Valerie Cruz
Born: 1976-07-18 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2022
- Walker Independence as Teresa Davidson
2021
- One of Us Is Lying as Isabella Rojas
2018
- The Rookie as Det. Elena Ruiz
- The Resident as Renata Lopez
- Magnum P.I. as Lani Levner
- Charmed as Marisol Vera
- Locating Silver Lake as Luisa
2015
- Quantico as Vera Rodriguez
- My First Miracle as Heidi
2014
- The Loft as Barbara Stevens
2013
- The Following as Special Agent Gina Mendez
2012
- Scandal as Carolina Flores
2011
- Homeland as Major Joy Mendez
- Grimm as Dr. Levine
- Alphas as Kathy Sullivan
- Off the Map as Dr. Zita Alvarez
2010
- The Glades as Sophie Perez
2009
- Dollhouse as Selena Ramirez
- The Line as Olivia
- The Devil's Tomb as Dr. Elissa Cardell
2008
- True Blood as Isabel
- Eleventh Hour as Coco Delgado
- No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker as Allison
- Street Warrior as Maggie Kuerner
2007
- LA Blues as Det. Molina
- The Dresden Files as Lt. Connie Murphy
- Hidden Palms as Maria Nolan
2006
- Dexter as Sylvia Prado
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Zona Cruz
- Criminal Minds as Brooke Sanchez
- Invasion
2002
- American Family as Officer #1
2001
- Crossing Jordan as Madeline Pillsbury
- The Agency as Ms. Constanza Diaz
2000
- Strong Medicine as Almira
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Camilla Cortez