All That's Aria Brooks Had an Unbelievable Moment With Cynthia Erivo On 'Harriet' Set

Aria Brooks is a star on the rise and you can currently catch her in THREE projects!

The young actress can currently be seen in the episode “Cracker Jack” of Dolly Parton’s Hearstrings, now streaming on Netflix. She can also be seen as the newest cast member on All That when it returns to Nickelodeon next month.

Along with her television roles, Aria most recently appeared in the film Harriet, and she shared with us a cool moment that happened on set.

Check out 10 Fun Facts about Aria Brooks below!

• I am the child of two music educators, so I’ve been singing and playing instruments since birth.
• I wrote and co-produced two singles “Truly Me” and “Time Off” under my stage name Ari B.
• I did gymnastics for 4 years, so I’m extremely flexible.
• I love watching baking shows and know all of the baking terminology.
• I can bite ice cream with my front teeth.

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• I love writing scripts and have written a TV series, a feature film and a short film.
• My most memorable moment on [Harriet] set was singing for Cynthia Erivo and her FaceTiming Benj Pasek, the actual writer of the song, to hear it.
• I would love to travel to Hawaii because I’ve never been to an island and they have cool tropical resorts.
• I had to cry for the “Heartstrings” audition but the tears wouldn’t fall. I left the audition and cried in disappointment, only to find out I booked the job. I actually cried during filming.
• I love shopping and my favorite stores are Justice and Claire’s.