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Valerie Cruz

Valerie Cruz

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 18, 1976 (49)
Birthplace Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.[1] 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 (now cancelled) 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 2010 she became part of the cast of the ABC drama Off the Map, which was canceled by ABC On May 13, 2011 . Description above from the Wikipedia article Valerie Cruz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.  

Known For

Filmography

Locating Silver Lake

Locating Silver Lake

2018

as Luisa

My First Miracle

My First Miracle

2015

as Heidi

The Loft

The Loft

2014

as Barbara Stevens

The Line

The Line

2009

as Olivia

The Devil's Tomb

The Devil's Tomb

2009

as Dr. Elissa Cardell

Street Warrior

Street Warrior

2008

as Maggie Kuerner

LA Blues

LA Blues

2007

as Det. Molina

Cellular

Cellular

2004

as Dana Bayback

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Television Credits

The Following

as Special Agent Gina Mendez

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Jan 21, 2013

Off the Map

as Dr. Zita Alvarez

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 12, 2011

The Dresden Files

as Lt. Connie Murphy

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jan 21, 2007

Dexter

as Sylvia Prado

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Oct 01, 2006

Charmed

as Marisol Vera

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 14, 2018

One of Us Is Lying

as Isabella Rojas

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 07, 2021

True Blood

as Isabel

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 07, 2008

Alphas

as Kathy Sullivan

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 11, 2011

The Rookie

as Det. Elena Ruiz

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 16, 2018

Walker Independence

as Teresa Davidson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 06, 2022

Grey's Anatomy

as Zona Cruz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Crossing Jordan

as Madeline Pillsbury

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2001

Criminal Minds

as Brooke Sanchez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

LAX

as Carla

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

The Glades

as Sophie Perez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 11, 2010

Quantico

as Vera Rodriguez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2015

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Camilla Cortez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Grimm

as Dr. Levine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 2011

Scandal

as Carolina Flores

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 2012

Homeland

as Joy Mendez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 2011

American Family

as Officer #1

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 2002

The Resident

as Renata Lopez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 2018

Dollhouse

as Selena Ramirez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 13, 2009

Strong Medicine

as Almira

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 2000

Magnum P.I.

as Lani Levner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2018

Nip/Tuck

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 22, 2003

Hidden Palms

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 30, 2007

Invasion

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 2005

Eleventh Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 2008

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