| Intro | American actress | ||
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Actor Television actor Film producer Writer |
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| From | United States of America | ||
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Film, TV, Stage & Radio Literature |
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| Gender | female | ||
| Birth | 10 October 1982, Staten Island, New York City, New York, U.S.A. | ||
| Age: | 37 years | ||
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Alexandra Barreto (born October 16, 1975) is an American actress who starred in the 2006 television series Pepper Dennis with her future husband Rider Strong and Rebecca Romijn and in the horror film Tooth and Nail, a part of the annual After Dark Horrorfest in 2007. Since 2013, she has appeared in the recurring role of Ana Gutierrez, birth mother to two of the main characters on The Fosters.
Early life
Barreto was born on October 16, 1975 in Staten Island, New York, to a Puerto Rican father and an Italian mother. She has one brother and two sisters.
Career
Barreto has appeared in films such as “Quitters”, “Blood Makes Me”, “Ghost Game”, “La Torcedura”, Exposed, “Beautiful”, “Woman On Fire”, “Farewell Collette”, and Disney’s The Kid. Her television appearances include 9 episodes of the TV police drama The District and was five episodes of “The American Family”.
In 2008, Alexandra participated in a television commercial for the Barack Obama presidential campaign entitled “It Could Happen To You” along with Rider Strong and Shiloh Strong. The commercial won MoveOn.org’s contest for funniest ad and aired on Comedy Central.
Alexandra has upcoming roles in “The Outside” and “VideoDome Rent-O-Rama”.
Personal life
Barreto began dating actor Rider Strong after they met while filming the 2006 television series Pepper Dennis. They became engaged in December 2012, and married on October 20, 2013 in Oregon. The couple has one son, Indigo “Indy” Barreto Strong, born in December 2014.
Television roles
- Resurrection Blvd. as Carmen De La Cruz
- Crossing Jordan as Anastasia
- American Family as Young Berta
- The Twilight Zone as Maria Hernandez
- The District as Maria Rodriguez
- Cold Case as Anna Vizcaino
- Summerland as Isabel Luna
- Sex, Love & Secrets as Victoria
- CSI: NY as Linda Cortez
- Pepper Dennis as Blanca Martinez
- Pushing Daisies as Veronica Villanueva
- Dark Blue as Marcella Vasquez
- House as Cheryl
- Parenthood as Karen
- The Fosters as Ana Gutierrez
- Grey’s Anatomy as Pam