Valerie Cruz
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1976 (age 50)
- Birthplace
- Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Valerie Cruz (born July 18, 1976) is an American actress. Cruz was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey of Cuban ancestry. She attended Florida State University and received a BFA theatre degree. She has appeared in films such as Cellular and played Grace Santiago in Nip/Tuck. She played a main character in Nip/Tuck, but she left the show just after the first season.[1] She has made guest appearances in series such as Grey's Anatomy and Las Vegas. In 2007, she appeared as Connie Murphy, a tough Chicago police detective, in SciFi Channel's (now cancelled) adaptation of The Dresden Files. The show lasted for one season. She has also played Maria Nolan on the CW's Hidden Palms. In 2008, she appeared in season three of Dexter, playing Sylvia Prado, the wife of Assistant District Attorney Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits). In 2009, she appeared in the horror film The Devil's Tomb and the HBO series True Blood, in which she played the part of Isabel. In 2010 she became part of the cast of the ABC drama Off the Map, which was canceled by ABC On May 13, 2011 . Description above from the Wikipedia article Valerie Cruz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Walker Independence
TV · as Teresa Davidson · 2 eps
One of Us Is Lying
TV · as Isabella Rojas · 7 eps
Locating Silver Lake
Movie · as Luisa
The Rookie
TV · as Det. Elena Ruiz · 2 eps
Charmed
TV · as Marisol Vera · 8 eps
The Resident
TV · as Renata Lopez · 1 ep
Magnum P.I.
TV · as Lani Levner · 1 ep
My First Miracle
Movie · as Heidi
Quantico
TV · as Vera Rodriguez · 1 ep
The Loft
Movie · as Barbara Stevens
The Following
TV · as Special Agent Gina Mendez · 15 eps
Scandal
TV · as Carolina Flores · 1 ep
Off the Map
TV · as Dr. Zita Alvarez · 13 eps
Alphas
TV · as Kathy Sullivan · 4 eps
Grimm
TV · as Dr. Levine · 1 ep
Homeland
TV · as Major Joy Mendez · 5 eps
The Glades
TV · as Sophie Perez · 1 ep
The Line
Movie · as Olivia
The Devil's Tomb
Movie · as Dr. Elissa Cardell
Dollhouse
TV · as Selena Ramirez · 1 ep
Street Warrior
Movie · as Maggie Kuerner
No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker
Movie · as Allison
Eleventh Hour
TV · as Coco Delgado · 1 ep
True Blood
TV · as Isabel · 5 eps
LA Blues
Movie · as Det. Molina
Hidden Palms
TV · as Maria Nolan · 5 eps
The Dresden Files
TV · as Lt. Connie Murphy · 12 eps
Dexter
TV · as Sylvia Prado · 11 eps
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Zona Cruz · 1 ep
Invasion
TV · 2 eps
Criminal Minds
TV · as Brooke Sanchez · 1 ep
Inconceivable
TV · as Vanessa Calder · 1 ep
Cellular
Movie · as Dana Bayback
LAX
TV · as Carla · 1 ep
Nip/Tuck
TV · as Grace Santiago · 6 eps
NCIS
TV · as Anna · 1 ep
Las Vegas
TV · as Madeline Pillsbury · 1 ep
American Family
TV · as Officer #1 · 1 ep
Crossing Jordan
TV · as Madeline Pillsbury · 1 ep
The Agency
TV · as Ms. Constanza Diaz · 1 ep
Strong Medicine
TV · as Almira · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Camilla Cortez · 1 ep