Brooklyn Nelson

Early life Nelson was born in Huntington, West Virginia, to Tara and Todd Nelson. She has a younger sister, Lacey. She remained enrolled in the latter while rehearsing and performing Frozen; her schoolwork was done online.

Career After Nelson expressed interest in performing on Broadway, her mother searched for open casting calls on the internet. she was cast after multiple callbacks.

In February 2017, Nelson attended an audition for Disney's Frozen, a Broadway adaptation of the 2013 film of the same name. After three callbacks, she was cast as young Elsa. Critics commended Nelson's performance, with Variety stating: "The grown actresses are matched pound for wee pound by the youngsters playing Anna and Elsa as girls. ... Nelson captures a big sister's kind attentiveness and, later, her guilt at accidentally harming [Anna]." In March 2018, she and Schwartz originated the role on Broadway.

In 2017, Nelson voiced Nazuna Oikawa in the English dub of anime film Fireworks, which received mixed reviews. Her second voice role came in 2018's Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, another anime film, in which she provided the English dub for the character of Medmel. The same year, Nelson appeared as the titular character in Megan's Christmas Miracle, starring opposite Dean Cain.

Credits Theater Year Production Role VenueNotes 2015–2016 Matilda the Musical Small girl swing 2018 Frozen Young Elsa St. James Theatre

Film Year Title RoleNotes 2017 Fireworks Nazuna Oikawa English dub 2018 Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Medmel English dub Megan's Christmas Miracle Megan