Sofia Pernas

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Sofia Pernas
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse
(m. 2021)

Sofia Pernas is an American actress who currently resides in Los Angeles. [1] She starred in the NBC series The Brave and in the CBS action adventure series Blood & Treasure .

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Early life

Sofia Pernas was born July 31, 1989 in Fes, Morocco. Her parents emigrated to the United States when she was five years old and grew up in Orange County, California. Her mother is from Morocco, while her father is from Spain; both are multilingual. As a result, she speaks five languages: Arabic, English, Spanish, French and German. Although she initially planned a career in journalism, she was redirected to a career in modeling and acting after being scouted. [2]

Career

Pernas played Marisa Sierras on The Young and the Restless from 2015 to 2017, and appeared on the telenovela Jane the Virgin from 2016 to 2017. She starred as Hannah Rivera in the NBC series The Brave from 2017 to 2018, and played Lexi Vaziri on the CBS series Blood & Treasure from 2019 until its cancellation in 2022. [3]

Personal life

Pernas began dating her former The Young and the Restless co-star Justin Hartley in May 2020. [4] They married in March 2021. [5] [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Age of the Dragons Rachel
2014 Roger Corman's Operation Rogue Jenna Wallace
Indigenous Elena
2018Green Ghost and the Masters of the StoneKarina
2020 Secret Society of Second-Born Royals Princess Anna Disney+
2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Gabriella

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009The Immortal Voyage of Captain DrakeIsabella DrakeTelevision film
2011 NCIS Marine First Lieutenant Gabriela FloresEpisodes: "Engaged (Parts I & II)"
Leverage Sister LupeEpisode: "The Boys Night Out Job"
2015–2017 The Young and the Restless Marisa Sierras Recurring role
2016TransylvaniaCorianderTelevision film
2016–2017 Jane the Virgin CatalinaRecurring role (season 3), 5 episodes
2017–2018 The Brave Hannah RiveraMain role
2018He Knows Your Every MoveRamonaTV film
2019–2023 Blood & Treasure Lexi VaziriMain role
2022 Quantum Leap Tammy Jean Jessup / CarlaEpisode: "A Decent Proposal"
2024 Tracker Billie Matalon2 episodes: S1.E6: "Lexington", S2.E3: "Bloodlines"

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