Stephanie Sigman

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| name = Stephanie Sigman

| image = Stephanie Sigman.jpg

| caption = Sigman in 2017

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|2|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico

| citizenship = {{flatlist|

Mexican
American}}

| education =

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2006–present

| spouse = Brian Andrew Mendoza{{Cite web|url=https://www.quien.com/espectaculos/2019/07/12/stephanie-sigman-luce-su-pancita-de-embarazo-desde-roma|title=Stephanie Sigman presume su embarazo desde Roma|date=12 July 2019|website=Quién}}

| children = 2

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}}

Stephanie Sigman Conde (born February 28, 1987) is a Mexican and American actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 2011 Mexican crime drama film Miss Bala. She has gone on to appear in Pioneer (2013), Spectre (2015), Going Under (2016), and Annabelle: Creation (2017). On television, Sigman starred in Narcos (2015) and S.W.A.T (2017) for the first and second seasons of both series.

Early life and family

Sigman was born in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora on 28 February 1987 to a Mexican mother and an American father, Lee Sigman, a New York Yankees scout from Kansas. She is a U.S. citizen through her father.{{Cite tweet |user=sigmanstephanie |number=637709391303720960 |date= 29 August 2015|title=I'm a U.S. Citizen too! #YacallateTRUMP Is shocking to me that Trump still has followers .. He… |url = https://instagram.com/p/6-qgfsnbAM/ }}{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/02/02/miss_bala_star_stephanie_sigman_rises_with_a_bullet.html|title=Miss Bala star Stephanie Sigman rises with a bullet|date=2 February 2012|work=thestar.com|accessdate=3 February 2016}} Her brother, baseball player Kenneth Ray Sigman, was formerly married to actress Barbara Mori.[https://www.quien.com/espectaculos/2018/10/29/stephanie-sigman-se-casa-en-secreto-y-de-la-barbara-mori-la-delata Stephanie Sigman se casa en secreto y de la Barbara Mori la delata]. Quien.

Career

Sigman began her career appearing on Mexican television, before making her film debut in Rio de Oro. In 2011, she played the leading role of Laura Guerrero in the Mexican crime drama film, Miss Bala.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/miss_bala_2011/|title=Miss Bala|website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=20 January 2012|publisher=|accessdate=3 February 2016}} The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/miss-bala-crowned-mexicos-foreign-239309|title='Miss Bala' Crowned Mexico's Foreign-Language Oscar Submission|accessdate=22 September 2011|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=John|last=Hecht|date=22 September 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20111013.html |title=63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar |accessdate=14 October 2011|work=oscars.org}} but it did not make the final shortlist.{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2012/20120118.html|title=9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar|accessdate=19 January 2012}} Sigman was nominated for a Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award in 2011 for her performance in film.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/screenwriter/2011/12/23/1924/|title=The Dublin Film Critics Circle Honours Drive|work=irishtimes.com|access-date=19 February 2020|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201118/http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/screenwriter/2011/12/23/1924/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/2011/12/dublin-film-critics-circle-awards-2011/|title=Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards 2011|author=Ryan Adams|date=27 December 2011|work=awardsdaily.com}} The following year, she played Catalina Aguado in the Canadian documentary film Flight of the Butterflies. In 2013, Sigman co-starred in the Norwegian thriller Pioneer.{{cite web|title=Pioneer (12A)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/pioneer-film|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105151/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/pioneer-film|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 October 2014|work=Arrow Film Distributors|publisher=British Board of Film Classification|date=12 March 2014|accessdate=12 March 2014}}

