Aimee Garcia
| Aimee Garcia | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Garcia at the 2014 College Television Awards | |
| Born |
November 28, 1978 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website |
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Aimee Garcia (born November 28, 1978) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles as Veronica Palmero on the ABC sitcom George Lopez, Yvonne Sanchez on the CBS period drama Vegas, and Jamie Batista on the Showtime drama Dexter.
Life and career
Garcia was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Mexican mother from Pachuca and a Puerto Rican father from San Juan.[1]
She was cast as Maria on The WB's Greetings from Tucson and appeared in the Global Frequency television pilot as Aleph. She had a role in the Disney Channel original movie Cadet Kelly (2002), and co-starred, as Lydia, alongside Anthony Anderson in The WB sitcom All About the Andersons. In 2006, she began appearing on the series George Lopez, playing his niece.
Garcia starred alongside Jessica Simpson in the comedy-drama Major Movie Star (2008). She also played a brief part in the movie D-War (2007) and narrated the Adam Sandler film Spanglish (2004).
From 2009 to 2010, she was in the cast of the Peter Berg NBC medical drama Trauma, as the EMT helicopter pilot Marisa Benez.
Garcia spent three years on Showtime's Dexter as Jamie Batista, for which she was nominated for a SAG Award for Best Ensemble in Dramatic Television Series.
She played Dr. Jae Kim in MGM's reboot film, RoboCop (2014).
In 2016, Garcia was added to the main cast for Season 2 of the Fox TV series Lucifer, playing LAPD forensic scientist Ella Lopez.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Homecoming | Jodi | Film debut |
| 2001 | Betaville | Ruby Derain (young) | |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Nurse | |
| 2003 | Boys Life 4: Four Play | Caitlan | Segment: "L.T.R." |
| 2004 | D.E.B.S. | Maria | |
| Chicago Boricua | Lola | ||
| Spanglish | Narrator | Voice role | |
| 2005 | A Lot Like Love | Nicole | |
| Cruel World | Gina | ||
| Dirty | Rita | ||
| 2006 | The Alibi | Operator #1 | |
| Mercy Street | Alicia Johnson | ||
| 2007 | Graduation | Suzy Winters | |
| D-War | Brandy | ||
| Dead Tone | Jody Walters | ||
| 2008 | Universal Signs | Trish | |
| Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous | Private Vicky Castillo | ||
| 2009 | Shrink | Check out Girl | |
| B-Girl | Rosie | ||
| 2011 | Convincing Clooney | Amy | |
| Go for It! | Carmen Salgado | ||
| 2014 | RoboCop | Jae Kim |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | ER | Leanne Lawler | Episode: "Truth & Consequences" |
| 2001 | Resurrection Blvd. | Sylvia | Episode: "La Partida" |
| The Agency | Motel Housekeeper | 2 episodes | |
| V.I.P. | Receptionist | Episode: "The Uncle from V.A.L." | |
| 2002 | Cadet Kelly | Gloria | Disney Channel original movie |
| Angel | Cynthia York | Episode: "Birthday" | |
| American Family | Young Nina | 5 episodes | |
| 2002 | MDs | Gina Willis | Episode: "Time of Death" |
| 2002–03 | Greetings from Tucson | Maria Tiant | 22 episodes |
| 2003–04 | All About the Andersons | Lydia Serrano | 16 episodes |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Lizzie Posner | Episode: "Nevada State" |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Rhonda Chavez | Episode: "City of the Dolls" |
| 2006 | Lovespring International | Sparkles | Episode: "Homeless Rockstar" |
| 2006–07 | George Lopez | Veronica Palmero | 20 episodes |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Melissa Gentry | Episode: "Big Shots" |
| Standoff | Tina Markovich | Episode: "Severance" | |
| 2008 | Supernatural | Nancy Fitzgerald | Episode: "Jus in Bello" |
| My Boys | Amy | Episode: "Take My Work Wife... Please" | |
| CSI: Miami | Andrea Rinell | Episode: "Won't Get Fueled Again" | |
| 2009 | Gary Unmarried | Anna | Episode: "Gary and Dennis' Sister" |
| Bones | Jennifer Keating | Episode: "The Science in the Physicist" | |
| Family Guy | Nicole | Episode: "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag" | |
| 2009–10 | Trauma | Marisa Benez | 20 episodes |
| 2011 | Off the Map | Alma | 5 episodes |
| Love Bites | Steffi | Episode: "Boys to Men" | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Karla | Episode: "Pahele" | |
| 2011–13 | Dexter | Jamie Batista | 34 episodes |
| 2012–13 | Vegas | Yvonne Sanchez | 14 episodes |
| Motorcity | Tennie (voice) | 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | About a Boy | Stacy | Episode: "About an Angry Ex" |
| 2015 | Impastor | Leeane | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Rush Hour | Didi Diaz | Main role |
| Lucifer | Ella Lopez | Main role; Season 2 |
Accolades
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ALMA Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie | George Lopez | Nominated |
| 2012 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Dexter | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Interview: Aimee Garcia » Gozamos". gozamos.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ Mason, Charlie. "Lucifer Adds Aimee Garcia for Season 2". TVLine. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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