America's Got Talent champion Grace VanderWaal lands the lead role in Disney's Stargirl film

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VanderWaal, 14, who won the NBC reality competition in 2016 at age 12 will make her acting debut in the film based on the young adult novel Stargirl by author Jerry Spinelli. Stargirl is one of the first original films that will go through Disney's new streaming service.