Adria Arjona
Adria Arjona Torres (born April 25, 1992) is an American actress. She played the role of Dorothy Gale in the Oz book adaptation Emerald City (2017) and the role of Anathema Device in the TV adaptation of Good Omens (2019).
She has played supporting roles in the films Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Life of the Party (2018), Triple Frontier (2019) and a starring role in 6 Underground (2019) and in Morbius (2022).
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 2.1 Upcoming projects
- 3 Filmography
- 3.1 Film
- 3.2 Television
- 3.3 Video games
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Early life
Arjona was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and lived in Mexico City until she was twelve. Her mother, Leslie Torres, is Puerto Rican, and her father, Ricardo Arjona, is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. As a child, her father took her along on his tours, and she traveled often. At age 12, she moved to Miami and lived there until she was 18, when she moved to New York City on her own. There she worked as a waitress and a hostess while studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Ins*ute.
Career
Arjona's early TV roles include Emily in season two of the anthology television series True Detective (2015) and Dani Silva in two episodes of the television series Person of Interest (in 2014 and 2015). She later starred in Emerald City as Dorothy Gale and played Anathema Device in the mini-series Good Omens.
Arjona appeared as a minor character in the film Triple Frontier released in March 2019 and later a starring role in the movie 6 Underground, released in December 2019.
In 2021 Arjona starred in Netflix's Sweet Girl, in which Jason Momoa had lead role.
In December 2018, Arjona entered negotiations in the Sony spinoff Morbius to portray the film's female lead Martine Bancroft; her involvement was confirmed at the end of January.
Upcoming projects
In August 2020, Variety confirmed that Arjona has been cast in the upcoming Star Wars series Andor at Disney+. She joins previously announced series lead Diego Luna and Alan Tudyk, both of whom will reprise their roles from the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
In April 2021, Arjona is confirmed to star as the lead with Andy Garcia in the Warner Bros. remake of Father of the Bride. The latest take will be told through the relationships in a big, sprawling Cuban American family.
In October 2021, she was set to star in and be the executive producer on drama film Los Firkis written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
- Adria Arjona at IMDb