Belissa Escobedo

Belissa Escobedo (born September 16, 1998) is an American actress. She made her debut starring in the ABC romantic comedy-drama series, The Baker and the Beauty (2020). She later appeared in films Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) and Blue Beetle (2023).

Belissa Escobedo
Born	(1998-09-16) September 16, 1998 (age 26) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2016–present

Career

In 2014, Escobedo was part of a spoken poetry team that performed "Somewhere in America" on The Queen Latifah Show.^[1] Escobedo's breakthrough role was in ABC's 2020 series The Baker and the Beauty.^[2] In 2021, she appeared in two episodes of American Horror Stories.^[2] She played Bianca in 2022 comedy film, Sex Appeal.^[2] Later that year, Escobedo co-starred in the fantasy comedy film Hocus Pocus 2. In 2023 she appeared in the comedy-drama Sid Is Dead, and the superhero film Blue Beetle.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

In 2024, Escobedo was cast opposite Reba McEntire in her NBC comedy series, Happy's Place playing her 20-something sister.^[8][9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Helping Amy	Amy	Short film
2022	Sex Appeal	Bianca
	Hocus Pocus 2	Izzy
2023	Sid Is Dead	Luna Peralta
	Blue Beetle	Milagro Reyes

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	The Baker and the Beauty	Natalie Garcia	Series regular, 9 episodes
	Don't Look Deeper	Cari	Series regular, 7 episodes
2021	American Horror Stories	Shanti	Episodes: "Rubber (Wo)man: Part One" and "Rubber (Wo)man: Part Two"
2024	Happy's Place	Isabella	Series regular