Halle Vargas Sullivan
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Halle Vargas Sullivan is a U.S. child actor from Fayetteville, North Carolina. She is most noted for her appearance as Young Nala in the Broadway production of The Lion King.
At age seven Halle got her start as a professional actress at the Cape Fear Regional Theater in Fayetteville. Several members of her family had previously been active in the theater; she auditioned for a part in a production of The Wizard of Oz and won the role despite initial nervousness. She also appeared in a production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at the theater, among other shows.
While attending Loyd Auman Elementary School as a nine-year-old fourth-grader, Halle travelled with her family to Atlanta, Georgia in September, 2006 to audition for the Broadway version of The Lion King. One of 342 children competing for four roles, she won the part of Young Nala, friend of Simba, the heir to the Lion King's throne. She began appearing in the production on February 28, 2007 at the Minskoff Theater in New York City, and is under contract for a six-month run through August 26.
