Raquel Castro

About Raquel Castro

Raquel Castro (born November 17, 1994) is an American child actress. She is best known for her role in the 2004 film Jersey Girl as Gertie Trinké, the daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's characters; the role which Castro won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger for her performance.

Castro, the fourth of five children, was born in New York to a Puerto Rican father, Albee Castro, and Kathy, an American mother of Italian and Jewish descent. She has two older sisters, an older brother and a younger brother and currently lives in Long Island, New York, where she attends Selden Middle School. Her elementary school was New Lane Elementary School.

Castro made her acting debut in an episode of the television series, Third Watch. She was subsequently cast as the daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's characters in the 2004 film Jersey Girl, directed by Kevin Smith. She has appeared in a 2005 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit entitled "Alien" and in the independent film, Little Fugitive.