Austin & Ally star Raini Rodriguez is recently in the news, and fans are curious about what she’s up to. Here’s everything you need to know about the actress. Raini-Alena Rodriguez, better known for starring in the Austin & Ally show as Trish. Austin & Ally is a Disney original comedy series that was telecasted from 2nd December 2011 to 10th January 2016. Rodriguez’s co-stars she worked with in the show were Laura Marano, Ross Lynch, and Calum Worthy. After Austin & Ally, the star has continued to act in several other films.
Raini was born in the city of Bryan in Texas on 1st July 1993 and belonged to a Mexican family. She is brought up with three siblings, all brothers. One of her brothers, Rico Rodriguez, is also an actor, best known for playing the role of Manny Delgado in “Modern Family”. Her mother brought Raini and Rico to Los Angeles for more career opportunities leaving their father in Texas to take care of their business. Both of the siblings were home-schooled to have a smoother career experience.
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Raini Rodriguez’s Career
The Texas-born actress and singer Raini Rodriguez, has starred in other films as a young actress. She is known for her role as Maya Blart in the 2009 film “Paul Blart: Mall cop” and the 2015 film “Paul Blart: Mall cop 2”, and her role as Tess in the 2011 film Prom. She debuted as an actress in the film “Parker” in 2007.
Besides movies, she appeared in several television shows. Her career as a young actress started way before Austin & Ally in 2011. In 2006 Raini appeared in “Huff” as Denise, and in 2010 she played Arlene Roca in “I’m In The Band”. She has also appeared in another Disney original series, “The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody,” in 2007 as Betsy. In the same year, she starred as Maria in “Family of the Year.” Raini Rodriguez is a voice actor as well. Her voice acting debut was in 2007 for the character Isabel Montoya in one episode of the children’s animated show “Handy Manny”. Later she voice-acted as Creepy Caroline in “Vampirina” in 2017, Maria in “Where’s Waldo” in 2019, Sammy in “Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous” from 2020-2022, and many more. Currently, she is voicing the character of Gretel for the ongoing animated series “A Tale Dark and Grimm”.
Her music career started when Raini Rodriguez was discovered by the Californian Talent agent Susan Osser at the IMTA showcase after watching her perform. Osser offered to be Raini’s manager and open the door to a variety of career prospects. Later she debuted with her single Living Your Dreams in the album Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!
Raini Rodriguez’s other singles include “Double Take” and “Row, Row, Row, Your Boat” for the Disney series Austin & Ally, and “Vive Tus Sueños” for Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! Rodriguez also created her single “You Wish You Were Me” for the Disney album Play It Loud.
Raini Rodriguez net worth
In 2022, Raini Rodriguez will have a net worth of $2 million. The multi-talented Rodriguez was nominated four times in her acting career. She was nominated for the Young Artist Awards for “Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress” in 2010. In 2013 she was nominated for the Imogen Awards for Austin & Ally. For the Disney show, she was nominated for the 2015 Imogen Awards as well as for the Teen Choice Awards in the same year. Out of all these award nominations, she only won the 2013 Imogen Award for Best Young Actress.
As she went on to the stage to receive the 2013 Imogen Award, she knew that it was worth it. She appeared in about episodes of Austin & Ally. Among all of her achievements, it is easy to forget that she is a director as well. In 2015 she made her directorial debut in the show where she found her home. When asked why she chose Austin & Ally to be he debut, she said, “It made sense to make my directorial debut on a show I know so well.” While acting, she found her love for storytelling and decided it was time for her new career.
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