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Actor

1989-07-31 · Fes, Morocco · Female

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Sofia Pernas (born July 31, 1989) is an American actress who currently resides in Los Angeles. She starred in the NBC series The Brave and in the CBS action adventure series Blood & Treasure.

Early life

Sofia Pernas was born July 31, 1989, in Fez, Morocco. Her parents immigrated to the United States when she was five years old and grew up in Orange County, California. Her mother is from Morocco, while her father is from Spain; both are multilingual. As a result, she speaks five languages: Arabic, English, Spanish, French and German. Although she initially planned a career in journalism, she was redirected to a career in modeling and acting after being scouted.

Career

Pernas played Marisa Sierras on The Young and the Restless from 2015 to 2017, and appeared on the telenovela Jane the Virgin from 2016 to 2017. She starred as Hannah Rivera in the NBC series The Brave from 2017 to 2018, and played Lexi Vaziri on the CBS series Blood & Treasure from 2019 until its cancellation in 2022.

Personal life

Pernas began dating her former The Young and the Restless co-star Justin Hartley in May 2020. They married in March 2021.