Francia Raisa

Francia Raisa
Born Francia Raisa
(1988-07-26) July 26, 1988
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress, dancer, radio personality on Dash Radio.
Years active 2004–present
Height 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)[1]

Francia Raisa (born July 26, 1988) is an American actress. Raisa is most notable for her roles in Bring It On: All or Nothing and The Secret Life of the American Teenager.[2]

She is currently the host of "WTFrancia" on Main Stage on Dash Radio.

Early life

Raisa was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her parents are Renan Almendarez Coello and Virginia Almendarez. She is of Honduran and Mexican descent and has two younger sisters, Italia and Irlanda. A few years after Raisa was born, her father started using his new Latin radio personality, "El Cucuy". She attended Bishop Alemany High School where she was a cheerleader.[3]

Career

Raisa began to take acting jobs in her junior year of high school, modeling for print ads and appearing in commercials. She guest-starred in the sitcoms American Family: Journey of Dreams and Over There. Just a month into her senior year, she booked one of her first lead roles, starring opposite Hayden Panettiere in Bring It On: All or Nothing. She co-starred in the Nickelodeon movie Shredderman Rules, where she portrayed Isabel, and in The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream and The Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice as Alejandra Delgado. She played the role of Adrian Lee in the hit ABC Family drama, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, from its beginning in July 2008, until the series finale in early June 2013.

Raisa appeared in Lil' Romeo's music video "My Girlfriend" as Tamy in 2004 and in Iyaz's music video "So Big".

In 2009, Raisa guest-starred on the USA network's TV series In Plain Sight and co-starred in a short film directed by David Henrie called Boo, which aired on YouTube.

Raisa appeared in a music video for pop duo Savvy & Mandy and guest starred in the second season of Degrassi: The Next Generation.

In 2013, Raisa starred in the Christmas-themed movie Christmas Bounty alongside Mike "The Miz" Mizanin.

Raisa officially launched a Kickstarter project on October 8, 2015.[4] Her product, Ellobella, is a wrinkle-resistant dress folded into a custom made pouch small enough to fit in your purse.[5][6] The estimated delivery date for her Kickstarter supporters is December 2015.

Filmography

2013 Christmas bounty Tory bell Notes
2006 Bring It On: All or Nothing Leti Direct-to-video
2008 ASD. Alma sin dueño Unknown role
2009 Fired Up! Marly Cameo
2010 Bulletface Maria
2013 Chastity Bites Katharine Garcia
2013 Strain Lead Bully Anti-bullying Silent Short Film
2016 Beyond Paradise Shahrzad Completed
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 American Family: Journey of Dreams Karina
2005 Over There Sawa Episode: "The Prisoner" (season 1: episode 3)
2007 Shredderman Rules Isabel TV film
2008–13 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Adrian Lee Main role, 121 episodes
2008 The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream Alejandra 'Alex' Delgado TV film
2009 In Plain Sight Olivia Morales Episode: "Jailbait" (season 2: episode 11)
2010 The Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice Alejandra 'Alex' Delgado TV film
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Erin Vickler Episode: "Trends with Benefits" (season 12: episode 17)
2013 The Mindy Project Katie Episode: "Frat Party" (season 1: episode 23)[7]
2013 WWE Raw Herself
2013 Christmas Bounty Tory TV film
2013 A Snowglobe Christmas Penny TV film
2015 UnREAL Inez Unaired pilot
2016 The Wrong Car Gretchen TV film
Music Videos
Year Video Artist
2015 Gibberish (feat. Hoodie Allen) MAX[8][9]
2010 Iyaz[10]

Awards

Awards
Year Result Award Category Nominated Work
2011 Nominated ALMA Awards Favorite TV Actress: Leading Role in a Drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Won Gracie Allen Awards Outstanding Female Rising Star in a Drama Series or Special
2012 Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice Scene Stealer: Female
Nominated Imagen Awards Best Young Actress in a Television Series

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