Anita (West Side Story)

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fictional character film character musical theatre character stage character

Anita is a key character in the musical and film "West Side Story," known as Bernardo's girlfriend and Maria's close friend, who provides emotional support, sharp wit, and a powerful presence in songs like "America."

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Anita in West Side Story 2

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
musical theatre character ⓘ
stage character ⓘ
affiliation Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn West Side Story NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Side Story (1961 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Side Story (2021 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardConnection Ariana DeBose won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Anita NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rita Moreno won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Anita NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Anita del Carmen (West Side Story stage musical character) NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralToTheme assimilation ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ
immigrant experience ⓘ
characterTrait loyal ⓘ
outspoken ⓘ
passionate ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ
witty ⓘ
closeFriendOf Maria (West Side Story) NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy Arthur Laurents NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicity Puerto Rican NERFINISHED ⓘ
fictionalUniverse West Side Story universe NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
lyricsBy Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
revival productions ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ
musicBy Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole confidante ⓘ
foil ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ
nationality Puerto Rican ⓘ
occupation dancer ⓘ
dressmaker ⓘ
seamstress ⓘ
partOf West Side Story franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ
performsInNumber Tonight (Quintet) NERFINISHED ⓘ
portrayedBy Ariana DeBose NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bernadette Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chita Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Debbie Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Josie de Guzman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karen Olivo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rita Moreno NERFINISHED ⓘ
relationshipTo Bernardo's girlfriend ⓘ
Maria's friend ⓘ
residence Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Upper West Side NERFINISHED ⓘ
romanticPartner Bernardo (West Side Story) NERFINISHED ⓘ
sings A Boy Like That NERFINISHED ⓘ
America NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sharks → member → Anita (West Side Story) ⓘ
subject surface form: Sharks (West Side Story)
Chita Rivera → role → Anita (West Side Story) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anita in West Side Story
Karen Olivo → role → Anita (West Side Story) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anita in West Side Story