Christian Marie Serratos (born September 21, 1990) is an
American actress, who plays Rosita Espinosa in AMC's The Walking Dead TV
series, based on the comic book of the same name. She is also known for playing
Suzie Crabgrass in the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival
Guide and Angela Weber in The Twilight Saga series.
Early life
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Serratos was born in Pasadena, Californiaand raised in
Burbank, California. Her mother is a jewelry designer of Italian and Mexican
descent; while her father was a set construction worker of Italian and Irish
descent. She began figure skating when she was 3 and continued competitively,
saying, "My coaches were talking about the Olympics and it was really
crazy. Now, I just do it for fun." At the age of 7, she signed with the
Ford Modeling Agency.
Career
Serratos played Suzie Crabgrass in the Nickelodeon series
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, which debuted in 2004 and ended in
2007 after three seasons.
Serratos' role as Angela Weber in Twilight won her the
"Young Supporting Actress" award in the Best Performance in a Feature
Film category at the 30th Young Artist Awards. Serratos reprised the role in
Twilight's sequels The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
In 2011, she appeared in The Black Keys video for their song "Howlin' for
You".
She played the recurring character of Rosita Espinosa in the
fourth season of AMC's series The Walking Dead, making her first appearance at
the end of the 10th episode, "Inmates".
She continued the role in the series' fifth and sixth
season, being promoted to a series regular.
Appearances
She ranked at No. 65 on Maxim's "Hot 100" list for
2010. In the March 2015 issue of Playboy magazine, Serratos was featured in the
"After Hours" section.
Personal life
Serratos is an animal activist. She has posed for a number
of PETA campaigns promoting a vegan lifestyle.