Aria Mia Loberti

Aria Mia Loberti (born 1993/1994)[1] is an American actress and academic. She is set to star as Marie-Laure Leblanc in the Netflix film All the Light We Cannot See. She won her breakout role from a global search of thousands of actresses.[2]

Aria Mia Loberti
Loberti has black brown hair, dark brown eyes, and fair skin. She wears a white suit.
Born1993/1994 (age 29–30)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Academic
Known forAll the Light We Cannot See

Biography

Loberti was born and raised in Johnston, Rhode Island. Dissatisfied with her treatment in public school, her parents homeschooled her from the third through twelfth grades.[2]

Loberti attended the University of Rhode Island from 2016 to 2020. She graduated summa cum laude with three majors—Philosophy, Communication Studies, and Political Science—and minors in Ancient Greek language and Rhetoric, and completed the Honors Program.[3][4] She received her master's degree in ancient rhetoric with distinction in 2021 from Royal Holloway, University of London on a Fulbright Scholarship.[5] She began her doctoral studies in ancient rhetoric at Pennsylvania State University in 2021.[6]

Loberti will play the lead role of Marie-Laure Leblanc in the upcoming Netflix's adaptation of the 2014 novel All the Light We Cannot See. Loberti, who is also legally blind due to a severe form of the genetic condition achromatopsia[7], landed the part after a global search for a blind and low-vision actor. A fan of the book, she auditioned after learning about the search from a childhood orientation and mobility teacher.[8][9] Despite no acting training, Loberti beat out thousands of submission to secure the role; it is her first ever acting role and was her first audition.[10][11][12]

In September 2023, it was announced that Loberti would serve as the new face of the beauty and skincare brand L’Occitane en Provence.[1][13]

References
  1. Parsons, Sarah (September 11, 2023). "L'Occitane names blind actress Aria Mia Loberti as new ambassador". Cosmetics Business. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. "Legally blind Johnston native makes 'authentic' Netflix debut: Aria Mia Loberti is an advocate, scholar, URI graduate and now an actress". 3 February 2022.
  3. "Aria Mia Loberti, '20", University of Rhode Island, https://web.uri.edu/artsci/class-of-2020/loberti/
  4. "2020-2021 American Postgraduate Award Grantees", Us-UK Fulbright Commission, https://www.fulbright.org.uk/about-us/meet-our-fulbrighters/2020-21-us-uk-fulbright-award-grantees/2020-21-american-postgraduate-award-grantees
  5. URI Staff (2020), "Aria Mia Loberti Selected for Fulbright Award to the United Kingdom", University of Rhode Island, https://web.uri.edu/fellowships/aria-mia-loberti-selected-for-fulbright-award-to-united-kingdom/
  6. "CAS Directory: Aria Mia Loberti", Penn State, https://cas.la.psu.edu/people/aml7282 Archived 2022-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Alberge, Dalya (2021-12-26). "Untrained blind student lands starring role in Netflix second world war epic". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  8. Porter, Rick (December 9, 2021). "Netflix's 'All the Light We Cannot See' Taps Newcomer for Lead Role". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  9. Zorrilla, Monica Maria (December 9, 2021). "Netflix's 'All The Light We Cannot See' Adaptation Casts Aria Mia Loberti as Marie-Laure". Variety. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  10. Petski, D. (2021). "All The Light We Cannot See: Newcomer Aria Mia Loberti, Who Is Blind, Cast As Female Lead In Netflix Limited Series Adaptation". Deadline.
  11. Holmes, M. (2021). "Newcomer Aria Mia Loberti Lands Lead Role in Netflix's All The Light We Cannot See". TV Insider.
  12. Dugan, K. (2021). "Netflix's All The Light We Cannot See Adaptation Has Found Its Lead". SlashFilm.
  13. Provence, L'OCCITANE en. "Rising Star Aria Mia Loberti named Global Brand Ambassador by L'Occitane en Provence". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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