Alana de la Garza
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Garza at the 16th Annual Impact Awards Gala, February 2013
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Born | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
June 18, 1976
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse(s) | Michael Roberts[1][2] (m. 2008) |
Children | 2 |
Alana de la Garza (born June 18, 1976) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Connie Rubirosa on the NBC television series Law & Order, Law & Order: Los Angeles, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Marisol Delko-Caine on CSI: Miami. In 2014 and 2015, she starred as Detective Jo Martinez in the ABC series Forever. Since 2016, she has starred in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders as Special Agent Clara Seger.
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Early life
De la Garza was born in Columbus, Ohio, to a Mexican-American father and an Irish-American mother. She was raised in El Paso, Texas.[3] She won the "Miss Photogenic" title in the Miss El Paso Teen USA local beauty pageant. She then became a special-needs teacher and enrolled at the University of Texas at El Paso,[4] studying physical therapy and social work. Upon graduating, she landed some small roles while living in Orlando, Florida, then soon after moved to New York City.[citation needed]
Career
In 2001, she was featured in the music video for Brooks & Dunn's song "Ain't Nothing 'bout You". Garza also appeared in the music video "All or Nothing" released by the boy band O-Town in 2001. She obtained the role of Rosa Santos on the soap opera, All My Children, guest-starring roles in JAG, Charmed, Two and a Half Men, and Las Vegas. She starred as Maria in the short-lived television series The Mountain. In 2006, she starred in Mr. Fix-It co-starring David Boreanaz. She also guest-starred as an evil Kryptonian (named "Aethyr" in promotional materials) in the Season 5 premiere episode of Smallville and played the recurring role of Marisol Delko Caine on the CBS television series CSI: Miami. She has twice been featured in the "Girls of Maxim" online gallery.
In 2006, she joined the cast of NBC's Law & Order during the premiere of Season 17, portraying Assistant District Attorney Connie Rubirosa. Her performance as ADA Rubirosa has been widely praised by critics.[5][6][7] In 2007, she earned a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress—Television" by the Imagen Foundation Awards. Following in 2008, she was nominated for an ALMA Award as "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Television Series".[8] Later that year, she garnered an "Impact Award" for "Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Television Series" by the National Hispanic Media Coalition.[9]
De la Garza played Assistant District Attorney (later DDA) Rubirosa for the final four seasons of Law & Order, a role she also played on the short-lived spin-off Law & Order: LA (2011). On January 22, 2014 she guest starred in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Connie Rubirosa. Rubirosa, who had recently departed the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, is now a federal prosecutor, heading up a joint task force on underage sex trafficking. Her guest appearance originally aired on January 22, 2014.[10] This is, to date, her final appearance in the franchise.
In July 2011, de la Garza was reported to reprise her role as Marisol Delko Caine,[11] on CSI: Miami's season 10 premiere.[12][13]
In February 2012, she was cast as a lead in the NBC medical drama pilot Do No Harm. She played Dr. Lena Solis, a neurosurgeon.[14][15] In June 2012, De La Garza was added to the cast of Are You Here, the feature film debut of Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner.[16]
In 2014–15 she co-starred as police detective Jo Martinez in the ABC television series Forever.[17] In September 2015, she began a recurring role as the new head of Homeland Security on Scorpion. She has recently joined the main cast of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, starring as the female-lead opposite Gary Sinise.
Personal life
She married her long-time boyfriend, Michael Roberts, a writer, on May 31, 2008, in Orlando, Orange County, Florida. They have a son[18][19] and a daughter.[20]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Bending All the Rules | Woman ordering shots | |
2004 | El segundo | Delicia | |
2005 | Mr. Dramatic | Mrs. Dramatic | Short film |
2006 | Mr. Fix It | Sophia | |
2012 | Deadly Hope | Joanne Connors | Television film |
2013 | Are You Here | Victoria Riolobos |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Mortal Kombat: Conquest | Ella | Episode: "Twisted Truths" |
2001 | All My Children | Rosa Santos | Recurring role |
2003 | JAG | Maria Elena | Episode: "A Tangled Webb: Part 2" |
2003 | Las Vegas | Shelly | Episode: "Pros and Cons" |
2004 | Two and a Half Men | Crystal | Episode: "No Sniffing, No Wowing" |
2004–2005 | The Mountain | Maria Serrano | Series regular, 13 episodes |
2005 | Smallville | Aethyr | Episode: "Arrival" |
2005 | Charmed | Sylvia | Episode: "Desperate Housewitches" |
2006 | The Book of Daniel | Jessie Gilmore | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
2006–2010 | Law & Order | ADA Connie Rubirosa | Series regular, 85 episodes |
2011 | Law & Order: Los Angeles | DDA Connie Rubirosa | Series regular, 8 episodes |
2005–2011 | CSI: Miami | Marisol Delko | Recurring role, 12 episodes |
2012 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Diane Dunross | Episode: "Partners" |
2012 | Single Ladies | Nicolette | Episode: "The Business of Friendship" |
2013 | Do No Harm | Dr. Lena Solis | Series regular, 13 episodes |
2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | AUSA Connie Rubirosa | Episode: "Jersey Breakdown" |
2014–2015 | Forever | Jo Martinez | Series regular |
2015 | Scorpion | Adriana Molina | Recurring role |
2016–present | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | SSA Clara Seger | Series Regular |
References
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- ↑ Conversations in Hollywood, orlandosentinel.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- ↑ Profile, NBC.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- ↑ Profile, elpasotimes.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
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- ↑ TV Guide – Law & Order: When Courtroom Tables Turn by Matt Roush
- ↑ The New York Times – Murder, They Wrote by John Freeman Gill
- ↑ Profile, imdb.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- ↑ National Hispanic Media Coalition
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- ↑ "Pilot Season: 'Law & Order''s Alana De La Garza Scrubs In to NBC's 'Do No Harm'", tvguide.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
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- ↑ "Movie Casting Roundup", deadline.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
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