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in AMC's '' The Walking Dead'' TV series, based on the

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of the same name. She is also known for playing Suzie Crabgrass in the

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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

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's '' Selena: The Series''.

Early life

Serratos was born in

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, and raised in

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March 30, 2014 Her mother is a jewelry designer, and public relations and marketing agent at ACSPR and is of Mexican descent, while her father is Italian. She began

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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

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Career

Serratos played Suzie Crabgrass in the

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 ''

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'' 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

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video for their song "Howlin' for You". Serratos played

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

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drama pilot ''More'' playing Londyn Lorenz.

Appearances

She ranked at No. 65 on ''

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''s "Hot 100" list for 2010. In the March 2015 issue of ''

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'' magazine, Serratos was featured in the "Becoming Attractions" section.

Personal life

Serratos is an

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activist. She has posed for a number of

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campaigns promoting a

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lifestyle. She is a vegan. Christian is married to David Boyd, a singer-songwriter. They have one child, a daughter named Wolfgang.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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MTV.com interview
(Oct 2008) {{DEFAULTSORT:Serratos, Christian 1990 births 21st-century American actresses American child actresses American film actresses American actresses of Mexican descent American television actresses Living people Actresses from Pasadena, California Actresses from Los Angeles American people of Italian descent Hispanic and Latino American actresses Actresses from Burbank, California