Alicia Marie Sixtos is an American actress. Sixtos is best known for her role as Maya Martinez in the

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'' and her recurring role as Carmen Cruz in the

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's series '' The Fosters''.

Early years

Sixtos was born and raised in San Francisco and has three sisters. Sixtos is of Mexican and Portuguese descent. Sixtos moved to Los Angeles in 2005, and began work as a model for ad agencies.

Career

Sixtos has done many roles in many television series and movies including ''The Avengers'', ''King of the Hill'', ''Californication'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', and ''General Hospital''. In 2006, she had the lead role in the drama film ''

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''. In 2014, she would portray the role of Carmen on the show ''The Fosters''.

Personal life

On October 11, 2018, Sixtos came out on Twitter as

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for

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. Sixtos and actor

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married in October 2020.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sixtos, Alicia Living people Actresses from San Francisco American film actresses American television actresses American actresses of Mexican descent Hispanic and Latino American actresses LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people Pansexual actresses LGBT people from California American LGBT actors American people of Portuguese descent 21st-century American LGBT people 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people)