Rosa Salazar

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1985-07-16 (39 years old)

Place of Birth Washington, D.C., USA

Also Known As 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

Rosa Salazar

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.

Known For

Actor

2025
Win or Lose

as Vanessa (voice)

2022
Chariot

as Maria Deschaines

2022
2022
Pantheon

as Senator Elaine Rivera (voice)

2021
No Future

as Becca

2021
Brand New Cherry Flavor

as Lisa N. Nova

2020
2020
B Positive

as Adriana

2019
2019
Undone

as Alma Winograd-Diaz

2018
Bird Box

as Lucy

2018
Star Trek: Short Treks

as Lynne Lucero

2017
CHiPS

as Ava

2017
Big Mouth

as Ms. Benitez (voice)

2016
Good Crazy

as Rosa

2016
Submerged

as Amanda

2015
Night Owls

as Madeline

2015
Insurgent

as Lynn

2015
Man Seeking Woman

as Rosa / Bosa

2015
2014
Search Party

as Pocahontas

2014
2014
Jamesy Boy

as Crystal

2013
Epic

as Roller Derby Girl (voice)

2013
Hello Ladies

as Heaven

2012
Ben and Kate

as Molly

2011
2011
China, IL

as Barb (voice)

2010
Law & Order: LA

as Yolanda

2007

Director

2016
Good Crazy

as Director

Writer

2016
Good Crazy

as Writer