# Christian Serratos

Christian Marie Serratos (/səˈrɑːtoʊs/ sə-RAH-tohss; born Bernardi on September 21, 1990) is an American actress, who is best known for portraying 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. From 2020 to 2021, she portrayed The Queen of Tejano singer Selena in Netflix's Selena: The Series.

## Early life

Serratos was born in Pasadena, California, and raised in Burbank, California. Alicia Serratos, her mother, is Mexican, while her father is Italian. At the age of 3, she worked as an extra on The Drew Carey Show and Coach.
She began figure skating at age three 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 seven, 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's 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 the 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".
Serratos played Rosita Espinosa in AMC's series The Walking Dead, initially as a recurring character in the fourth season where she made her first appearance at the end of the tenth episode "Inmates". Her character was promoted to series regular in the fifth season, and was added to the series' main credits in the seventh season. On September 22, 2022, it was reported that Christian Serratos has been cast in the lead role of the HBO Max drama More playing Londyn Lorenz.

### 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 "Becoming Attractions" section.

## Personal life

Serratos is an animal rights activist. She has posed for a number of PETA campaigns promoting a vegan lifestyle. She is a vegan.
Christian has been in a relationship with David Boyd, a singer-songwriter, since 2014. They have one daughter (b. 2017).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Cow Belles | Heather Perez | Television Movie |
| 2008 | Twilight | Angela Weber | |
| 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Angela Weber | |
| 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Angela Weber | |
| 2011 | 96 Minutes | Lena | |
| 2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Angela Weber | |
| 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Angela Weber | Credit only |
| 2013 | Pop Star | Roxie Santos | |
| 2014 | Flight 7500 | Raquel Mendoza | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004–2007 | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Suzie Crabgrass | Recurring role (season 1–3), 44 episodes |
| 2005 | Zoey 101 | Girl #1 | Episode: "School Dance" |
| 2006 | 7th Heaven | Receptionist | Episode: "Broken Hearts and Promises" |
| 2006 | Cow Belles | Heather Perez | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2007 | Hannah Montana | Alexa | Episode: "The Idol Side of Me" |
| 2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | Becca | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2011–2012 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Raven | Recurring role (season 4–5), 9 episodes |
| 2014–2022 | The Walking Dead | Rosita Espinosa | Recurring (season 4), also starring (seasons 5–7), main (season 7–11); 94 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Selena: The Series | Selena | Main role; 18 episodes |
| 2022 | Love, Death & Robots | Harper | Episode: "In Vaulted Halls Entombed" |
| TBA | More | Londyn Lorenz | Main role |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Role | Musicians |
| 2018 | Drew Barrymore | Love Interest | Bryce Vine |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2008 | 29th Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Nominated |
| 2009 | 30th Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress | Twilight | Won |
| 2021 | 36th Imagen Awards | Best Actress—Television Drama | Selena: The Series | Nominated |