In 2013, Sigman played the leading role in the USA Network drama pilot The Arrangement opposite Bryan Greenberg.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/bryan-greenberg-and-stephanie-sigman-to-star-in-usas-cheryl-heutonnick-falacci-pilot-lifting-contingency-371583/ |title=Bryan Greenberg And Stephanie Sigman To Star In USA's Cheryl Heuton/Nick Falacci Pilot, Lifting Contingency |date=14 November 2012 |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |website=Deadline|accessdate=3 February 2016}} It was not ordered to series. Later that year, she was cast in a recurring role on the FX crime drama series The Bridge. She also starred in the Arctic Monkeys music video for "Snap Out of It" in 2014.{{cite web |last=Grow |first=Kory |title=Arctic Monkeys Cause a Nervous Breakdown in 'Snap Out of It' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/arctic-monkeys-cause-a-nervous-breakdown-in-snap-out-of-it-video-20140617 |publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=20 March 2015 |date=17 June 2014}} In 2015, Sigman played Valeria Vélez, a character based on Virginia Vallejo, in the Netflix crime thriller Narcos.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/stephanie-sigman-netflix-narcos-1201256362/|title="Stephanie Sigman Joins Netflix Series 'Narcos'"|publisher=Variety|date=20 July 2014}}{{cite news|title=Entrevista exclusiva con la nueva chica Bond mexicana|url=http://www.publimetro.com.mx/entretenimiento/entrevista-exclusiva-con-la-nueva-chica-bond-mexicana/mock!6i0j3TTs70tVE/|accessdate=12 March 2015|work=www.publimetro.com.mx|publisher=Metro International|date=12 March 2015|language=es|quote=Hago a Valeria Velez, un personaje distinto basado en la amante de Pablo Escobar, Virginia Vallejo, un personaje importante en Colombia|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226091502/https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/noticias/2015/03/11/entrevista-exclusiva-con-la-nueva-chica-bond-mexicana.html?page=1&word=entretenimiento&blog=mx&kind=category|url-status=dead}}

In 2015, Sigman appeared in the James Bond film Spectre,{{cite web|title=STEPHANIE SIGMAN JOINS SPECTRE|url=http://www.007.com/stephanie-sigman-joins-spectre/|website=www.007.com|accessdate=11 March 2015|archive-date=3 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503201728/http://www.007.com/stephanie-sigman-joins-spectre/|url-status=dead}} becoming the second Mexican actress to play a Bond girl after Linda Christian first played the role of Valerie Mathis in the 1954 TV adaptation of Casino Royale.{{cite web|title=New Film Spectre Casts Stephanie Sigman as 1st Mexican-born Bond Girl on the big screen: 5 things to know about her |date=11 March 2015 |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/634487/spectre-casts-stephanie-sigman-as-1st-mexican-born-bond-girl-on-the-big-screen-5-things-to-know-about-her|publisher=EOnline|accessdate=13 April 2015}} She later was cast as a female lead in the action comedy Going Under,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/john-goodman-bruce-willis-stephanie-sigman-voltage-pictures-1201464603/|title=John Goodman & Stephanie Sigman Added To Bruce Willis Comedy Film - Deadline|author=Mike Fleming Jr|work=Deadline|date=30 June 2015 |accessdate=3 February 2016}} as well as War on Everyone.{{Cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/first-look-john-michael-mcdonagh-war-everyone/|title=First Look At John Michael McDonagh's War On Everyone|date=20 April 2015|website=Empire}}

In 2016, Sigman had a recurring role as Monica Ava during the second season of the ABC anthology drama series American Crime created by John Ridley.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/stephanie-sigman-cast-american-crime-john-ridley-1201501762/|title=Stephanie Sigman Joins 'American Crime' As Recurring - Deadline|author=Denise Petski|work=Deadline|date=19 August 2015 |accessdate=3 February 2016}} Ridley later cast Sigman in the leading role as Presence Foster, the former Army veteran who finds herself as unlicensed Private Investigator, in the ABC detective drama pilot, Presence.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/john-ridley-presence-stephanie-sigman-cast-lead-abc-pilot-1201695377/|title=John Ridley ABC Drama Pilot 'Presence' Casts Stephanie Sigman In The Title Role|author=Nellie Andreeva|work=Deadline|date=3 February 2016 |accessdate=3 February 2016}}

