on Agron's fashion.[249][250][251]
  11. ^Including in 2014,[310]2016,[311]2017,[312]and 2019.[313]

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