Alana de la Garza
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| Alana de la Garza | |
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 Rome - 2008 |
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| Born | June 18, 1976 Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Years active | 2006–Present |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Roberts[1][2] (2008-present) |
Alana de la Garza (born June 18, 1976) is an American actress.
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[edit] Biography
De La Garza was born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio to a Mexican-American father and an Irish-American mother. She was raised in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.[3] She is 5' 9" (1.75 m) tall.
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, studying physical therapy and social work. Upon graduating, she landed some small roles while living in Orlando, Florida, and soon moved to New York City. 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, (2004) and Las Vegas. She starred as Maria in the short-lived television series The Mountain, in which she received high marks for her acting.
In 2005, she starred in the film Mr. Fix-It co-starring David Boreanaz. She also guest-starred as an evil Kryptonian (named "Aethyr" in promotional materials) in the fifth season premiere episode of Smallville and played the recurring role of Marisol Delko 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 the seventeenth season, portraying A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa. Her performance as A.D.A. Rubirosa has been widely praised by critics.[4][5][6] 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."[7] Later that year, she garnered an "Impact Award" for "Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Television Series" by the National Hispanic Media Coalition.[8]
Also in 2008, she became the new face of Garnier Nutritioniste cosmetics.
She married her long time boyfriend, Michael Roberts, a writer, on May 31, 2008 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida.
Has indicated on her official website that she does not have either a Myspace or Facebook account due to time constraints and that someone may be posing as her via these websites.[1]
[edit] Filmography
- Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1 episode, "Twisted Truths", 1999) as Ella
- All My Children (unknown episodes, 2001) as Rosa Santos #2
- Carnival Knowledge (2002) as Woman at Bar
- JAG (1 episode, "A Tangled Webb: Part 2", 2003) as María Elena
- Las Vegas (1 episode, "Pros and Cons", 2003) as Shelly
- Segundo, El (2004) as Delicia
- Two and a Half Men (1 episode, "No Sniffing, No Wowing", 2004) as Crystal
- Daytime's Greatest Weddings (2004) (V) as Rosa Santos #2
- The Mountain (13 episodes, 2004-2005) as Maria Serrano
- Mr. Dramatic (2005)
- Smallville (1 episode, "Arrival", 2005) as Aethyr
- Charmed (1 episode, "Desperate Housewitches", 2005) as Sylvia
- The Book of Daniel (3 episodes, "Acceptance", "Forgiveness" and "Temptation", 2006) as Jessie Gilmore
- CSI: Miami (11 episodes, 2005-2006) as Marisol Delko (also archive footage on "Rio" (2006) (uncredited))
- Mr. Fix It (2006) as Sophia
- Law & Order (72 episodes, 2006-2009) as A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa
[edit] Special appearances
- Extra (2 episodes, "23 January 2006" and "17 September 2006", 2006) as Herself
- Entertainment Tonight (2 episodes, "24 April 2006" and "1 May 2006", 2006) as Herself / Herself - Interviewee
- The Early Show (1 episode, "2 May 2006", 2006) as Herself
- Today (1 episode, "24 August 2006", 2006) as Herself
- E! News (1 episode, "22 September 2006", 2006) as Herself
[edit] References
- ^ a b Alana De La Garza official web site
- ^ Orlando Sentinel - Conversations in Hollywood with Coolio, Janice Dickinson, Alana De La Garza, J.P. Calderon, Leslie Moonves by Hal Boedeker
- ^ NBC.com > Law & Order
- ^ Entertainment Weekly - TV Review Law & Order by Ken Tucker
- ^ TV Guide - Law & Order: When Courtroom Tables Turn by Matt Roush
- ^ The New York Times - Murder, They Wrote by John Freeman Gill
- ^ Internet Movie Database
- ^ National Hispanic Media Coalition
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