Adria Arjona

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Born
Adria Arjona Torres

(1992-04-25) April 25, 1992 (age 32)
Alma mater Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Edgardo Canales
(m. 2019;div. 2023)
Parent

Adria Arjona Torres (Spanish: [ˈaðɾjaaɾˈxona] ; born April 25, 1992) is a Puerto Rican actress. She played Dorothy Gale in the Oz book adaptation Emerald City (2017), Anathema Device in the TV adaptation of Good Omens (2019), and Bix Caleen in Andor (2022). She has had supporting roles in the films Pacific Rim Uprising (2018), Life of the Party (2018), Triple Frontier (2019), 6 Underground (2019) and Morbius (2022).

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Early life

Arjona was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and lived in Mexico City until she was twelve. Her mother, Leslie Torres, is Puerto Rican, and her father, Ricardo Arjona, is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. [1] [2] When she was a child, her father took her along on his tours, and she traveled often. At age 12, she moved to Miami and lived there until she was 18, when she moved to New York City on her own. [3] There she worked as a waitress and hostess while studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. [4]

Career

Arjona's early TV roles include Emily in season two of the anthology television series True Detective (2015) and Dani Silva in two episodes of the television series Person of Interest (in 2014 and 2015). She later starred in Emerald City as Dorothy Gale and played Anathema Device in the mini-series Good Omens . [5] [6]

She appeared as a minor character in the film Triple Frontier , released in March 2019, and later in a starring role in the movie 6 Underground , released in December 2019.

In 2021 she starred in Netflix's Sweet Girl alongside Jason Momoa. [7]

In December 2018, she entered negotiations in the Sony spinoff Morbius to portray the film's female lead Martine Bancroft; her involvement was confirmed at the end of January. [8]

In 2020, she starred in the advertising campaign for Giorgio Armani's fragrance My Way. [9] [10]

In April 2021, Arjona was confirmed as the lead with Andy Garcia in the Warner Bros. remake of Father of the Bride . The latest take is told through the relationships in a sprawling Cuban American family. [11]

In August 2020, Variety confirmed that Arjona had been cast in the Star Wars series Andor on Disney+. She joined previously announced series lead Diego Luna, who reprises his role from the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story . [12]

In October 2021, Arjona was set to star in and executive-produce the drama film Los Frikis, written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. [13] She will also star in Blink Twice , the directorial debut of Zoë Kravitz. [14]

Personal life

She married her longtime boyfriend, Puerto Rican lawyer Edgardo Canales in Guatemala on August 31, 2019, but they separated in 2023. [15]

Filmography

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2012Loss Short film
2015Wedding in New YorkPatricia
EosWomanShort film
2016 The Belko Experiment Leandra Florez
2018 Pacific Rim Uprising Jules Reyes
Life of the Party Amanda
2019 Triple Frontier Yovanna
6 Underground Amelia / Five
Sweet Girl Amanda Cooper
2022 Morbius Martine Bancroft [16]
Father of the Bride Sofia Herrera [17]
2023 The Absence of Eden Yadira [18]
Hit Man Maddy Masters [19]
2024 Blink Twice SarahPost-production
TBALos FrikisTBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Unforgettable Suzy HouchenEpisode: "Cashing Out"
2014–15 Person of Interest Dani Silva2 episodes
2015 Narcos HelenaEpisode: "The Sword of Simón Bolivar"
True Detective EmilyRecurring role (season 2)
2017 Emerald City Dorothy Gale Main cast
2019 Good Omens Anathema DeviceMain cast
2020 Monsterland MermaidEpisode: "Palacios, Texas"
2022 Irma Vep LaurieRecurring role
Andor Bix CaleenMain cast

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017 Fortnite Ramirez, WildcatVoice

Awards and nominations

Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee(s) / Work(s)Result
Imagen Awards 2017Best Actress - Television Emerald City Nominated
Peabody Award 2022Entertainment Andor Won
Golden Raspberry Awards 2023Worst Supporting Actress Morbius Won

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