Catherine Lagaʻaia

Personal context

Summary

Catherine Lagaʻaia is an Australian actor of Samoan and English heritage, known for playing young Candy in The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and Moana in Disney’s live-action Moana. She has said Moana felt like a true representation of Pacific Island cultures and hopes the film will represent Samoa and the Pacific Islands for a new generation. Her public profile also describes her aim as making diversity the standard in the entertainment industry. No public statements on party politics, gender advocacy, or other activist causes are on record.