Valerie Cruz
{{short description|American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2013}}
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Valerie Cruz is an American actress.
Early life and education
Valerie Cruz is of Cuban ancestry.{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20777911,00.html|title=The Following's Hot New FBI Agent Valerie Cruz: 5 Things to Know|publisher=People Magazine|first=Lee |last=Hernandez|date=January 20, 2014 |access-date= April 13, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140122105807/https://people.com/people/article/0,,20777911,00.html | archive-date = 22 Jan 2014 }}
She attended Florida State University and received a BFA theatre degree.{{cn|date=May 2015}}
Career
Cruz appeared in the film Cellular and played Grace Santiago, a main character in Nip/Tuck, but she left the show just after the first season.[http://www.tv.com/valerie-cruz/person/169554/summary.html TV.com] 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 adaptation of The Dresden Files. The show lasted for one season.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Cruz played Maria Nolan on the CW's Hidden Palms. In 2008, she appeared in the third season of Dexter, playing Syl Prado, the wife of assistant district attorney Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits).{{cn|date=November 2024}}
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. That same year, Cruz played Olivia in the film La Linea. In 2010 she became part of the cast of the ABC drama Off the Map, which was canceled by ABC On May 13, 2011. In 2011 she had a recurring role as a Homeland Security agent in the Syfy series Alphas.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
In 2012, she played an evil doctor in the "Organ Grinder" episode of Grimm; the wife of a dictator in the "Enemy of the State" episode of Scandal; and an investigator for the football league in the episode "Spell It Out" of Necessary Roughness. She also starred on The Following as Agent Gina Mendez.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Awards
- 2008: Nominated, ALMA Award, Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series, for The Dresden Files on SciFi Channel{{cn|date=November 2024}}
- 2009: Nominated, Screen Actors Guild Award, Best Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series, for Dexter{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Filmography
= Film =
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2004
| Cellular | Detective Dana Bayback | |
| 2008
| No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker | Allison | |
| 2009
| {{sortname|The|Line|The Line (2009 film)}} | Olivia | |
| 2009
| {{sortname|The|Devil's Tomb}} | Dr. Elissa Cardell | Direct-to-Video |
| 2014
| {{sortname|The|Loft|The Loft (film)}} | Barbara Stevens | |
| 2016
| Custody | Claudia Sanjuro | |
| 2016
| Heidi | |
| 2018
| Locating Silver Lake | Luisa | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2002
| Almira | "Precautions" |
| 2002
| Officer #1 | "La Llorona: Part 1" |
| 2002
| {{sortname|The|Agency|The Agency (2001 TV series)}} | Ms. Constanza Diaz | "Heartless" |
| 2003
| Nip/Tuck | Main role (Season 1) |
| 2004
| Missing | Karen Moore | "Delusional" |
| 2004
| Madeline Pillsbury | "What Happens in Vegas Dies in Boston" |
| 2004
| Madeline Pillsbury | "Two of a Kind" |
| 2005
| LAX | Carla | "Mixed Signals" |
| 2005
| Zona Cruz | "No Man's Land" |
| 2005
| Vanessa Calder | "The Last Straw" |
| 2006
| Invasion | Colonel Sabrina Lopez | "Re-Evolution", "The Last Wave Goodbye" |
| 2006, 2013
| Dexter | Recurring role (season 3), guest (season 8) |
| 2007
| Maria Nolan | Recurring role |
| 2007–2008
| {{sortname|The|Dresden Files|The Dresden Files (TV series)}} | Main role |
| 2008
| Maggie Kuerner | TV film |
| 2009
| Coco Delgado | "Olfactus" |
| 2009
| Selena Ramirez | "A Spy in the House of Love" |
| 2009
| Isabel Beaumont | Recurring role |
| 2010
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | U.S. Attorney Camilla Velez | "Shadow" |
| 2010
| Brooke Sanchez | "Parasite" |
| 2011
| Dr. Zee Alvarez | Main role |
| 2011
| {{sortname|The|Glades|The Glades (TV series)}} | Dr. Sophie Perez | "Dirty Little Secrets" |
| 2011
| Alphas | Kathy Sullivan | Recurring role |
| 2012
| {{sortname|The|Secret Lives of Wives|nolink=1}} | Alyse | TV film |
| 2012
| Grimm | Dr. Levine | "Organ Grinder" |
| 2012
| Scandal | Carolina Flores | "Enemy of the State" |
| 2012
| Vera Dade | "Spell It Out", "Double Fault" |
| 2012
| Homeland | Major Joy Mendez | Recurring role |
| 2013
| NCIS | Anna | "Detour" |
| 2014
| Bosch | Teresa Corazon | "'Tis the Season" |
| 2014–2015
| {{sortname|The|Following}} | Regular role |
| 2015
| Quantico | Vera Rodriguez | "God." |
| 2017
| Miranda Sharp | "Lily's Law" |
| 2017
| Doubt | Commander Olivia Jimenez | "Top Dog/Underdog" |
| 2018
| {{sortname|The|Resident|The Resident (TV series)}} | Renata Lopez | "Pilot" |
| 2018
| Gina | Recurring role |
| 2019
|Elena Ruiz |"The Checklist", "Free Fall" |
| 2018–2021
| Charmed | Marisol Vera | Recurring role (seasons 1–2), guest (season 3) |
| 2022
| Teresa Davidson | guest |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1395858|name=Valerie Cruz}}
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Category:Actresses from Elizabeth, New Jersey
Category:American entertainers of Cuban descent
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:Hispanic and Latino American actresses