Bianca Santos

Bianca Santos
Santos at the 2014 Imagen Awards
Born
Bianca Alexa Santos

(1990-07-26) July 26, 1990 (age 34)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Bianca Alexa Santos (born July 26, 1990) is an American actress known for her roles as Lexi Rivera in the Freeform drama series The Fosters and as Lucy Velez in the MTV comedy series Happyland. She also starred in the films Ouija (2014), The DUFF (2015), and Priceless (2016).

Early life and education

Santos was born on July 26, 1990, in Santa Monica, California.[1] Her father, Carlos Santos, is a Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro, and her mother, Carmen Carnot, is a Cuban from Havana.[2] Santos is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.[3][4] She attended California Lutheran University, majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology.[5]

Career

In May 2013, it was announced that Santos would join the cast of the Freeform drama series The Fosters, portraying the recurring role of Lexi Rivera.[6] Santos subsequently co-starred as Isabelle in the 2014 horror film Ouija (2014).[7]

Santos was also cast in the lead role of Lucy Velez in MTV's comedy series Happyland. In 2015, she portrayed the best friend of Mae Whitman's character in the teen comedy film The DUFF.[8] She has also appeared in films Priceless (2016), SPF-18 (2017) and Avenge the Crows (2017).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Ouija Isabelle
2015 The Duff Casey Cordero
2016 Little Dead Rotting Hood Samantha / Red Rotting Hood
2016 Priceless Antonia also associate producer
2016 48 Hours to Live Olivia
2017 SPF-18 Camilla Barnes
2017 Avenge the Crows Inez
2017 The Best People Bianca
2023 Invitation to a Murder Carmen Blanco
2023 Strange Darling Tanya

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Brodowski & Company Anna Television film
2013 Channing Cindy Television film
2013–2016 The Fosters Lexi Rivera Recurring role (seasons 1, 3)
2014 Happyland Lucy Velez Main role
2015 Dream Americano Ermenegilda Television film
2016–2018 Keeping It 100 Bobbi Recurring role; also executive producer
2017 Happily Never After Victoria Television film
2019 Cloak & Dagger Del Episode: "Vikingtown Sound"
2019, 2022 Legacies Maya Recurring role (season 2); guest role (season 4)
2019 All Rise Olivia McLeland Episode: "Fool for Liv"
2022 Grey's Anatomy Kristen Clark Recurring role (season 18)

References

  1. ^ "No Ties Management -- Talent: Bianca Santos". Notiesmanagement.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Explore Talent: Bianca Santos". Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Talent: Bianca Santos". Notiesmanagement.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "Celebrities Who Are Fluent in Spanish". Latina. July 10, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  5. ^ Curiel, Kamren (March 4, 2015). "Bianca Santos on 'The DUFF,' Bullying & Fame".
  6. ^ "ABC Family's 'The Fosters' Casts Key Recurring Role (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  7. ^ "Bianca Santos, Erin Moriarty, Ana Coto and Vivis Colombetti Join Universal's OIUJA". Broadway World. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "Bianca Santos Joins Mae Whitman in 'The DUFF' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. May 27, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
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