{"id":38969,"date":"2023-11-02T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T09:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1917079"},"modified":"2023-11-02T11:46:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T10:46:28","slug":"who-is-aria-mia-loberti-meet-all-the-lights-we-cannot-see-star","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-aria-mia-loberti-meet-all-the-lights-we-cannot-see-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Aria Mia Loberti? Meet All The Lights We Cannot See star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Loberti is the lead actress of Netflix’s new series and is a newcomer to the world of acting. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 02 November 2023 at 09:00 AM<\/p>

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It\u2019s not often that a star-studded Netflix<\/a> project is helmed by a complete newcomer to the world of acting, but All the Light We Cannot See<\/a> is doing just that with its casting of its lead actress.<\/p>\n

Starring as Marie-Laure LeBlanc in the new four-part adaptation series<\/a> from Shawn Levy and Steven Knight, Aria Mia Loberti leads the cast<\/a> as the blind French teenager who has to flee Paris with her father and ends up in the coastal city of Saint-Malo.<\/p>\n

Marie\u2019s story collides with young German soldier Werner (Louis Hofman) as they both have listened to a particular radio station throughout their lives, with it bringing hope in the darkest of times.<\/p>\n

The Netflix series is based on the Anthony Doerr bestselling novel of the same name, but when it came to casting the main actress, there was a global search for the role.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a Netflix featurette about Loberti\u2019s journey to being cast as Marie, Levy revealed:\u00a0\u201cI wanted to cast Marie with a blind young woman. To have Marie played by someone who understands what it is like to walk that road. That is valuable detail and nuance that impacts and informs every frame of this series.<\/p>\n

\u201cThus began a global casting search. We got thousands of videos, one of them is a unicorn of a discovery: She\u2019s never auditioned, she\u2019s never thought about being an actress, she\u2019s an academic.\u201d<\/p>\n

So who is the lead actress? Read on for everything you need to know about Aria Mia Loberti.<\/p>

Who is Aria Mia Loberti?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Aria Mia Loberti as Marie-Laure in All the Light We Cannot See.<\/span><\/figcaption> Atsushi Nishijima\/Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age<\/strong>: 29\/30<\/p>\n

Instagram<\/strong>: @ariamialoberti<\/a><\/p>\n

Prior to landing her first role in All the Light We Cannot See, Loberti was in academia, having attended the University of Rhode Island, Royal Holloway, on a Fullbright scholarship. She began her doctoral studies at Pennsylvania State University.<\/p>\n

Although Loberti puts on an English accent for the role of Marie in All the Light We Cannot See, she is American and was born and raised in Johnston, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n

Loberti was born with a severe form of the rare genetic eye condition achromatopsia. Because of this, she is completely blind in some environments and has minimal residual vision in others, which can often vary. She is colour blind and particularly sensitive to light.<\/p>\n

As Levy has revealed, Loberti was never considering being an actress but says she got a text from her former orientational mobility teacher with details of the All the Light We Cannot See casting call. Although she had never thought of being an actress, Loberti admits: \u201cWhen the casting call went out, I was at a place where I had everything I had dreamed of and worked toward academically.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since I was a little kid, I had to fight for my education and here I was, back from England after getting my Fulbright with a place in a Ph.D. program. But I wasn\u2019t overwhelmingly happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cI didn\u2019t expect to find the career I felt like I was supposed to be doing my whole life. I never allowed myself to dream about acting when I was little. It was something I wanted to do, but couldn\u2019t dream about.\u201d<\/p>\n

What has Aria Mia Loberti previously starred in?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As All the Light We Cannot See is Loberti\u2019s first role, there is nothing else the actress has starred in yet. But we imagine it won\u2019t be long before we see Loberti on our screens again in something else.<\/p>\n

Since her casting announcement, Loberti has been named as the new ambassador for French beauty brand L\u2019Occitane en Provence.<\/p>\n

Who is Aria Mia Loberti playing in All the Light We Cannot See?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Aria Mia Loberti as Marie-Laure in All The Light We Cannot See.<\/span><\/figcaption> Katalin Vermes\/Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Loberti leads the cast as Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French teenager who has to flee her home of Paris with her father once the Nazis come in to overtake the French capital.<\/p>\n

Since a young age, her father has helped to instil her with the confidence and independence needed to navigate the world, never highlighting her disability as something that should get in the way of her life.<\/p>\n

Within the four-part series, we follow Marie as her and her father strive to keep a precious diamond out of the reach of the Nazis but also, as she uses radio as a means of communication, resistance and hope.<\/p>\n

She ultimately crosses paths with an unlikely source of hope: Werner, who has been drafted in to Hitler\u2019s regime because of his unparalleled knowledge of radios and airwaves.<\/p>\n

What has Aria Mia Loberti said about All the Light We Cannot See?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Speaking about her role in All the Light We Cannot See, Loberti hopes that the series will smash certain stereotypes around blindness and blind people.<\/p>\n

She told Netflix: \u201cI hope people will come to truly understand that this is a representation of a way someone lives their life that is not by choice, but by circumstance. And by placing someone in a role authentically ensures that when you\u2019re telling these stories, you\u2019re doing so through a lens of truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued: \u201cThis story isn\u2019t about being blind \u2014 it\u2019s about humanity coming together in a time of hardship. Blindness is the last thing on Marie-Laure\u2019s mind and it\u2019s probably the least relevant part of her identity, but it is the way she explores and feels the world around her.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I hope people will start asking questions when they want to include a character with a disability or any character from a marginalised community. Why do you want to tell the story? And if you\u2019re not doing so authentically, what makes you drawn to that story in the first place? Why do you want to send that message?<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s so important for young people to be able to say, \u2018I can be the hero of my own story. I can tell my own story. I don\u2019t have to have other people presenting a facsimile of me. I can be authentic and true, and I\u2019m worthy of that. I\u2019m worthy of having my own voice.’\u201d<\/p>