In 2017, Sigman began playing Jessica Cortez, captain and commanding officer of the LAPD Metropolitan Division in S.W.A.T..{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/instinct-seal-team-s-w-a-t-wisdom-of-the-crowd-9jkl-me-myself-i-comedies-cbs-series-orders-1202091987/|title=Actress Stephanie Sigman to Star in S.W.A.T. reboot | last= Andreeva |first=Nellie |work=Deadline Hollywood|date= 12 May 2017|accessdate=30 June 2018}} She exited at the start of the third season, when her character left to pursue FBI training.{{cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt Webb |title=S.W.A.T.'s Stephanie Sigman Confirms Exit — Captain Cortez Won't Be Back|url=https://tvline.com/2019/10/03/swat-season-3-stephanie-sigman-leaving-captain-jessica-cortez/|website=TVLine|date=October 3, 2019}}

Sigman starred as Sister Charlotte in the 2017 horror film Annabelle: Creation.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/stephanie-sigman-annabelle-2-spectre-1201801416/|title='Spectre' Actress Stephanie Sigman to Star in 'Annabelle' Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=22 June 2016|accessdate=22 June 2016}}

Personal life

Sigman is married to Brian Andrew Mendoza.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BynjnOQltij/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BynjnOQltij |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Stephanie Sigman-Mendoza on Instagram: "5 weeks pregnant • 5 months pregnant #beforeandafter ✌🏽"|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}} They have a child born in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B4XpT19FbJS/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B4XpT19FbJS |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Stephanie Sigman-Mendoza (@stephaniesigman) posted on Instagram • Nov 2, 2019 at 4:17pm UTC|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2006 \| Con lujo de detalle \| Mujer \| Short film
2010 \| Rio de Oro \| Estela \|
2011 \| Miss Bala \| Laura Guerrero \| Nominated — Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Breakthrough
2012 \| Morelos \| Francisca Ortiz \|
2012 \| Flight of the Butterflies \| Catalina Aguado \| Documentary film
2013 \| data-sort-value="cielo es azul, El" \| El cielo es azul \| Laurada \|
2013 \| Pioneer \| Maria Salatzar \|
2014 \| Alicia en el país de María \| Alicia \|
2015 \| Spectre \| Estrella \|
2016 \| War on Everyone \| Delores \|
2017 \| Shimmer Lake \| Steph Burton \|
2017 \| Once Upon a Time in Venice \| Lupe \|
2017 \| Annabelle: Creation \| Sister Charlotte \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2006

| Con lujo de detalle

| Mujer

| Short film

2010

| Rio de Oro

| Estela

2011

| Miss Bala

| Laura Guerrero

| Nominated — Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Breakthrough

2012

| Morelos

| Francisca Ortiz

2012

| Flight of the Butterflies

| Catalina Aguado

| Documentary film

2013

| data-sort-value="cielo es azul, El" | El cielo es azul

| Laurada

2013

| Pioneer

| Maria Salatzar

2014

| Alicia en el país de María

| Alicia

2015

| Spectre

| Estrella

2016

| War on Everyone

| Delores

2017

| Shimmer Lake

| Steph Burton

2017

| Once Upon a Time in Venice

| Lupe

2017

| Annabelle: Creation

| Sister Charlotte

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2013 \| data-sort-value="Arrangement, The" \| The Arrangement \| Lourdes Nieves \| Pilot
2013–2014 \| data-sort-value="Bridge, The" \| The Bridge \| Eva Guerra \| Recurring role
2015–2016 \| Narcos \| Valeria Velez \| Main role
2016 \| American Crime \| Monica Ava \| Recurring role
2016 \| Presence \| Presence Foster \| Pilot
2017–2019 \| S.W.A.T. \| Jessica Cortez \| Main role (seasons 1–2)
2023 \| Royal Crackers \| Abuelita (voice) \| Episode: "Casa de Darby"

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2013

| data-sort-value="Arrangement, The" | The Arrangement

| Lourdes Nieves

| Pilot

2013–2014

| data-sort-value="Bridge, The" | The Bridge

| Eva Guerra