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Valerie Cruz

Acting Born Jul 18, 1976 Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA 24 credits

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.  

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Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Camilla Cortez

The Rookie

as Det. Elena Ruiz

Grey's Anatomy

as Zona Cruz

NCIS

as Anna

Criminal Minds

as Brooke Sanchez

Dexter

as Sylvia Prado

Homeland

as Major Joy Mendez

Grimm

as Dr. Levine

Scandal

as Carolina Flores

The Resident

as Renata Lopez

True Blood

as Isabel

Magnum P.I.

as Lani Levner

Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Camilla Cortez
  • The Rookie (2018) as Det. Elena Ruiz
  • Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Zona Cruz
  • NCIS (2003) as Anna
  • Criminal Minds (2005) as Brooke Sanchez
  • Dexter (2006) as Sylvia Prado
  • Homeland (2011) as Major Joy Mendez
  • Grimm (2011) as Dr. Levine
  • Crossing Jordan (2001) as Madeline Pillsbury
  • Scandal (2012) as Carolina Flores
  • The Resident (2018) as Renata Lopez
  • True Blood (2008) as Isabel
  • Strong Medicine (2000) as Almira
  • Magnum P.I. (2018) as Lani Levner
  • Las Vegas (2003) as Madeline Pillsbury
  • The Following (2013) as Special Agent Gina Mendez
  • Nip/Tuck (2003) as Grace Santiago
  • Quantico (2015) as Vera Rodriguez
  • Dollhouse (2009) as Selena Ramirez
  • The Glades (2010) as Sophie Perez
  • Charmed (2018) as Marisol Vera
  • The Agency (2001) as Ms. Constanza Diaz
  • Alphas (2011) as Kathy Sullivan
  • One of Us Is Lying (2021) as Isabella Rojas