Alicia Sixtos
Alicia Sixtos | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alicia Marie Sixtos |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse | |
Alicia Marie Sixtos is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maya Martinez in the Hulu series East Los High and her recurring role as Carmen Cruz in the ABC Family's series The Fosters.[1]
Early years
[edit]Sixtos was born and raised in San Francisco and has three sisters.[2] She is of Mexican and Portuguese descent.[2] She moved to Los Angeles in 2005, and began work as a model for ad agencies.[2]
Career
[edit]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.[2] In 2006, she had the lead role in the drama film Quinceañera.[3] In 2014, she would portray the role of Carmen on the show The Fosters.[4]
Personal life
[edit]On October 11, 2018, Sixtos came out on Twitter as pansexual for National Coming Out Day.[5] She and actor Bex Taylor-Klaus married in October 2020.[6]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Quinceañera | Eileen May Garcia | |
| 2007 | Shelter | Amber | |
| 2010 | High School | Sharky Ovante | |
| 2011 | The Custom Mary | Mary | |
| 2012 | The Avengers | Carrier BridgeTechs |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Simone Molinez | Episode: "Big Shots" |
| Lincoln Heights | Party Girl | Episode: "Grown Folks' Business" | |
| Californication | Girl with Carjacker | Episode: "Filthy Lucre" | |
| 2008 | King of the Hill | Inez | Episode: "Lady and Gentrification" |
| 2009 | Entourage | Betty | Episode: "One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car" |
| 2010 | General Hospital | April | Episode #1.12173 |
| 2011 | 90210 | Waitress | Episode: "The Enchanted Donkey" |
| 2012 | New Girl | Tiffany | Episode: "Bathtub" |
| 2013–2017 | East Los High | Maya Martinez | 46 episodes |
| 2014 | The Fosters | Carmen | 7 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ "Breaking News - Cast and Executive Producers of "The Fosters," Including Executive Producer Jennifer Lopez, to Chat Live with Fans Via Twitter During the Season Finale of the ABC Family Series, Airing Tonight". TheFutonCritic.com. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ^ a b c d "Profile". eastloshigh.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04.
- ^ "LATINOBUZZ: Q & A with Alicia Marie Sixtos". indiewire.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ "The Fosters: Girls United' sneak peek: Watch the first spinoff webisode early". zap2it.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ Sixtos, Alicia [@AliciaSixtos] (October 11, 2018). "Happy #nationalcomingoutday. https://t.co/Z0QVFPd0Yk" (Tweet). Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "The Killing's Bex Taylor-Klaus, The Fosters' Alicia Sixtos Got Married". www.advocate.com. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
External links
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- Living people
- Actresses from San Francisco
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American actresses of Mexican descent
- Hispanic and Latino American actresses
- LGBTQ Hispanic and Latino American people
- Pansexual actresses
- LGBTQ people from California
- American pansexual actors
- American people of Portuguese descent
- 21st-century American LGBTQ people
- 21st-century American women