Francia Raisa

Francia Raisa Biography

Francia Raisa (born July 26, 1988) is an American actress. Raisa is most notable for her roles in Bring It On: All or Nothing and The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

She is currently the host of "WTFrancia" on Main Stage on Dash Radio.

Early life

Raisa was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her parents are Renan Almendarez Coello and Virginia Almendarez. She is of Honduran and Mexican descent and has two younger sisters, Italia and Irlanda. A few years after Raisa was born, her father started using his new Latin radio personality, "El Cucuy". She attended Bishop Alemany High School where she was a cheerleader.

Career

Raisa began to take acting jobs in her junior year of high school, modeling for print ads and appearing in commercials. She guest-starred in the sitcoms American Family: Journey of Dreams and Over There. Just a month into her senior year, she booked one of her first lead roles, starring opposite Hayden Panettiere in Bring It On: All or Nothing. She co-starred in the Nickelodeon movie Shredderman Rules, where she portrayed Isabel, and in The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream and The Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice as Alejandra Delgado. She played the role of Adrian Lee in the hit ABC Family drama, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, from its beginning in July 2008, until the series finale in early June 2013.

Raisa appeared in Lil' Romeo's music video "My Girlfriend" as Tamy in 2004 and in Iyaz's music video "So Big".

In 2009, Raisa guest-starred on the USA network's TV series In Plain Sight and co-starred in a short film directed by David Henrie called Boo, which aired on YouTube.

Raisa appeared in a music video for pop duo Savvy & Mandy and guest starred in the second season of Degrassi: The Next Generation.

In 2013, Raisa starred in the Christmas-themed movie Christmas Bounty alongside Mike "The Miz" Mizanin.

Raisa officially launched a Kickstarter project on October 8, 2015. Her product, Ellobella, is a wrinkle-resistant dress folded into a custom made pouch small enough to fit in your purse. The estimated delivery date for her Kickstarter supporters is December 2015.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Bring It On: All or Nothing	Leti	Direct-to-video; credited as Francia Almendarez
2009	Fired Up!	Marly
2010	Bulletface	Maria
2013	Chastity Bites	Katharine
2016	Beyond Paradise	Shahrzad

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Over There	Sawa	Episode: "The Prisoner"
2007	Shredderman Rules	Isabel Lopez	Television film
2008	'	Alexandra "Alex" Delgado	Television film
2008-2013	'	Adrian Lee	Main role; 121 episodes
2009	In Plain Sight	Olivia Moreno / Olivia Morales	Episode: "Jailbait"
2010	'	Alexandra "Alex" Delgado	Television film
2012	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Erin Vickler	Episode: "Trends with Benefits"
2013	Company Town	Grace	Television film
2013	Massholes	Francia Raisa	Episode: "Catfish and Coldcuts"
2013	'	Katie	Episode: "Frat Party"
2013	Christmas Bounty	Tory Bell	Television film
2013	'	Penny	Television film
2016	'	Gretchen	Television film
2016	Hit the Floor	Rennae	Episodes: "Carrying", "Killer Crossover"
2017	Dear White People	Vanessa	Episodes: "Chapter VI", "Chapter X"
2017	Tiny House of Terror	Sam	Television film
2017	Once Upon a Date	Izzy Flores	Television film; post-production

Music videos

Year	Video	Artist
2015	Gibberish (feat. Hoodie Allen)	MAX
2010	So Big	Iyaz

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work
2011	ALMA Awards	Favorite TV Actress: Leading Role in a Drama	The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2011	Gracie Allen Awards	Outstanding Female Rising Star in a Drama Series or Special	The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2012	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Scene Stealer: Female	The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2012	Imagen Awards	Best Young Actress in a Television Series	The Secret Life of the American Teenager

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