Christian Serratos
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| Born | Christian Marie Bernardi[1] September 21, 1990 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide as Suzie Crabgrass The Walking Dead as Rosita Espinosa The Twilight Saga as Selena Quintanilla |
| Partner(s) | David Boyd (2014-present; engaged)[2] |
| Children | 1 |
Christian Marie Serratos[3] (/səˈrɑːtoʊs/ sə-RAH-tohss; born Bernardi on September 21, 1990) is an American actress, who is best known for portraying Rosita Espinosa in AMC's The Walking Dead TV series, based on the comic book of the same name. She is also known for playing Suzie Crabgrass in the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and Angela Weber in The Twilight Saga. From 2020 to 2021, she portrayed The Queen of Tejano singer Selena in Netflix's Selena: The Series.[4]
Early life
[edit]Serratos was born in Pasadena, California,[5] and raised in Burbank, California.[3][6] Alicia Serratos, her mother, is Mexican, while her father is Italian.[7] At the age of 3, she worked as an extra on The Drew Carey Show and Coach.[6]
She began figure skating at age three and continued competitively, saying, "My coaches were talking about the Olympics and it was really crazy. Now, I just do it for fun."[8] At the age of seven, she signed with the Ford Modeling Agency.[6]
Career
[edit]Serratos played Suzie Crabgrass in the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, which debuted in 2004 and ended in 2007 after three seasons.[9]
Serratos's role as Angela Weber in Twilight won her the "Young Supporting Actress" award in the Best Performance in a Feature Film category at the 30th Young Artist Awards. Serratos reprised the role in the sequels The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.[10] In 2011, she appeared in The Black Keys' video for their song "Howlin' for You".[11]
Serratos played Rosita Espinosa in AMC's series The Walking Dead, initially as a recurring character in the fourth season where she made her first appearance at the end of the tenth episode "Inmates". Her character was promoted to series regular in the fifth season, and was added to the series' main credits in the seventh season.[12][13] On September 22, 2022, it was reported that Christian Serratos has been cast in the lead role of the HBO Max drama More playing Londyn Lorenz.[14]
Appearances
[edit]She ranked at No. 65 on Maxim's "Hot 100" list for 2010.[15] In the March 2015 issue of Playboy magazine, Serratos was featured in the "Becoming Attractions" section.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Serratos is an animal rights activist. She has posed for a number of PETA campaigns promoting a vegan lifestyle. She is a vegan.[16][17][18]
Christian has been in a relationship with David Boyd, a singer-songwriter, since 2014. They have one daughter (b. 2017).[19]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cow Belles | Heather Perez | Television Movie |
| 2008 | Twilight | Angela Weber | |
| 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | ||
| 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | ||
| 2011 | 96 Minutes | Lena | |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Angela Weber | ||
| 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Credit only | |
| 2013 | Pop Star | Roxie Santos | |
| 2014 | Flight 7500 | Raquel Mendoza |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2007 | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Suzie Crabgrass | Recurring role (season 1–3), 44 episodes |
| 2005 | Zoey 101 | Girl #1 | Episode: "School Dance" |
| 2006 | 7th Heaven | Receptionist | Episode: "Broken Hearts and Promises" |
| Cow Belles | Heather Perez | Disney Channel Original Movie | |
| 2007 | Hannah Montana | Alexa | Episode: "The Idol Side of Me" |
| 2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | Becca | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2011–2012 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Raven | Recurring role (season 4–5), 9 episodes |
| 2014–2022 | The Walking Dead | Rosita Espinosa | Recurring (season 4), also starring (seasons 5–7), main (season 7–11); 94 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Selena: The Series | Selena | Main role; 18 episodes |
| 2022 | Love, Death & Robots | Harper | Episode: "In Vaulted Halls Entombed" |
| TBA | More | Londyn Lorenz | Main role |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Musicians |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Drew Barrymore | Love Interest | Bryce Vine |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29th Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress | Nominated | [20] | |
| 2009 | 30th Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress | Won | [21] | |
| 2021 | 36th Imagen Awards | Best Actress—Television Drama | Nominated | [22] |
References
[edit]- ^ Valdez, Maria G. (September 6, 2013). "'The Walking Dead' Season 4 Casting News: Latina Christian Serratos Cast As Rosita Espinoza [SPOILERS]". Latin Times. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "Christian Serratos - Biography". factceleb.com.
- ^ a b "Christian Serratos". Archived from the original on February 7, 2008. Retrieved 2015-04-03. MovieTome
- ^ France, Lisa Respers (November 12, 2019). "First look at Christian Serratos as Selena Quintanilla in new Netflix series". CNN. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ TV.com: "Christian Serratos" Archived 2020-08-14 at the Wayback Machine retrieved January 31, 2014
- ^ a b c Tribute: Christian Serratos Biography March 30, 2014
- ^ "Christian Serratos Interview". AskMen.
- ^ "Christian Serratos". LePhant Magazine. 2009-02-04. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Cast and Crew on Archived 2011-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. Tv.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ "New Moon Actors arrived in Vancouver". ReelzChannel. April 11, 2009. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (February 10, 2011). "Video: The Black Keys: Howlin' for You". Pitchfork.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 16, 2013). "Christian Serratos Joins 'The Walking Dead' — Cast As Rosita Espinosa". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ "Walking Dead Season Finale Interview". PopSugar.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (2022-09-22). "HBO Max Pilot 'More' Casts Christian Serratos in Lead Role (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ "2010 Hot 100- 36". Maxim. May 29, 2010. Archived from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ Bunker, Chloe (November 9, 2009). "Christian Serratos Poses Nude for New PETA Ad". American Superstar Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
- ^ "News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Christian Serratos". Maxim. October 19, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16.
- ^ Strohm, Emily (December 4, 2020). "Selena Star Christian Serratos on Daughter Wolfgang: 'That Girl Has Us Wrapped Around Her Finger'". People.
- ^ "29th Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ^ "30th Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ^ "36th Annual Imagen Awards Nominations Announced". imagen.org. 2 August 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
External links
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- Christian Serratos at IMDb
- Christian Serratos at AllMovie
- MTV.com interview (Oct 2008)
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