Aimee Carrero
Aimee Carrero | |
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Carrero at the Hall of Game Awards, 2012 | |
Born |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | July 15, 1988
Citizenship | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Spouse(s) |
Tim Rock (m. 2016) |
Aimee Carrero (born July 15, 1988) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Angie on the Cartoon Network live-action series Level Up. From 2014–2018 she has starred as Sofia Rodriguez on the Freeform sitcom Young & Hungry. She also provides the voice of Princess Elena on the Disney Channel animated series Elena of Avalor.
Early life and education
Carrero was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to a Dominican mother and a Puerto Rican father[1] and grew up in Miami, Florida.[2] She is an alumna of Florida International University graduating in 2008 with a degree in International Relations.[3]
Career
In 2009, she appeared in the feature film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.[4] Carrero's television credits include The Mentalist, Lincoln Heights, Men of a Certain Age, The Middle, Greek, Zeke and Luther and Baby Daddy.[4]
In 2011, she was cast as Angie in the Cartoon Network live-action film Level Up. She reprised her role in the subsequent television series of the same name.[5] The series ended in 2013 after two seasons.
In 2012, Carrero co-starred in the Lifetime television film Blue Lagoon: The Awakening. That same year, she made her Off-Broadway debut in Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere play, What Rhymes with America in December 2012.[6]
In 2014, she co-starred in the horror film Devil's Due.[2] Carrero also recurred in the second season of the FX series The Americans as Lucia, a Sandinista freedom fighter. She was also cast in the ABC Family sitcom Young & Hungry, starring Emily Osment.[7]
In January 2015 it was announced that Carrero will be providing the voice of Elena, Disney's first Latina fairy tale princess for the Disney Channel series Elena of Avalor.[8] The series is a spin-off of the Disney Junior series Sofia the First, and it premiered on July 22, 2016.[9][10]
In April 2016 it was announced that Carrero and her character Sofia would be co-starring with Ashley Tisdale in a potential spinoff series of Young & Hungry, titled Young & Sofia.[11] However, the project did not move past the backdoor pilot phase.[12]
Personal life
In November 2015, she became engaged to actor Tim Rock. They were married in August 2016.[13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | The Essential Man | Eva Stroheim | Short film |
2007 | Category 4 | Alexandra | Short film |
2009 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Emily | |
2010 | Never Winter | Sam | Short film |
2014 | Devil's Due | Emily | |
2014 | Obituaries | Marie Sinclair | Short film |
2015 | The Last Witch Hunter | Miranda |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Hannah Montana | Mia | Episode: "For (Give) a Little Bit" |
2009 | Lincoln Heights | Sylvia Torres | 4 episodes |
2009 | The Mentalist | Cassie | Episode: "Blood Brothers" |
2010 | Greek | Sunny | Episode: "Your Friends and Neighbors" |
2011 | Level Up | Angie | Television film |
2012–13 | Level Up | Angie | Main role (35 episodes) |
2012 | Blue Lagoon: The Awakening | Jude | Television film |
2014 | Baby Daddy | Sydney | Episode: "Romancing the Phone" |
2014 | The Americans | Lucia | 4 episodes |
2014–18 | Young & Hungry | Sofia Rodriguez | Main role (71 episodes) |
2015–16 | Blindspot | Ana Montes | Episodes: "Cede Your Soul" & "Why Await Life's End" |
2016– present |
Elena of Avalor | Princess Elena | Lead voice role |
2016 | Elena and the Secret of Avalor | Princess Elena | Television film, voice role |
2016 | MacGyver | Cindy | Episode: "The Corkscrew" |
2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | Picnic Girl | Episode: "Election Night" |
2018 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Adora/She-Ra[14] | Lead voice role |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Silverwood | Emily | Episode: "Silverwood Inn" |
2014 | Young & Foodies | Herself | 4 episodes |
Music video
Year | Title | Artist | Role | Notes |
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2018 | SOS | Cher | Herself | Music video for Cher's ABBA tribute album Dancing Queen |
References
- ↑ "Disney Introduces First Latina Princess in 'Elena of Avalor'". ABC News. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- 1 2 Del Busto, Caroline (January 17, 2014). "Devil's Due Star Aimee Carrero on NYC Devil Baby Prank: "That Baby is My Worst Nightmare"". Miami New Times. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ↑ Reid, Jodi-Ann (March 17, 2015). "Alumna is Disney's first Latina princess". FIU News. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- 1 2 "Movies & TV: Aimee Carrero". The New York Times (All Movie Guide and Baseline). Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Turner Newsroom: Press Kits: Level Up". News.turner.com. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- ↑ Isherwood, Charles (December 12, 2012). "Wrapped Up in the Comfort of Defeat". The New York Times.
- ↑ Sun, Rebecca (December 18, 2013). "The Americans' Casts Cartoon Network Alum for Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ↑ Campos, Ottoniel (January 30, 2015). "Dominican Born Aimee Carrero Will Be The Voice of Disney's First Latina Princess". LatinTrends. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Amidi, Amid. "Meet Elena of Avalor, Disney's New Hispanic Princess". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Elena of Avalor, Latin Disney Princess to the Rescue". Hollywooddailystar.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 8, 2016). "'Young & Hungry' Co-Star Aimee Carrero To Reprise Role In Spinoff Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 12, 2017). "'Young & Hungry' Spinoff Not Going Forward At Freeform". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Aimee Carrero Is Married: Elena of Avalor Star Weds Tim Rock". Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ↑ "She-Ra gets a makeover! A first look at the new Netflix series and meet the cast". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 May 2018.