Bianca A. Santos

Bianca A. Santos

Santos at the 2014 Imagen Awards
Born Bianca Alexa Santos
(1990-07-26) July 26, 1990
Santa Monica, California, U.S.[1]
Occupation Actress
Years active 2013–present

Bianca Alexa Santos (born July 26, 1990)[2] is an American actress. Santos is best known for her role as Lexi Rivera in the ABC Family series The Fosters, for her role as Lucy Velez in the MTV series Happyland, and for starring in The Duff as Casey Cordero.[3]

Early life

Santos was born in Santa Monica, California.[4] She is of Cuban and Brazilian descent.[5] Santos is also fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.[6][7]

Santos attended California Lutheran University majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology. Shortly after graduating, she moved back home with her parents and took acting classes.

Career

In May 2013, it was announced that Santos would join the cast of the new TV series The Fosters.[3] Santos co-starred in the 2014 horror film Ouija.[8] Santos was also cast in the role of Lucy Velez on MTV's original show Happyland.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Brodowski & Company Anna TV film
2013 Bitter Strippers Nellie Short film
2013 Channing Cindy TV film
2014 Ouija Isabelle
2015 The Duff Casey Cordero
2015 Wild for the Night Olivia Post-production
2016 "Priceless: She's Worth The Fight" Filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 - present The Fosters Lexi Rivera Recurring role Season 1; 11 episodes
2014 Happyland Lucy Velez Main role; 8 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Btvguide Profile". Btvguide.net. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  2. ↑ California Birth Index.
  3. 1 2 "ABC Family's 'The Fosters' Casts Key Recurring Role (Exclusive)". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ "No Ties Management -- Talent: Bianca Santos". Notiesmanagement.com. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Talent: bianca santos". Notiesmanagement.com. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  7. ↑ "Celebrities Who Are Fluent in Spanish". Latina.com. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  8. ↑ "Bianca Santos, Erin Moriarty, Ana Coto and Vivis Colombetti Join Universal's OIUJA". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved December 11, 2013.

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