Sam Morelos Ethnicity

Sam Morelos is a Filipino-American actress. Her notable acting appearances include That ’90s Show (2023-24) and Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024).

Her birthday is on the 7th of July. Born in the year 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA, the 19-year-old star also has one credit as a director and producer.

Quick Info

Real NameSam Morelos
Age19 [as of 2024]
BirthplaceLos Angeles, California, USA
EducationNYU Tisch School of the Arts
Height5 feet 5 inches [165 cm]
Weight

Ethnicity

Sam Morelos belongs to a Filipino ethnic background. Her parents are Beeboy and Jennifer Esclamado-Morelos.

Her father provides cybersecurity and data privacy services to businesses. Per LinkedIn, her mother has been a manager at FilmLA since December 2000. Previously, she worked at BMG Records and has been a singer at Philippine Chamber Singers – Los Angeles since 2012.

She has a brother named Matthew Morelos. He is a computer science student at California Polytechnic State University.

Personal Life

Morelos went to Glendale Community College to pursue theater. Following this, she enrolled at NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2024.

Her major hobby is singing. She actively shares singing videos on her @morelos_sam Instagram account. To date, she has garnered almost 50k followers on the website.

She is in a relationship with Warren Riley. He is pursuing a BA in Theater at UCLA per his Instagram bio. Sam confirmed their relationship with him by sharing a post on Instagram with the caption, “my love is 20 years old? our love is 1 year old?”.

Career

Sam Morelos debuted at age 11 by appearing in the short film Extraordinary Night. However, she didn’t act for the next five years. Her comeback appearance was in the short film Forgetting Nobody in 2022.

Her TV debut was in the Netflix TV series That ’90s Show. She played the role of Nikki in all the episodes across three seasons. She shared the screen with talented artists such as Reyn Doi, Ashley Aufderheide, and Callie Haverda.

Sam made her debut as a director and producer with the film The Point that year. While she was involved behind the scenes, she didn’t make any appearance in it. Also, she acted in the short film Swallowing Shadows.

So far in 2024, she appeared in seasons two and three of That ’90s Show. She also appeared as Meadow in Descendants: The Rise of Red alongside actors such as Malia Baker, Peder Lindell, and Ruby Rose Turner.

Unknown Facts

  • She is managed by Suzanne Coston at de Passe Jones Entertainment.
  • She appeared on the podcast Table Read Podcast in 2023.
  • Sam is a black coffee enthusiast.

Photo credit: @morelos_sam – Instagram.