A Canadian American actress, Rosa Bianca Salazar was born on July 16, 1985, in Canada to Luis Salazar and Marilnne Salazar. While her father is Peruvian, her mother is French-Canadian. Rosa was raised in Washington DC and nearby Maryland where she attended the Greenbelt Middle School and Eleanor Roosevelt High School.
During that time, she was very active in her high school theatre program following which she went to Prince George’s Community College to study drama. At the same time, she also continued her drama studies at Upright Citizens Brigade where she learned method acting.
Being engaged in drama from her school days, Rosa had a keen interest in entertaining others from the age of 15 after which she became serious about taking up acting as a profession after moving to New York City. Over there, she appeared in several College Humor sketches. Next, she relocated to Los Angeles in 2009 and made her debut in films with James Boy by Trevor White.
Following this, she bagged a recurring role on two hit TV series, American Horror Story: Murder House and Parenthood.
Later, in the same year, she co-starred in a number of various sequels including The Divergent Series: Insurgent and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trails.
In the year 2016, she directed and starred in a short film, Good Crazy which was based on the story of a social crusader and was also nominated for a Short Film Grand Jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
It was in the year 2018 when she reprised her role as Brenda in Maze Runner: The Death Cure following which in 2019, she made her major studio lead debut with the film, Alita: Battle Angel. The film not only was a big hit and won her numerous awards including the “ “Best Visual Effects or Animated Performance” from the Hollywood Critics Association and “Best Voice or Motion Capture Performance” from the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics.
In 2021, she appeared in the main role in the Netflix horror drama miniseries, Brand New Cherry Flavor which was released on August 13, 2021. Apart from television, Rosa has simultaneously worked in many films like The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), and Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and also appeared in the Netflix films The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) and Bird Box (2018).
Name | Rosa Salazar |
Nick Name | Rosa |
Profession | Actor and Voice Over Artist |
Date of Birth | July 16, 1985 |
Age | 26 Years (2022) |
Birth Place | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Nationality | American-Canadian |
Hometown | Los Angeles, California, United States |
School | Eleanor Roosevelt High School |
Collage | Not Known |
Debut | Television : Law & Order: LA (2011) ![]() Web Series: Old Friends (2010) ![]() Film : Epic (2013; As voice over artist) ![]() Jamesy Boy (2014; As actor) ![]() |
Religion | Christian |
Zodiac Sign | N/A |
Rosa Salazar Career
- Rosa Salazar started her career in theatre and actively worked in many plays.
- However, after relocating to Los Angeles in 2009, she made her debut in films with James Boy by Trevor White.
- Next, she bagged a recurring role on two hit TV series, American Horror Story: Murder House and Parenthood.
- Later, in the same year, she co-starred in a number of various sequels including The Divergent Series: Insurgent and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trails.
- In the year 2016, she directed and starred in a short film, Good Crazy which was based on the story of a social crusader and was also nominated for a Short Film Grand Jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
- It was in the year 2018 when she reprised her role as Brenda in Maze Runner: The Death Cure following which in 2019, she made her major studio lead debut with the film, Alita: Battle Angel. The film not only was a big hit and won her numerous awards including the “ “Best Visual Effects or Animated Performance” from the Hollywood Critics Association and “Best Voice or Motion Capture Performance” from the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics.
- In 2021, she appeared in the main role in the Netflix horror drama miniseries, Brand New Cherry Flavor which was released on August 13, 2021.
- Apart from television, Rosa has simultaneously worked in many films like The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), and Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and also appeared in the Netflix films The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) and Bird Box (2018).

Rosa Salazar Family
Father Name | Marilynne Salazar |
Mother Name | Luis Salazar |
Brother | Not Available |
Sister | Not Available |
Husband | Not Available |
Rosa Salazar Relationship / Marital Status & Many More
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affairs / Boyfriend | Isacc Hilleger |
Wife/ Spouse | None |
Marriage date | None |
Marriage Place | None |
Children | None |
Physical Stats Rosa SalazarPhysical Stats
Height | In Feet: 5′ 4″ ft In Meter: 1.63 m |
Weight | In Pound: 123 lbs In Kg: 59 Kg |
Eye Color | Brown |
Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Figure Measurement | 35-28-35 |
Hobbies | Reading and Dancing |
Rosa Salazar Favourite
Favourite Actor | N/A |
Favourite Actress | N/A |
Favourite Song | N/A |
Favourite Movie | N/A |
Favourite Cuisine | N/A |
Favourite Color | N/A |
Favourite Sport | N/A |
Favourite Destination | N/A |

Rosa Salazar Education
School | Eleanor Roosevelt High School |
Collage | Not Known |
Educational Qualification | Graduate |
Rosa Salazar Net Worth
Net Worth | N/A |
Salary | N/A |
Income Source | N/A |
Car Collection | N/A |
Some Unknown facts about Rosa Salazar
- While she was born in Canada, she was raised in Maryland.
- Her father is Peruvian and her mother was French-Canadian
- Rosa was always an entertainer and used to love to entertain people.
- She loves to live in Los Angeles.
- Her first job was a concession coordinator at a theatre in Maryland.
- Her favorite TV show is ‘Friends’.
- Rosa has admitted to being a ‘tomboy’.
- Salazar won Twin Cities film fest breakthrough achievement award for her performance in the film Night Owls.
- She also did voice roles in films, television series and Video games.
- She is a fan of eating healthy.
- She also is a talented voice actor.
- Rosa is very active on Twitter and keeps sharing tweets often.