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Rosa Salazar

Rosa Salazar

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 16, 1985 (40)
Birthplace Washington, D.C., USA
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Sep 26, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 fo ... r 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.

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Filmography

Play Dirty

Play Dirty

2025

as Zen

A Million Miles Away

A Million Miles Away

2023

as Adela

Chariot

Chariot

2022

as Maria Deschaines

No Future

No Future

2021

as Becca

Pink Skies Ahead

Pink Skies Ahead

2020

as Addie

Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel

2019

as Alita

The Kindergarten Teacher

The Kindergarten Teacher

2018

as Becca

Bird Box

Bird Box

2018

as Lucy

CHiPS

CHiPS

2017

as Ava

Good Crazy

Good Crazy

2016

as Rosa

Submerged

Submerged

2016

as Amanda

Night Owls

Night Owls

2015

as Madeline

Insurgent

Insurgent

2015

as Lynn

Jamesy Boy

Jamesy Boy

2014

as Crystal

Search Party

Search Party

2014

as Pocahontas

Epic

Epic

2013

as Roller Derby Girl (voice)

Good Crazy

Good Crazy

2016

Writer

Good Crazy

Good Crazy

2016

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Undone

as Alma Winograd-Diaz

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Sep 12, 2019

China, IL

as Barb (voice)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Oct 02, 2011

Brand New Cherry Flavor

as Lisa N. Nova

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 13, 2021

Wedding Season

as Katie

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 08, 2022

Win or Lose

as Vanessa (voice)

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 19, 2025

Man Seeking Woman

as Rosa

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 14, 2015

B Positive

as Adriana

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 05, 2020

Pantheon

as Senator Elaine Rivera (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 01, 2022

Big Mouth

as Ms. Benitez (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 29, 2017

American Horror Story

as María

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 05, 2011

Hello Ladies

as Heaven

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 2013

Man Seeking Woman

as Rosa / Bosa

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 2015

Ben and Kate

as Molly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2012

Law & Order: LA

as Yolanda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 2010

CollegeHumor Shorts

as Adison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 26, 2007

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

as Lucy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2014

Star Trek: Short Treks

as Lynne Lucero

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2018

CollegeHumor Shorts

as Rosa

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 26, 2007

China, IL

as (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 2011

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