Early life

Barreto was born on October 16, 1975 in Staten Island, New York, to a Puerto Rican father and an Italian mother. She has one brother and two sisters.

Career

Barreto has appeared in films such as "Quitters", "Blood Makes Me", "Ghost Game", "La Torcedura", Exposed, "Beautiful", "Woman On Fire", "Farewell Collette", and Disney's The Kid. Her television appearances include 9 episodes of the TV police drama The District and was five episodes of "The American Family".

In 2008, Alexandra participated in a television commercial for the Barack Obama presidential campaign entitled "It Could Happen To You" along with Rider Strong and Shiloh Strong. The commercial won MoveOn.org's contest for funniest ad and aired on Comedy Central.

Alexandra has upcoming roles in "The Outside" and "VideoDome Rent-O-Rama".

Personal life

Barreto began dating actor Rider Strong after they met while filming the 2006 television series Pepper Dennis. They became engaged in December 2012, and married on October 20, 2013 in Oregon. The couple has one son, Indigo "Indy" Barreto Strong, born in December 2014.

Television roles

• Resurrection Blvd. - Carmen De La Cruz
• Crossing Jordan - Anastasia
• American Family - Young Berta
• The Twilight Zone - Maria Hernandez
• The District - Maria Rodriguez
• Cold Case - Anna Vizcaino
• Summerland - Isabel Luna
• Sex, Love & Secrets - Victoria
• CSI: NY - Linda Cortez
• Pepper Dennis - Blanca Martinez
• Pushing Daisies - Veronica Villanueva
• Dark Blue - Marcella Vasquez
• House - Cheryl
• Parenthood - Karen
• The Fosters - Ana Gutierrez

[ Source: Wikipedia ]