Francia Raisa

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Actress

Birth Date: July 26, 1988

Age: 35 years old

Birth Place: Los Angeles, California

Teen-movie and TV star Francia Raisa is of Mexican and Honduran descent but was born in Southern California where her family worked in Spanish-language radio. Raisa--whose father is veteran radio personality "El Cucuy"--always enjoyed dancing in many styles, including jazz, tap, and hip-hop. She started dancing at the age of 5 and was able to channel this passion into one of her earliest roles, playing a cheerleader in the "Bring It On" franchise. After finishing high school, the stunning Raisa began to book modeling and commercial work, but she swiftly launched her acting career at the age of 17 when she appeared in an episode of the Iraq war drama "Over There." Soon she landed the part of Leti in the direct-to-DVD sequel "Bring It On: All or Nothing," which helped her career pick up steam. In 2008, she landed a part in "The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream" and simultaneously won the role of Adrian Lee in the hit series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." Since winning that part, she found plenty of time for work in a wide variety of work like the gritty human trafficking thriller "Bulletface" and the hit witness relocation TV drama "In Plain Sight."

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How I Met Your FatherStream

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Valentina
Series
2022
34%

Celebrity Wheel of FortuneStream

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Game Show
2021

Floored

Judge
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2020

31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest

Actor
Show
2019

A Little Late With Lilly Singh

Guest
Talk
2019
82%

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

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Talk
2019

The Chuey Martinez Show

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2019

Once Upon a Date

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Izzy Flores
Movie
2019

Grown-ishStream

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Ana Torres
Series
2018

Life-Size 2: A Christmas EveStream

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Grace Manning
Movie
2018

Access Live

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Show
2017

TRL

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2017

STEVE on Watch

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Talk
2017

Daily Pop

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News
2017

Tiny House of Terror

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Sam
Movie
2017

Harry

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Talk
2016

The $100,000 PyramidStream

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Game Show
2016

To Tell the TruthStream

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Game Show
2016

Dirty Lies

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Officer Ramirez
Movie
2016

The Secrets of Emily Blair

Actor
Tara
Movie
2016

RosewoodStream

Guest Star
Series
2015
9%

Beyond Paradise

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Shahrzad
Movie
2015

Black Car

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Gretchen
Movie
2015

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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Talk
2014

The Real

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Talk
2013

Chastity Bites

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Katharine
Movie
2013

A Snow Globe Christmas

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Penny
Movie
2013

Christmas Bounty

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Tory Bell
Movie
2013

The Mindy ProjectStream

Guest Star
Series
2012
86%

The Talk

Guest
Talk
2010

The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice

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Alexandra "Alex" Delgado
Movie
2010

The Secret Life of the American TeenagerStream

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Adrian Lee
Series
2008

In Plain SightStream

Guest Star
Olivia Moreno / Olivia Morales
Series
2008

The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream

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Alejandra "Alex" Delgado
Movie
2008

Bring It On: All or Nothing

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Leti
Movie
2006

American Latino TV

Guest
Show
2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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Talk
2003

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationStream

Guest Star
Series
2000

Today

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News
1952

News aboutFrancia Raisa

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Life Size 2 - Tyra Banks and Francia Raisa
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‘Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve’: Francia Raisa on Starring in the Sequel to Her Childhood Fave

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‘Life-Size 2’ Star & Producer Tyra Banks on Taking Things to ‘the Next Level’ for the Sequel

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‘Life-Size 2’ Stars Francia Raisa & Tyra Banks Test Their Tree-Decorating Skills (VIDEO)

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