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Rachel Ticotin
Born (1958-11-01) November 1, 1958 (age 66)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Years active1978-present
Spouse(s)David Caruso (1984–1987;[citation needed] divorced)
Peter Strauss (m. 1998)
Children1

Rachel Ticotin (born November 1, 1958) is an American film and television actress. She has appeared in films such as Fort Apache, The Bronx; Total Recall and Con Air. She has appeared in the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Los Angeles as Lt. Arleen Gonzales.

Early life

Ticotin (pronounced tick-oh-tin) was born in the Bronx, New York, the daughter of Iris Torres, a Puerto Rican educator, and Abe Ticotin, a Russian Jewish used car salesman.[1][2] Her sister, Nancy Ticotin, is also an actress.[3] She has three brothers, David A. Ticotin, a First Assistant Director who lives in Calabasas, CA with his wife Alexis and their children, Marcus, and Daniel (now known as Sahaj). Her brother, Sahaj, is a musician and the lead singer for the rock group Ra. Ticotin grew up, and received her primary and secondary education, in the Bronx, which has a large Puerto Rican community.[4] Her parents enrolled her in the Ballet Hispanico of New York where she took ballet lessons.

Career

In 1978, Ticotin made her film debut as a dancer in the film King of the Gypsies. She also acted in the Off-Broadway production of Miguel Piñero's The Sun Always Shines for the Cool. During this period, she received an onscreen credit as a production assistant on Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill. Her first big break came when, working as a production assistant alongside her brother David in 1981, she was given a small speaking role as Isabella in the Paul Newman movie Fort Apache, The Bronx. That same year, she was listed as one of 12 promising New Actors in John Willis Screen World Vol.33.

In 1983, she landed a regular role on NBC's television drama Love and Honor. Other television series in which she has appeared include: Ohara (1987), Women on the Inside (1991), Crime & Punishment (1993), and Gargoyles (1994).

Ticotin's film work includes: Critical Condition (1986) as Rachel Atwood, Where the Day Takes You (1992) as Officer Landers, Falling Down (1993) as Detective Sandra Torres, Total Recall (1990) as Melina alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone, First Time Felon (1997) as Mcbride alongside Omar Epps, and Con Air (1997) alongside Nicolas Cage, in which she earned an ALMA Award for her role as prison guard Sally Bishop. In 1995, she played the role of Doña Inez, the Mexican mother of Don Juan in the tongue-in-cheek romantic comedy Don Juan DeMarco, with Johnny Depp playing the title role.

Ticotin has participated in over 40 film and television series, appearing in Man on Fire (2004) as Mariana and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005). Ticotin was cast as Vangie Gonzalez Taylor in the second season of PBS's television series American Family alongside Edward James Olmos, Esai Morales, Raquel Welch and Kate del Castillo. Ticotin also appeared on television in season two of the popular ABC series Lost as Captain Teresa Cortez, mother of Michelle Rodriguez's character Ana Lucia Cortez.

In September 2010, she joined that cast of the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Los Angeles as Lt. Arleen Gonzales in place of Wanda De Jesus, who originally portrayed the role. Ticotin reshot the scenes originally by De Jesus.[5][6]

Personal life

In 1983, Ticotin married David Caruso, with whom she had a daughter, Greta, born June 1, 1984. In 1989, she divorced Caruso and has been married to Peter Strauss since 1998.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1978 King of the Gypsies Gypsy Dancer
1981 Fort Apache, the Bronx Isabella
1987 Critical Condition Rachel Atwood
1990 Total Recall Melina
1991 One Good Cop Grace
1991 F/X2 Kim Brandon
1992 Where the Day Takes You Officer Landers
1993 Falling Down Sandra
1994 Natural Born Killers Wanda Bisbing (scenes deleted)
1994 Criminal Passion Tracy Perry
1994 Don Juan DeMarco Doña Inez
1995 Steal Big Steal Little Laura Martinez
1997 Turbulence Rachel Taper
1997 Con Air Guard Sally Bishop
1998 Gargoyles: Brothers Betrayed Captain Maria Chavez (voice) Video short
2000 Civility Rebecca Russo
2000 Can't Be Heaven Maggie
2001 Full Disclosure Armiti Khalq Video
2002 Desert Saints Dora
2003 Something's Gotta Give Dr. Martinez
2004 Man on Fire Mariana
2005 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Carmen's Mother
2008 The Eye Rosa Martinez
2008 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Carmen's Mom
2008 The Burning Plain Ana
2011 America Esther
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1983 For Love and Honor Cpl. Grace Pavlik TV movie
1983-1984 For Love and Honor Cpl. Grace Pavlik 12 episodes
1985 Love, Mary Rachel Martin TV movie
1985 Our Family Honor Karen Pellagrino Episode "Crimes of Passion: Part 1"
1986 Our Family Honor Karen Pellagrino Episode: "Crimes of Passion: Part 2"
1986 Rockabye Victoria Garcia TV movie
1986 Stingray Elena Ballesteros Episode: "Ancient Eyes"
1986 When the Bough Breaks Raquel Santos TV movie
1987-1988 Ohara Asst. U.S. Atty. Teresa Storm 14 episodes
1988 Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs Sonia TV movie
1991 Prison Stories: Women on the Inside Iris TV movie
1992 Keep the Change Astrid TV movie
1992 From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One Christine Avila TV movie
1993 Crime & Punishment Det. Annette Rey Episode: "Our Denial"
Episode: "Fire with Fire"
1994 Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story Diane TV movie
1994 Deconstructing Sarah Elizabeth Davis TV movie
1994 Tales from the Crypt Charbonnet / Lilian Episode: "Staired in Horror"
1994-1996 Gargoyles Capt. Maria Chavez (voice) 12 episodes
1995 The Wharf Rat Dexter Ireland TV movie
1996 Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles Capt. Maria Chavez (voice) 3 episodes
1997 First Time Felon McBride TV movie
1999 Aftershock: Earthquake in New York Elizabeth Perez TV movie
2001 The Outer Limits Theodora 'Teddi' Madden Episode: "Mona Lisa"
2002 American Family Vangie Gonzalez 6 episodes
2003-2004 Skin Laura Roam 6 episodes
2005 Lost Capt. Teresa Cortez Episode: "Collision"
2006 Lost Capt. Teresa Cortez Episode: "Two for the Road"
2007 John from Cincinnati Woman in Jail Cell Episode: "His Visit: Day One"
2009 Weeds Candela Episode: "All About My Mom"
2010-2011 Law & Order: LA Lt. Arleen Gonzalez Recurring role
2012 Unforgettable Sharon Vega Episode: "Allegiances"
2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Monica Tenez Episode: "Dead Body Politic"

Awards and nominations

ALMA Awards

  • 1998: Nominated, “Outstanding Actress in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series” – First Time Felon
  • 1998: Nominated, “Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film” – Con Air

Saturn Award

  • 1991: Nominated, “Best Supporting Actress” – Total Recall

Blockbuster Entertainment Award

  • 1998: Nominated, “Favorite Supporting Actress in an Action/Adventure Film” – Con Air

See also

References

  1. ^ Rachel Ticotin Biography (1958-)
  2. ^ Linguistic humor
  3. ^ Nancy Ticotin IMDB page
  4. ^ The Bronx
  5. ^ Braxton, Greg (2010-09-16). "Rachel Ticotin cast in 'Law & Order: Los Angeles'". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2010-09-16). "Rachel Ticotin Joins 'Law & Order: LA'".

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