Rosa Salazar

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Rosa Salazar
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Salazar at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Rosa Bianca Salazar

(1985-07-16) July 16, 1985 (age 36)
British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Rosa Bianca Salazar (/ˈsæləzɑːr/; born July 16, 1985) is a Canadian-American actress. She had roles in the NBC series Parenthood (2011–2012) and the FX anthology series American Horror Story: Murder House (2011). She made her breakthrough and is best known for portraying the title character in the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019).

Salazar appeared in The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), and Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and also appeared in the Netflix films The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) and Bird Box (2018). She is currently starring in the Amazon series Undone (2019–present).

Early life[]

Rosa Bianca Salazar was born on July 16, 1985, in British Columbia, Canada.[1][2] Her father is Peruvian and her mother is French-Canadian.[3] She grew up in Washington, D.C. and nearby Greenbelt, Maryland.[4] Salazar attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, and was active in the school theatre program.[5]

Career[]

Salazar enjoyed entertaining others from the age of fifteen and became serious about becoming an actress after moving to New York City as a young adult. There she appeared in several CollegeHumor sketches. Shortly after relocating to Los Angeles in 2009, Salazar landed recurring roles on two hit TV series: American Horror Story: Murder House and Parenthood.[6] In 2015, Salazar co-starred in various sequels: The Divergent Series: Insurgent as Lynn,[7] and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials as Brenda.[8]

In 2018, Salazar reprised her role as Brenda in Maze Runner: The Death Cure.

In 2019, Salazar made her major studio lead debut with the film Alita: Battle Angel. The film is an adaptation of the manga Gunnm and was directed by Robert Rodriguez.[4] In the same year, it was announced that Salazar would appear in a main role on the Netflix horror drama miniseries Brand New Cherry Flavor.[9] The miniseries was released on August 13, 2021.[10]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Looper: Baldness Anxiety Short film
Fortunate Son Elisa
2013 Plan B Steph
Epic Roller Derby Girl
(voice)
2014 Jamesy Boy Crystal
Search Party Pocahontas
2015 The Divergent Series: Insurgent Lynn
Night Owls Madeline Nominated – Hill Country Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Won – Twin Cities Film Fest Breakthrough Achievement Award for Performance
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Brenda
2016 Good Crazy Rosa Short film; also director and writer
Nominated – Sundance Film Festival Short Film Grand Jury Prize
Submerged Amanda
2017 CHiPs Ava Perez
2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure Brenda
The Kindergarten Teacher Becca
Bird Box Lucy
2019 Alita: Battle Angel Alita Nominated – Imagen Award for Best Actress - Feature Film[11]
2020 Pink Skies Ahead Addie
2022 The Chariot Maria Deschaines Post-production

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Old Friends Dog walker Web series
Episode: "Cleaning Up"
2010–2012 CollegeHumor Various characters Web series
13 episodes
2011 Law & Order: LA Yolanda Episode: "Zuma Canyon"
American Horror Story: Murder House Nurse Maria 4 episodes
Little Brother Odetta Television film
2011–2012 Parenthood Zoe DeHaven 13 episodes
2012 Stevie TV Various characters Unknown episodes
Car-Jumper Agent Mindy Web series short
Episode #1.1
Ben and Kate Molly Episode: "21st Birthday"
2013 Sketchy Web series
Episode: "Birth Control on the Bottom"
Hello Ladies Heaven Episode: "Pool Party"
Boomerang Olive Chatsworth Television film
Body of Proof Ramona Delgado Episode: "Eye for an Eye"
Nuclear Family Rebecca Web series short
2014 The Pro Jamie Schoonmaker Unaired pilot
2015 Wrestling Isn't Wrestling Girl watching GoT Video documentary short
China, IL Barb (voice) Episode: "Magical Pet"[12]
Hunt the Truth Bostwick Podcast series
6 episodes
Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories Lucy Episode: "Tornado"
2016 Man Seeking Woman Rosa/Bosa 6 episodes
Comedy Bang! Bang! Camper Episode: "Gillian Jacobs Wears a Gray Checkered Suit and a Red Bow Tie"
2017–2019 Big Mouth Ms. Benitez (voice) 4 episodes
2019–present Undone Alma Winograd-Diaz Main role
2019 Star Trek: Short Treks Captain Lynne Lucero Episode: "The Trouble with Edward"
2021 B Positive Adriana Episode: "Miss Diagnosis"
Brand New Cherry Flavor Lisa Nova Main role; limited series; 8 episodes

Video games[]

Year Title Voice role Notes
2013 Batman: Arkham Origins Copperhead,
Train Hostage

References[]

  1. ^ Wickman, Kase. "13 Things You Didn't Know About The Breakout Awesomeness That Is Rosa Salazar". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rosa Salazar: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rosa Salazar: From "Abbreviated" 'Bird Box' Role to James Cameron's 'Alita'". The Hollywood Reporter. January 11, 2019. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Yamato, Jen (January 10, 2019). "Meet Rosa Salazar, the 'Bird Box' star who lends heart and soul to 'Alita: Battle Angel'". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Yes, That Was Rosa!" (PDF). Greenbelt News Review. October 6, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Ross Carey (November 30, 2011). "Episode 53: Featuring Rosa Salazar". Conversations with Ross (Podcast). Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  7. ^ "Rosa Salazar Joins 'Insurgent' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. September 30, 2014. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  8. ^ "Rosa Salazar Nabs Key Female Role in 'Maze Runner' Sequel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. September 30, 2014. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 15, 2019). "N'Brand New Cherry Flavor' Series Headlined By Rosa Salazar A Go At Netflix; Catherine Keener, Eric Lange, Jeff Ward & Manny Jacinto Co-Star In Horror Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  10. ^ Cordero, Rosy (July 19, 2021). "Rosa Salazar Goes Dark In Netflix's 'Brand New Cherry Flavor' Teaser Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  11. ^ Sheridan, Wade (July 3, 2019). "Imagen Awards: Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Lopez among nominees". United Press International. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "China, IL's Musical Season Finale: We Talk to Brad Neely and Daniel Weidenfeld". Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

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