Valerie Cruz (born July 18, 1976) is an American actress. Cruz was
born in Elizabeth, New Jersey of Cuban ancestry. She attended Florida
State University and received a BFA theatre degree.She has appeared in
films such as Cellular and played Grace Santiago in Nip/Tuck. She
played a main character in Nip/Tuck, but she left the show just after
the first season. 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.She has also played
Maria Nolan on the CW's Hidden Palms. In 2008, she appeared in season
three of Dexter, playing Sylvia Prado, the wife of Assistant District
Attorney Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits).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. In 2009, she also 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. 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.
born in Elizabeth, New Jersey of Cuban ancestry. She attended Florida
State University and received a BFA theatre degree.She has appeared in
films such as Cellular and played Grace Santiago in Nip/Tuck. She
played a main character in Nip/Tuck, but she left the show just after
the first season. 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.She has also played
Maria Nolan on the CW's Hidden Palms. In 2008, she appeared in season
three of Dexter, playing Sylvia Prado, the wife of Assistant District
Attorney Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits).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. In 2009, she also 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. 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.
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