The Lion King's Adrienne Walker on Craving Southern Cooking, Oozing Fierceness & Adoring Elephants

Age: "Age?! OMG really?! No."

Hometown: Jonesboro, GA

Current Role: The Lion King's Nala, who is Simba's childhood friend. She grows into a strong lioness who falls in love with the next King of Pride Rock and proves that she is a ruler in her own right by convincing Simba to return home.

Stage & Screen Cred: The Lion King marks Walker's Broadway debut. Her regional stage credits include Porgy & Bess, Iphigenia in Aulis, Agamemnon, The Color Purple, Sondheim on Sondheim and Brooklyn the Musical. Catch her onscreen in The Last New Year or as the voice of the adorable character Peanut in the YouTube animated series McTucky Fried High.