Rosa Salazar
Biography
Rosa Salazar, an American actress, grew up in Washington, D.C., and Greenbelt, Maryland, where she was active in her high school theater program. She appeared in CollegeHumor sketches after moving to New York City, then made her film debut as Crystal in Jamesy Boy (2014) following her 2009 move to Los Angeles. She landed recurring roles on American Horror Story: Murder House and Parenthood, and in 2015 she co-starred in The Divergent Series: Insurgent and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015). Her breakthrough came with the title role in Alita: Battle Angel (2019), which brought her awards from the Hollywood Critics Association and from the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics. She reprised her Maze Runner role in Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), appeared in The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) and Bird Box (2018), starred in and co-produced Brand New Cherry Flavor, and starred in the Amazon series Undone. She also directed and starred in the short Good Crazy.
41years old
Turns 42 on July 16in 248 days
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Rosa Bianca Salazar (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 11 years2014 to 2025
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Behind the camera
In 2016, Salazar directed and starred in Good Crazy, a short film about a social crusader. The film earned a nomination for a Short Film Grand Jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Behind the award
In 2019, Salazar took her first major studio lead in Alita: Battle Angel, a Robert Rodriguez adaptation of the manga Gunnm. The role earned her awards from the Hollywood Critics Association and the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics.
First role
After she moved to Los Angeles in 2009, Salazar played Crystal in her first film, Jamesy Boy, which Trevor White wrote and directed.
A first
In 2023, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited Salazar to join as a member of the organization.
Beyond film
In 2026, Rosa Salazar took to the stage as Helen Ramirez in the play High Noon, performing the role in that production.
Rosa Salazar movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Wes Ball directed two of these films. Fourteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Wes BallDirector, 2 films, 2015 to 2018
All films by Wes Ball
Also two films together8 more actors
- Aidan GillenMaze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- Dylan O'BrienMaze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- Kaya ScodelarioMaze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- Nathalie EmmanuelMaze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- Dexter DardenMaze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- Thomas Brodie-SangsterMaze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- Jacob LoflandMaze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- Ki Hong LeeMaze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.