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

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comedy series '' Happyland''. She also starred in the films ''

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'' (2014), ''

The DUFF ''The DUFF'' (teen slang for "Designated Ugly Fat Friend") is a 2015 American teen comedy film directed by Ari Sandel. The screenplay by Josh Cagan was based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Kody Keplinger. The film stars Mae Whitman, ...

'' (2015), and '' Priceless'' (2016).

Early life and education

Santos was born on July 26, 1990, in

Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...

. Her father, Carlos Santos, is Brazilian from

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, and her mother, Carmen Carnot, is Cuban from

Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.California Lutheran University California Lutheran University (CLU, Cal Lutheran, or Cal Lu) is a private university in Thousand Oaks, California, United States. It was founded in 1959 and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, but is nonsectarian. It o ...

, majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology.

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. Santos subsequently co-starred as Isabelle in the 2014 horror film ''

'' (2014). Santos was also cast in the lead role of Lucy Velez in

's comedy series '' Happyland''. In 2015, she portrayed the best friend of

Mae Whitman Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988) is an American actor. She began her career as a child actor, starring in the films '' When a Man Loves a Woman'' (1994), '' One Fine Day'' (1996), ''Independence Day'' (1996), and '' Hope Floats'' (1998), ...

's character in the teen comedy film ''

''. She has also appeared in films '' Priceless'' (2016), ''

SPF-18 ''SPF-18'' is a 2017 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed by Alex Israel in his directorial debut. Israel co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Berk. The film stars Carson Meyer, Noah Centineo, Bianca A. Santos, Jackson White, ...

'' (2017) and ''Avenge the Crows'' (2017).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1990 births Living people Actresses from Santa Monica, California American people of Brazilian descent American entertainers of Cuban descent American television actresses American film actresses Hispanic and Latino American actresses California Lutheran University alumni Actresses of Brazilian descent 20th-century American women 21st-century American actresses American LGBTQ actresses {{US-screen-actor-1990s-stub