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Aliases: 로사 살라자르 , ローサ・サラザール , 罗莎·萨拉查 , Rosa Bianca Salazar , Ρόζα Μπιάνκα Σάλαζαρ , Ρόζα Σάλαζαρ , Ροζα Μπιανκα Σαλαζαρ , Ροζα Σαλαζαρ , روزا سالازار , Bianca Rosa Salazar , 羅莎·薩拉查

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA

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Movie Involvements: 15

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

Biography

Rosa Salazar (/ˈsæləzɑːr/; born July 16, 1985) is an American actress. She had roles in the NBC series Parenthood (2011–2012) and the FXanthology series American Horror Story: Murder House (2011). She made her breakthrough as the title character of the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019) and is known for starring in the series Brand New Cherry Flavour (2021), which she also co-produced. 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 stars in the Amazon series Undone (2019–2022). Salazar was born on July 16, 1985, in Washington, D.C., to Luis and Marilynne Salazar. Her father is Peruvian, and her mother is French-Canadian. She grew up in Washington, D.C., and nearby Greenbelt, Maryland. She attended Greenbelt Middle School and Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, where she was active in the theatre program. She attended Prince George's Community College, where she studied drama, then continued drama studies at Upright Citizens Brigade, where she practiced method acting, improvisation, and performance. 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, she made her film debut playing the character Crystal in Jamesy Boy, written and directed by Trevor White. She then landed recurring roles on two hit TV series: American Horror Story: Murder House and Parenthood. In 2015, she co-starred in various sequels: The Divergent Series: Insurgent as Lynn, and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials as Brenda. In 2016, Salazar directed and starred in the short film Good Crazy, a story of a social crusader. It was nominated for a Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2018, she reprised her role as Brenda in Maze Runner: The Death Cure. In 2019, she made her major studio lead debut with the film Alita: Battle Angel, an adaptation of the manga Gunnm directed by Robert Rodriguez. It brought Salazar numerous awards, including "Best Visual Effects or Animated Performance" from the Hollywood Critics Association and "Best Voice or Motion Capture Performance" from the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics. That year, it was announced that Salazar would have a main role on the Netflix horror drama miniseries Brand New Cherry Flavor. It was released on August 13, 2021. In 2023, Salazar was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rosa Salazar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: LA
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7

Law & Order: LA

(2010) Yolanda
American Horror Story
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8

American Horror Story

(2011) María
Star Trek: Discovery
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7

Star Trek: Discovery

(2017) Captain Lynne Lucero
Pantheon
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8

Pantheon

(2022) Senator Elaine Rivera (voice)
China, IL
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7

China, IL

(2011) Barb
Star Trek: Short Treks
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6

Star Trek: Short Treks

(2018) Lynne Lucero
Undone
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8

Undone

(2019) Alma Winograd-Diaz
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Adela
2022 Katie
Senator Elaine Rivera (voice)
Larissa
Maria Deschaines
2021 Becca
Lisa N. Nova
2020 Adriana
Addie
2019 Alma Winograd-Diaz
Alita
2018 Lucy
Lynne Lucero
Becca
Brenda
2017 Ms. Benitez (voice)
Captain Lynne Lucero
Ava
2016 Rosa
Amanda
2015 Madeline
Brenda
Lynn
Rosa
Rosa / Bosa
2014 Pocahontas
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Crystal
2013 Heaven
Roller Derby Girl (voice)
2012 Molly
2011 María
Barb
2010 Yolanda
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Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Writer
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