Francia Raisa
{{Short description|American actress (born 1988)}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Francia Raisa
| image = Francia Raisa at MTV Awards.jpg
| caption = Raisa in June 2018
| alt = Francia Raisa in 2018
| birth_name = Francia Raisa Almendárez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|7|26}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2004–present
| father = Renán Almendárez Coello
}}
Francia Raisa Almendárez (born July 26, 1988{{cite web |last=Raisa |first=Francia |title=Francia Raisa Official Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/franciaraisa |via=Twitter |date=July 26, 2017 |access-date=March 21, 2019}}) is an American actress.{{cite news|last=Rodriguez|first=Priscilla|title=Exclusive: Francia Raisa Talks 'Christmas Bounty' & BFF Selena Gomez!|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/buzz/francia-raisa-christmas-bounty-exclusive?page=1%2C2|work=Latina|date=November 26, 2013|language=en|access-date=October 31, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223193431/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/buzz/francia-raisa-christmas-bounty-exclusive?page=1%2C2|url-status=dead}} Raisa is known for her roles in Bring It On: All or Nothing, The Secret Life of the American Teenager,{{cite news|last=Hernández|first=Lee|title=Francia Raisa, mean girl of 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager'|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/latino/francia-raisa-girl-secret-life-article-1.425124|work=New York Daily News|date=January 27, 2009|access-date=November 30, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220445/https://www.nydailynews.com/latino/francia-raisa-girl-secret-life-american-teenager-article-1.425124|archive-date=September 14, 2017}} Grown-ish, and How I Met Your Father.
Early life and education
Raisa was born in Los Angeles, California to a Mexican mother, Virginia Almendárez (née Pelayo), and Renán Almendárez Coello, a Honduran-born radio personality; and raised in Los Angeles.{{cite news|last=Hernandez|first=Lee|title='The Secret Life Of The American Teenager:' Our 15 Favorite Francia Raisa Scenes (VIDEO)|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/11/secret-life-of-the-american-teenager_n_1586542.html|work=Huffington Post|date=June 11, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Moniuszko|first=Sara M.|title=Who is Francia Raisa? 5 things to know about Selena Gomez's kidney donor|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/09/14/who-francia-raisa-5-things-know-selena-gomezs-kidney-donor/666099001/|work=USA Today|date=September 14, 2017|language=en}} A few years after she was born, her father started using his new Latin radio personality, "El Cucuy".
Raisa attended Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, where she was a cheerleader.{{cite news|last=Geragotelis|first=Brittany|title=Francia Raisa's (Not So) Secret Life|url=http://www.americancheerleader.com:80/2011/06/francia-raisa’s-not-so-secret-life/|work=American Cheerleader|date=June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815163609/http://www.americancheerleader.com/2011/06/francia-raisa%E2%80%99s-not-so-secret-life/|archive-date=August 15, 2011}}
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. Raisa appeared in Lil' Romeo's music video "My Girlfriend" as Tamy in 2004 and in Iyaz's music video "So Big". 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 Alexandra 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.
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. In 2013, Raisa starred in the Christmas-themed movie Christmas Bounty alongside Mike "The Miz" Mizanin.
File:Francia Raisa 2, 2012.jpg
From 2018 to 2022, Raisa starred in the Freeform show, Grown-ish, executive produced by Black-ish creator Kenya Barris.{{cite web |first=Denise|last=Petski |title='Grown-ish': 'Black-ish' Spinoff Adds Francia Raisa & Jordan Buhat As Regulars, Chloe x Halle To Recur|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/grown-ish-black-ish-spinoff-cast-francia-raisa-jordan-buhat-chloe-x-halle-1202158353/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 30, 2017 }}{{cite magazine|last=Agard|first=Chancellor|title='Grown-ish': Francia Raisa, Jordan Buhat Join 'Black-ish' Spin-Off|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/08/30/grownish-blackish-spinoff-new-cast-members/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 30, 2017}} She starred in the show's first four seasons, exiting upon the character's graduation at the end of the fourth season.{{cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |title=grown-ish Shake-Up: 6 Original Cast Members Exiting Ahead of Season 5 |url=https://tvline.com/lists/grownish-season-5-cast-spoilers-finale-yara-shahidi-zoey/ |website=TVLine |access-date=March 24, 2022 |date=March 24, 2022}} She also starred in Freeform's 2018 television film, Life-Size 2, opposite Tyra Banks.{{cite web |first=Denise|last=Petski |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/francia-raisa-co-star-opposite-tyra-banks-life-size-2-freeform-1202423428/ |title=Francia Raisa To Co-Star Opposite Tyra Banks In 'Life Size 2' On Freeform |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 9, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018}}{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/07/09/tyra-banks-life-size-2-francia-raisa/ |title=Tyra Banks reveals Francia Raisa as her costar, more Life-Size 2 plot details|last=Nolfi|first=Joey|date=July 9, 2018|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 4, 2018}}
