Raquel Castro
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Raquel Castro |
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Born |
November 17, 1994 New York, U.S. |
Occupation |
Child actress |
Career milestone |
Jersey Girl (2004) |
Raquel Castro (born November 17, 1994) is an American child actress. She is best known for her role in the 2004 film Jersey Girl as Gertie Trinké, the daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's characters; the role which Castro won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger for her performance. [1]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Castro, the fourth of five children, was born in New York to a Puerto Rican father, Albee Castro, and Kathy, an American mother of Italian and Jewish descent. She has two older sisters, an older brother and a younger brother and currently lives in Long Island, New York, where she attends Selden Middle School. Her elementary school was New Lane Elementary School.
[edit] Career
Castro made her acting debut in an episode of the television series, Third Watch. She was subsequently cast as the daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's characters in the 2004 film Jersey Girl, directed by Kevin Smith. She has appeared in a 2005 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit entitled "Alien" and in the independent film, Little Fugitive.
In 2006, she was cast as Nicole in the music video for the Ludacris song "Runaway Love" (ft. Mary J. Blige), where she plays an abused self-conscious girl who runs away. She later was featured in the 2007 independent film, Tracks of Color. She is currently preparing for a role in upcoming 2008 film, The Ministers, starring John Leguizamo.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
Year | Title | Role |
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2004 | Jersey Girl | Gertie Trinké |
2005 | Little Fugitive | Destiny |
2007 | Tracks of Color | Carmen |
2008 | The Ministers | Nereida |
[edit] Television
Year | Title | Role | Episode |
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2002 | Third Watch | Moira Kenney | |
2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Emma |
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[edit] Awards & nominations
Year | Group | Award | Result | Film |
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2005 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | Won | Jersey Girl |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- JoBlo interview (March 25, 2004)
- Raquel Castro at the Internet Movie Database
- Raquel Castro at TV.com
- Simply Raquel