Lina Esco
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Born | May 14, 1985 Template:City-state, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Lina Esco (born May 14, 1985) is an American actress, producer and activist. She gained recognition in 2005 for portraying Jimmy Smits daughter in the CBS drama show "Cane", about a powerful and wealthy Cuban-American family running an successful rum and sugar cane business in South Florida.[3] Esco has also enjoyed a successful film career, having appeared in several Hollywood productions, London (2005), Kingshighway (2010) and her most recent in LOL: Laughing Out Loud (2010) which is scheduled for an April 2011 release.
Early life
Lina Esco was born in Miami, Florida in 1985 and lived there for 14 years. From there she moved to France where she did some modeling, and then moved to London where she worked in theater. She then moved to New York to pursue acting and her career brought her to Los Angeles where she currently resides.
Career
Television
Esco moved to Hollywood, California and was casted in her first television guest star role in 2006, as Angie Watson in series CSI: NY. She plays a convicted murderer. In March, 2007 Esco joined the cast of the CBS drama “Cane” along side with Jimmy Smits, Nestor Carbonell, Hector Elizondo and Rita Moreno. In 2009, Esco also guest starred in an episode of Drop Dead Diva series with Paula Abdul, where she played a lingerie model who'd been fired for going public about her breast cancer surviving story.
Film
Esco’s first film debut was in 2005 with London, starting alongside Jessica Biel, Jason Statham, Chris Evans and Isla Fisher. In June 2010, it was reported that Esco will be starting on the buzz worthy comedy LOL: Laughing Out Loud, who stars along side Miley Cyrus, Demi Moore and Ashley Greene.
Producer
On April 2010, Esco produced a PSA for the documentary The Cove Titled: "My Friend is..." along side with Oscar winning producer Fisher Stevens joined forces with celebrities: Jennifer Aniston, Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rudd, Naomi Watts, Courteney Cox, Mariska Hargitay, Woody Harrelson, Jason Mraz, James Gandolfini, John Leguizamo, Evan Handler, Rob Morrow, Tamlyn Tomita, Carrie Ann Inaba, Chris Tashima, Russell Simmons, James Kyson Lee and Richard Kind for a web release production to bring awareness of the annual killing of dolphins in Taiji, Japan.
Other work
Very little is known about her commercial work but Esco has been seen in various commercial, music videos, magazines and publications over the years. In 2001, she was feature in the Sinead O’ Connor music video for "Jealous" and later in 2003, Esco was shown briefly in Moby's music video for "Southside" featuring Gwen Stephani. She was also an extra in a couple of Axe commercials one including with Nick Lachey in the “Clix” ad campaign.
Philanthropy
On September 9, 2009 Esco held a private screening of The Cove in New York along side with Russell Simmons hosting the event to bring awareness on this film. Esco has supports many foundations and organizations through her careers, but has mainly focused on dolphins.
Filmography
Actress
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | London | Kelly | |
2008 | The Evening Journey | Marla | Short |
2010 | Kingshighway | Lena Capriolini | |
2010 | Where the Road Meets the Sun | Natasha | (post-production) |
2011 | LOL: Laughing Out Loud | Janice | (post-production) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Cane | Katie Vega | (13 Episodes) |
2008 | Heroes: Destiny | Elisa | (4 Episodes) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | CSI:NY | Angie Watson | "Live or Let Die" (Season 2, Episode 18) |
2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Lina Martinez | "Grayson Anatomy" (Season 1, Episode 13) |
2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Angela Paulson | "Death and Maiden" (Season 10, Episode 6) |
Producer
Year | Title | Notes |
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2010 | The Cove PSA – “My Friend Is... | Producer |