In May 2021, Raisa was cast in How I Met Your Mother's spinoff series How I Met Your Father, which premiered on Hulu on January 18, 2022.{{cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |title=How I Met Your Father Gets January Premiere Date on Hulu — Watch Video |url=https://tvline.com/2021/11/17/how-i-met-your-father-premiere-date-january-2022-hulu-video/ |website=TVLine |date=November 17, 2021 |access-date=November 17, 2021}} In February 2022, the series was renewed for a 20-episode second season.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/how-i-met-your-father-renewed-season-2-hulu-1234933788/|title='How I Met Your Father' Renewed For Season 2 At Hulu|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=February 15, 2022|access-date=February 15, 2022}} In September 2023, however, it was cancelled after two seasons.{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Sherlock|url=https://screenrant.com/why-hulu-cancelled-how-i-met-your-father/|title=Why Hulu Cancelled How I Met Your Father After Only 2 Seasons|website=Screen Rant|date=September 4, 2023|accessdate=October 19, 2023}}
Personal life
Raisa was born in Los Angeles.{{Cite news|first=Sara M.|last=Moniuszko|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/09/14/who-francia-raisa-5-things-know-selena-gomezs-kidney-donor/666099001/|title=Who is Francia Raisa? 5 things about the 'Grown-ish' actress you've probably seen before|work=USA Today|date=September 14, 2017|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=en}} In the summer of 2017, Raisa donated one of her kidneys to her friend, singer and actress Selena Gomez, who has lupus.{{cite news|last=France|first=Lisa Respers|title=Selena Gomez's best friend gave her a kidney|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/14/entertainment/selena-gomez-kidney-transplant/index.html|work=CNN|date=September 15, 2017}}{{cite news|last=Kim|first=Eun Kyung|title=Selena Gomez: Kidney transplant 'defined everything that I am right now'|url=https://www.today.com/health/selena-gomez-says-her-kidney-transplant-defined-everything-i-am-t118202|work=The Today Show|date=October 31, 2017|language=en}}{{Cite news|first=Leanne Aciz|last=Stanton|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/francia-raisa-talks-painful-recovery-after-selena-gomez-kidney-donation/|title=Francia Raisa Talks Recovery After Selena Gomez Kidney Donation|date=February 17, 2018|work=Us Weekly|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=en-US}} Raisa said that Gomez was told by doctors that the two were match before she was and that it was Gomez who informed her that the two were a match.{{Cite web |last=Chung • • |first=Gabrielle |date=2023-08-02 |title=Francia Raísa addresses claim she was 'forced' to donate kidney to Selena Gomez |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/francia-raisa-addresses-claim-she-was-forced-to-donate-kidney-to-selena-gomez/3104775/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=NBC Boston |language=en-US}} In 2023, Raisa shared on Instagram about her recent diagnosis with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).{{Cite web |last=Vasquez |first=Ingrid |title=Francia Raisa Reveals Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Diagnosis: 'Still Learning How to Live with It' |url=https://people.com/francia-raisa-shares-her-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-diagnosis-7571208 |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}
Filmography
=Film=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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2006
|Leti |Direct-to-video; credited as Francia Almendarez |
2009
|Marly | |
2010
|Maria | |
2013
|Katharine | |
2018
|Beyond Paradise |Shahrzad | |
=Television=
class="wikitable sortable" | |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |
---|---|
2004
|{{sortname | Smallville}}
|Race Car Girl |Episode: "Velocity" |
2005
|Sawa |Episode: "The Prisoner" | |
2007
|Isabel Lopez |Television film | |
2008
|{{sortname|The|Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream}} |Alexandra "Alex" Delgado |Television film | |
2008–2013
|{{sortname|The|Secret Life of the American Teenager}} |Adrian Lee |Main role | |
2009
|Olivia Moreno / Olivia Morales |Episode: "Jailbait" | |
2010
|{{sortname|The|Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice}} |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
|{{sortname|The|Mindy Project}} |Katie |Episode: "Frat Party" | |
2013
|Christmas Bounty |Tory Bell |Television film | |
2013
|{{sortname|A|Snow Globe Christmas|nolink=1}} |Penny |Television film | |
2016
|{{sortname|The|Wrong Car|nolink=1}} |Gretchen |Television film | |
2016
|Rennae |Episodes: "Carrying", "Killer Crossover" | |
2017
|Vanessa |Episodes: "Chapter VI", "Chapter X" | |
2017
|Tiny House of Terror |Sam |Television film | |
2017
|Once Upon a Date |Izzy Flores |Television film | |
2018
|Ana Torres |Episode: "Don't You Be My Neighbor" | |
2018–2022
|Ana Torres | |
2018
|Grace Manning |Television film{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/07/09/tyra-banks-life-size-2-francia-raisa/ |title=Tyra Banks reveals Francia Raisa as her costar, more Life-Size 2 plot details|last=Nolfi|first=Joey|date=July 9, 2018|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 4, 2018}} | |
2022–2023
|Valentina |Main role |
=Music videos=
Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Francia Raisa|nowrap=yes}}
- {{IMDb name|2116006|Francia Raisa}}
- {{Twitter}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American actresses of Mexican descent
Category:American people of Honduran descent
Category:American film actresses
Category:Actresses from Los Angeles
Category:American television actresses