Raquel Castro

Raquel Castro
Castro at the Hugo premiere in New York City on November 21, 2011.
Born	(1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 22) Long Island, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer-songwriter
Years active	2002-present
Musical career
Genres	Pop, R&B
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2011-present
Website	www.raquelcastro.com

Raquel Castro (born November 17, 1994) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her role in the 2004 film Jersey Girl as Gertie Trinké, the daughter of Ollie Trinké (Ben Affleck) and Gertrude Steiney (Jennifer Lopez), the role for which Castro won the Young Artist Award for the Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger. She was a contestant in the American version of The Voice.

Castro, the fourth of five children, was born on Long Island, New York to a Puerto Rican father, Albee Castro, and Kathleen, an American mother of Italian American descent. She has two older sisters, an older brother and a younger brother and currently lives in Los Angeles, California to record some new music. Raquel was named after her mother's favorite actress, Raquel Welch.

Castro made her acting debut in an episode of the television series, Third Watch. She was then cast as the daughter of the Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez characters in the 2004 film Jersey Girl, directed by Kevin Smith. She appeared in a 2005 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit entitled "Alien" and in the independent film Little Fugitive. Castro also appeared in two second-season episodes of Liv & Maddie ("BFF-A-Rooney" and "SPARF-A-Rooney") as Liv's best friend South.