QUICK FACTS
Activity Actress
Real name Emily Clara Rios
Nationality USA
Birth April 27, 1989 (Los Angeles, California, United States)
BIOGRAPHY
Emily Rios is a young American actress and model who has participated in several Hollywood series and films. Of Mexican descent, Rios grew up in a family that practiced the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses; And although it might seem like she has been in the middle of acting forever, the truth is that she was discovered by a talent agent in a shopping center while the actress was walking with her friends. Although her career is still recent, she has participated in several productions of which we can point out: Dr. House during season five broadcast in 2008; Friday Night Lights (2006-2011) in its final season; My grandmother is a danger 3 (2011) where she plays Isabelle; Breaking Bad (2008-2013) representing a Mexican woman named Andrea Castillo, which becomes one of Jesse Pinkman’s romances, and True Detective (2014-), the successful HBO series. Emily is openly lesbian and has tried to vindicate the LGBT community on television: she recognizes that many times these characters are seen as the daring friends of the protagonists or are hyper-sexualized, which is why Rios decided to adequately portray these roles. in his career. We can see this in the series The Bridge (2013-2014), where she plays Adriana Mendez. This character was not intended to be gay but after Emily’s audition, it was rewritten to suit her. Among her most recent interventions on the screen, Si lacolonia speaking (2018) stands out, nominated for some Oscar awards in 2019, including best music and best adapted screenplay, and Snowfall (2017-).
