Aimee Carrero (born July 15, 1988 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican-American actor. She is of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. She is best known for her roles as Sofia from Young & Hungry, the titular Princess Elena of Avalor, and Adora/She-Ra from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
Notable Roles
Live-Action Television
- Hannah Montana: Mia
- Level Up: Angie
- The Americans: Lucia
- Young & Hungry: Sofia Rodriguez
- The Consultant (2023): Patti
Live-Action Film
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: Emily
- The Last Witch Hunter: Miranda
- The Menu: Felicity
- Spirited: Nora
Web Video
- Critical Role: Exandria Unlimited: Opal
- Critical Role: Campaign Three: Deni$e Bembachula
Western Animation
- Sofia the First: Princess Elena
- Elena of Avalor: Princess Elena
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Adora/She-Ra
Tropes associated with her roles include:
- Actor Allusion:
- One of her most well-known roles is Sofia Rodriguez. In Sofia the First/Elena of Avalor, Princess Sofia is one of Princess Elena's closest allies, and she also plays Sofia Lopez in The Village (2019).
- Elena and Adora/She-Ra both being magical heroic princesses was not lost on fans.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Elena and Adora are both kind and compassionate people, but they're not afraid to stand their ground against jerks, villains, and essentially anyone who threatens the safety of the world or their loved ones.
- Gold and White Are Divine: She-Ra has this motif though Elena gains this much later on.
- Red Is Heroic: Both her characters Elena and Adora have red in their ensembles; Elena wears a red dress while Adora typically wears a red jacket and a red dress in formal occasions.
- Star-Making Role: Sofia, Princess Elena of Avalor, and Adora/She-Ra.
- Tomboy Princess: Elena and Adora/She-Ra. Both are princesses (though Adora is a technicality) who just want to do what they want to do in spite (or sometimes in explicit disregard) for gender stereotypes. In the more accepting universe of She-Ra, nobody really bats an eye at this, and in Elena of Avalor, Elena sometimes has to pick fights for women to do stereotypically masculine activities like sword-fighting.
