Bianca Santos

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Bianca Santos
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Santos at the 2014 Imagen Awards
Born
Bianca Alexa Santos

(1990-07-26) July 26, 1990 (age 32)
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Bianca Alexa Santos (born July 26, 1990) is an American actress known for her roles as Lexi Rivera in the Freeform drama series The Fosters and as Lucy Velez in the MTV comedy series Happyland . She also starred in the films Ouija (2014), The DUFF (2015), and Priceless (2016).

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Early life and education

Santos was born on July 26, 1990, in Santa Monica, California. [1] Her father, Carlos Santos, is a Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro, and her mother, Carmen Carnot, is a Cuban from Havana. [2] Santos is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. [3] [4] She attended California Lutheran University, majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology. [5]

Career

In May 2013, it was announced that Santos would join the cast of the Freeform drama series The Fosters , portraying the recurring role of Lexi Rivera. [6] Santos subsequently co-starred as Isabelle in the 2014 horror film Ouija (2014). [7]

Santos was also cast in the lead role of Lucy Velez in MTV's comedy series Happyland . In 2015, she portrayed the best friend of Mae Whitman's character in the teen comedy film The DUFF . [8] She has also appeared in films Priceless (2016), SPF-18 (2017) and Avenge the Crows (2017).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Ouija Isabelle
2015 The Duff Casey Cordero
2016 Little Dead Rotting Hood Samantha / Red Rotting Hood
2016 Priceless Antoniaalso associate producer
201648 Hours to LiveOlivia
2017 SPF-18 Camilla Barnes
2017Avenge the CrowsInez
2017The Best PeopleBianca
2023 Invitation to a Murder Carmen Blanco

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Brodowski & CompanyAnnaTelevision film
2013ChanningCindyTelevision film
2013–2016 The Fosters Lexi RiveraRecurring role (seasons 1, 3)
2014 Happyland Lucy VelezMain role
2015Dream AmericanoErmenegildaTelevision film
2016–2018Keeping It 100BobbiRecurring role; also executive producer
2017Happily Never AfterVictoriaTelevision film
2019 Cloak & Dagger DelEpisode: "Vikingtown Sound"
2019, 2022 Legacies MayaRecurring role (season 2); guest role (season 4)
2019 All Rise Olivia McLelandEpisode: "Fool for Liv"
2022 Grey's Anatomy Kristen ClarkRecurring role (season 18)

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