Emily Rios

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Emily Rios in 2006

Emily Clara Rios (born April 27, 1989 in Los Angeles , California ) is a Mexican -born American actress and model . She gained fame primarily through her film debut in the 2006 film The 15th Birthday , which is also known under the name Quinceañera . In this feature film, Rios, who was still underage at the time, played the leading role and from then on came to a number of engagements in internationally broadcast films and television series.

life and career

The Mexican-American Emily Rios, who belongs to Jehovah's Witnesses and grew up in the Californian cities of El Monte and West Covina , began her film and television career when she was discovered shopping in a mall and soon afterwards was used as a model, but also as an actress in the film. Her first notable film appearance was in 2005, when she was featured in the around twelve-minute short film For Them and was represented in one of the leading roles. She finally did so in 2006, which was published and nominated for several film awards or won several awards, The 15th Birthday , where she was seen again in the lead role. In 2007, Rios was nominated several times for the role of Magdalena , including an ALMA Award in the "Outstanding Actress - Motion Picture" category , an NAACP Image Award in the "Best Actress - Film" category and a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress", although the talented young actor was not allowed to accept any of the prizes. This also meant the breakthrough for the amateur athlete who once dreamed of a career as a professional basketball player. After that, Emily Rios was used year after year in numerous internationally known productions and in some cases also went beyond guest and short appearances.

Bob Odenkirk and Emily Rios filming the Breaking Bad episode 4x08 Hermanos in 2011

After she was used in the feature film The Blue Hour and the short film The Stain on the Sidewalk in 2007 , she made her first appearance in a well-known television series with a guest appearance in Emergency Room . More such appearances should follow in the following year (appearances in one episode each of The Closer and Dr. House ). In 2008 she was seen with professional skateboarder Paul Rodriguez in the film Vicious Circle . From 2009, Rio's occupations and engagements gradually increased, in addition to some film appearances, such as in Down for Life and The Winning Season from this year also in a supporting role in the television series Men of a Certain Age , where it was used as Maria had a record of appearances in twelve different episodes by 2011. At the same time, she gained further experience in the film business in 2010 at Love Ranch and Pete Smalls Is Dead , but was also used in television series such as Friday Night Lights (four episodes from 2010 to 2011) or Breaking Bad (ten episodes from 2010 to 2013) . Also in 2010 and 2011 she was booked for an engagement in the movie Big Mama's House - Die doppelte Portion , the third part of this film series with Martin Lawrence . In the film she was finally seen in the not insignificant role of Isabelle . The young actress had another appearance in 2011 in an episode of the short-lived US police series Prime Suspect .

2013-2014 Rios played in the FX crime series The Bridge - America the role of Adriana Mendez , which was expanded to a leading role in the second season.

Since 2017 Rios has played the role of Lucia Villanueva in the FX series Snowfall (Season 1: 10 episodes, Season 2 is announced for 2018).

Filmography (selection)

Film appearances (also short appearances)
Series appearances (also guest and short appearances)

Nominations

Web links

Commons : Emily Rios  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Emily Rios, California's Official Birth Register , accessed March 19, 2012
  2. ↑ a b A FILM FIESTA. 'Quinceañera' is a spicy look at a Latina's sweet 15; NY Daily News article, August 6, 2006 ( June 29, 2011 memento on the Internet Archive ), accessed March 19, 2012
  3. ↑ a b 28th Annual Young Artist Awards , accessed on March 19, 2012
  4. Jump up ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Emily Rios & Matthew Lillard Promoted To Regulars On FX's 'The Bridge' . In: Deadline.com . December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ The winter turns white: FOX shows the new series "Snowfall" from January 25, 2018 . In: presseportal.de . ( presseportal.de [accessed on March 9, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Rios, Emily
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rios, Emily Clara (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and model
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California, United States