Aimee Carrero

Aimee Carrero (born July 15, 1988) is a Dominican-American actress and singer, who is primarily known for providing the voices of She-Ra in the Netflix animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and Princess Elena on the Disney Channel animated series Elena of Avalor.[1] From 2014 to 2018, she starred as Sofia Rodriguez on the Freeform sitcom Young & Hungry, and played the role of Angie on the Cartoon Network live-action series Level Up.

Aimee Carrero
Carrero at the 2019 WonderCon
Born (1988-07-15) July 15, 1988
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
NationalityDominican
CitizenshipDominican, American
OccupationActress, singer
Years active2007–present
Spouse(s)
Tim Rock
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(m. 2016)​

Early life and education

Carrero was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to a Dominican mother and a Puerto Rican father but grew up in Miami, Florida.[2] She is an alumna of Florida International University graduating in 2008 with a degree in International Relations.[3]

Career

In 2009, she appeared in the feature film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.[4] Carrero's television credits include The Mentalist, Lincoln Heights, Men of a Certain Age, The Middle, Greek, Zeke and Luther and Baby Daddy.[4] In 2011, she was cast as Angie in the Cartoon Network live-action film Level Up. She reprised her role in the subsequent television series of the same name.[5] The series ended in 2013 after two seasons.

In 2012, Carrero co-starred in the Lifetime television film Blue Lagoon: The Awakening. That same year, she made her Off-Broadway debut in Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere play, What Rhymes with America in December 2012.[6] In 2014, she co-starred in the horror film Devil's Due.[2] Carrero also had a recurring role in the second season of the FX series The Americans as Lucia, a Sandinista freedom fighter. She was also cast in the ABC Family sitcom Young & Hungry, starring Emily Osment.[7]

In January 2015, it was announced that Carrero will be providing the voice of Elena, Disney's first Latina fairy tale princess for the Disney Channel series Elena of Avalor.[8] The series is a spin-off of the Disney Junior series Sofia the First, and it premiered on July 22, 2016.[9][10] In April 2016, it was announced that Carrero and her character Sofia would be co-starring with Ashley Tisdale in a potential spinoff series of Young & Hungry, titled Young & Sofia.[11] However, the project did not move past the backdoor pilot phase.[12]

In 2018, Carrero was cast as the voice of main character Adora in the Netflix animated series reboot She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.[13]

Personal life

In November 2015, she became engaged to actor Tim Rock. They were married in August 2016.[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Essential Man Eva Stroheim Short film
2007 Category 4 Alexandra Short film
2009 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Emily
2010 Never Winter Sam Short film
2014 Devil's Due Emily
2014 Obituaries Marie Sinclair Short film
2015 The Last Witch Hunter Miranda
2017 Yoshua Maelle Short film
2018 The Portuguese Kid Patti Dragonetti
2018 Dylan Maritza Short film
2020 Wander Darkly Shea
2020 Holidate Carly

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Hannah Montana Mia Episode: "For (Give) a Little Bit"
2009 Lincoln Heights Sylvia Torres 4 episodes
2009 The Mentalist Cassie Episode: "Blood Brothers"
2010 Greek Sunny Episode: "Your Friends and Neighbors"
2011 Level Up Angie Television film
2012–2013 Level Up Angie Main role
2012 Blue Lagoon: The Awakening Jude Television film
2014 Baby Daddy Sydney Episode: "Romancing the Phone"
2014 The Americans Lucia 4 episodes
2014–2018 Young & Hungry Sofia Rodriguez Main role
2015–2016 Blindspot Ana Montes Episodes: "Cede Your Soul", "Why Await Life's End"
2016 Elena and the Secret of Avalor Princess Elena Television film; voice role
2016–2020 Elena of Avalor Princess Elena Lead voice role
2016 MacGyver Cindy Episode: "The Corkscrew"
2017 American Horror Story: Cult Picnic Girl Episode: "Election Night"
2018–2020 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Adora / She-Ra Lead voice role[15]
2019 The Village Sofia Lopez Recurring role, 5 episodes

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Silverwood Emily Episode: "Silverwood Inn"
2014 Young & Hungry Herself 4 episodes

Music video
Year Title Artist Role Notes
2018 SOS Cher Herself Music video for Cher's ABBA tribute album Dancing Queen

References
  1. Betancourt, David (November 7, 2018). "Netflix's 'She-Ra and the Princesses of Power' is a youthful revamp bursting with big sword energy". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  2. Del Busto, Caroline (January 17, 2014). "Devil's Due Star Aimee Carrero on NYC Devil Baby Prank: "That Baby is My Worst Nightmare"". Miami New Times. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  3. Reid, Jodi-Ann (March 17, 2015). "Alumna is Disney's first Latina princess". FIU News. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  4. "Movies & TV: Aimee Carrero". The New York Times (All Movie Guide and Baseline). Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  5. "Turner Newsroom: Press Kits: Level Up". News.turner.com. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  6. Isherwood, Charles (December 12, 2012). "Wrapped Up in the Comfort of Defeat". The New York Times.
  7. Sun, Rebecca (December 18, 2013). "The Americans' Casts Cartoon Network Alum for Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  8. Campos, Ottoniel (January 30, 2015). "Dominican Born Aimee Carrero Will Be The Voice of Disney's First Latina Princess". LatinTrends. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  9. Amidi, Amid. "Meet Elena of Avalor, Disney's New Hispanic Princess". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  10. "Elena of Avalor, Latin Disney Princess to the Rescue". Hollywooddailystar.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  11. Andreeva, Nellie (April 8, 2016). "'Young & Hungry' Co-Star Aimee Carrero To Reprise Role In Spinoff Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  12. Andreeva, Nellie (January 12, 2017). "'Young & Hungry' Spinoff Not Going Forward At Freeform". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  13. Petski, Denise (May 18, 2018). "'She-Ra And the Princesses Of Power': Aimee Carrero, Karen Fukuhara, Sandra Oh Among Voice Cast". Deadline. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  14. "Aimee Carrero Is Married: Elena of Avalor Star Weds Tim Rock". Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  15. "She-Ra gets a makeover! A first look at the new Netflix series and meet the cast". Entertainment Weekly. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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