Teresa Castillo

Teresa Ruth Castillo^[3] (born October 14, 1983) is an American actress. She originated the contract role of Sabrina Santiago on General Hospital in September 2012.^[4]

Teresa Castillo
Born	Teresa Ruth Castillo (1983-10-14) October 14, 1983 (age 41)[1][2] Long Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, dancer
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Shane Aaron ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	2

Personal life

Castillo was born in Long Beach, California, as the youngest of three daughters. She is of Spanish, Mexican, and Chinese ancestry.^[5] Castillo started performing in musicals at her high school. Castillo also studied dance at an all girls dance school in Hollywood.

Castillo met Shane Aaron when they worked in theater together at Disneyland.^[1] The couple started dating in May 2004^[3] Aaron later became an event planner and the couple married in May 2008. On June 3, 2014, Castillo announced via Twitter that she had given birth to the couple's first child, a baby girl, Victoria Milani, on May 29.^[3][6][2][7] On July 27, 2015, Castillo announced via Instagram that she was expecting a son.^[8] On January 26, 2016, Castillo announced that she had given birth to a son, Sebastian James.^[9] The couple also has a Cocker spaniel named Lady.^[1]

Career

Castillo was scouted for the lead role of the film, Princess Diaries. She was later cast as Princess Jasmine in the live musical theater production of Aladdin at Disneyland. Castillo also appeared in commercials for McDonald's, Chevrolet and Clean & Clear. Castillo also pursued a career in music and as of 2008 was signed to Interscope Records as a part of a girl group. After advice from rapper Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion), Castillo made the decision to focus on acting. Castillo guest starred on several prime time series including How I Met Your Mother and Bones.^[1] In 2012, Castillo auditioned for General Hospital after casting director Mark Teschner noticed her on Franklin & Bash.^[10] Castillo learned from her manager that she had booked the role several days later.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Mamitas	Maria	Uncredited
2012	The Seven Year Hitch	Chandra	Television film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Cold Case	Gina Lopresi	"Bombers"[11]
2010	90210	Laura	"Sweaty Palms and Weak Knees"[12]
2010	CSI: Miami	Alexis Wilkes	"Spring Breakdown"[13]
2011	Bones	Heather Lakefish	"The Sin in the Sisterhood"[14]
2011	iCarly	Ashley	"iHire an Idiot"
2011	Eagleheart	Rosa	"Me Llamo Justice"
2011	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	Regina	"Cute"[15]
2011	Franklin & Bash	Lauren Gonzalez	"Bachelor Party"[16]
2011	How I Met Your Mother	Maya	"Disaster Averted"[17]
2012-2016	General Hospital	Sabrina Santiago	Regular role: September 19, 2012, to September 15, 2016

References

1. Levinsky, Mara (May 20, 2013). "A Whole New World". Soap Opera Digest. 38 (20). American Media, Inc.: 44–47.
2. Leon, Anya (December 30, 2013). "Baby Girl on the Way for Teresa Castillo". People. Time Inc. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
3. Rossi, Rosemary A (January 20, 2014). "Feature Interview". Great Expectations. Vol. 18. Bauer Media Group. pp. 46–49. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
4. "GH Casting News!". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. September 13, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
5. Teresa Castillo [@TeresaCastillo] (26 November 2013). "No. I am actually Spanish, Mexican and Chinese. RT @Love_Chasy: @TeresaLuvz are you puerto rican in real life ? #AskGH" (Tweet) – via Twitter.?lang=en
6. "GH's Reel Life And Real Life Pregnancy!". ABC Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group. December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
7. Teresa Castillo [@TeresaCastillo] (3 June 2014). "My husband and I are happy to announce the arrival of our baby girl, Victoria Milani. She was born on May 29th. We are in LOVE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. "Teresa Castillo on Instagram: "Someone's getting a little brother...👶💙"". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
9. "General Hospital's Teresa Castillo gives birth to second child". 2016-01-26.
10. Fairman, Michael (March 28, 2013). "The Teresa Castillo Interview – General Hospital". On-Air On-Soaps. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
11. "Cold Case – Series 7 – 13. Bombers". RadioTimes. radiotimes.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
12. "Cast and Crew". Yahoo!. tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
13. "CSI: Miami – Series 8 – 19. -Spring Breakdown". RadioTimes. radiotimes.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
14. Matthews, Jason (February 2, 2011). "BONES: 'The Sin in the Sisterhood' Preview". Broadcast Interactive Media. fox50.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
15. "The Secret Life of the American Teenager - Episode 407 - 'Cute'". The Futon Critic. thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
16. "Franklin & Bash". RadioTimes. radiotimes.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
17. "How I Met Your Mother - Episode 7.09 - Disaster Averted". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

External links

• Teresa Castillo at IMDb