Christian Serratos
Quick Facts
Biography
Christian Marie Serratos (born September 21, 1990) is an American actress who plays 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 series.
Early life
Serratos was born in Pasadena, California and raised in Burbank, California. Her mother is a jewelry designer of Mexican descent, and her father was a set construction worker of Italian descent. She began figure skating when she was 3 and continued competitively, saying, "My coaches were talking about the Olympics and it was really crazy. Now, I just do it for fun." At the age of 7, she signed with the Ford Modeling Agency.
Career
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.
Serratos' 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 Twilight's sequels The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. In 2011, she appeared in The Black Keys video for their song "Howlin' for You".
She played the recurring character of Rosita Espinosa in the fourth season of AMC's series The Walking Dead, making her first appearance at the end of the 10th episode, "Inmates". For her character Rosita, she was upped to Series Regular in the fifth season, and was added to the main credits in the seventh season.
Appearances
She ranked at No. 65 on Maxim's "Hot 100" list for 2010. In the March 2015 issue of Playboy magazine, Serratos was featured in the "After Hours" section.
Personal life
Serratos is an animal activist. She has posed for a number of PETA campaigns promoting a vegan lifestyle.
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Twilight | Angela Weber | |
2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Angela Weber | |
2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Angela Weber | |
2011 | 96 Minutes | Lena | |
2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Angela Weber | |
2011 | Howlin' for You | Cleo | Short film |
2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Angela Weber | Credit only |
2013 | Pop Star | Roxie Santos | Lead role |
2014 | Flight 7500 | Raquel Mendoza |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004–07 | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Suzie Crabgrass | Recurring (season 1–3): 44 episodes |
2005 | Zoey 101 | Girl #1 | 1 episode |
2006 | 7th Heaven | Receptionist | 1 episode |
2006 | Cow Belles | Heather Peres | Disney Channel Original Movie |
2007 | Hannah Montana | Alexa | 1 episode |
2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | Becca | 1 episode |
2011–12 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Raven | Recurring (season 4–5): 9 episodes |
2014–present | The Walking Dead | Rosita Espinosa | Recurring (season 4) Also starring (season 5–6) Main cast (season 7–present) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2008 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Nominated |
2009 | Supporting Young Actress | Twilight | Won |