Aimee Garcia
Aimee Garcia | |
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Garcia at the 2014 College Television Awards | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | November 28, 1978
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Website |
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Aimee Garcia (born November 28, 1978) is an American actress, 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).
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | |
2004 | Chicago Boricua | Lola | |
2004 | Spanglish | Narrator | Voice role |
2005 | A Lot Like Love | Nicole | |
2005 | Cruel World | Gina | |
2005 | Dirty | Rita | |
2006 | The Alibi | Operator #1 | |
2006 | Mercy Street | Alicia Johnson | |
2007 | Graduation | Suzy Winters | |
2007 | D-War | Brandy | |
2007 | Dead Tone | Jody Walters | |
2008 | Universal Signs | Trish | |
2008 | Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous | Private Vicky Castillo | |
2009 | Shrink | Check out Girl | |
2009 | B-Girl | Rosie | |
2011 | Convincing Clooney | Amy | |
2011 | Go for It! | Carmen Salgado | |
2014 | RoboCop | Jae Kim |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | ER | Leanne Lawler | Episode: "Truth & Consequences" |
2001 | Resurrection Blvd. | Sylvia | Episode: "La Partida" |
2001 | The Agency | Motel Housekeeper | 2 episodes |
2001 | V.I.P. | Receptionist | Episode: "The Uncle from V.A.L." |
2002 | Cadet Kelly | Gloria | Disney Channel original movie |
2002 | Angel | Cynthia York | Episode: "Birthday" |
2002 | American Family | Young Nina | 5 episodes |
2002–03 | Greetings from Tucson | Maria Tiant | 22 episodes |
2002 | MDs | Gina Willis | Episode: "Time of Death" |
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" |
2006–07 | George Lopez | Veronica Palmero | 20 episodes |
2006 | Lovespring International | Sparkles | Episode: "Homeless Rockstar" |
2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Melissa Gentry | Episode: "Big Shots" |
2007 | Standoff | Tina Markovich | Episode: "Severance" |
2008 | Supernatural | Secretary Nancy Fitzgerald | Episode: "Jus in Bello" |
2008 | My Boys | Amy | Episode: "Take My Work Wife... Please" |
2008 | CSI: Miami | Andrea Rinell | Episode: "Won't Get Fueled Again" |
2009 | Gary Unmarried | Anna | Episode: "Gary and Dennis' Sister" |
2009 | Bones | Jennifer Keating | Episode: "The Science in the Physicist" |
2009–10 | Trauma | Marisa Benez | 20 episodes |
2009 | Family Guy | Nicole | Episode: "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag" |
2011 | Off the Map | Alma | 5 episodes |
2011 | Love Bites | Steffi | Episode: "Boys to Men" |
2011–13 | Dexter | Jamie Batista | 34 episodes |
2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Karla | Episode: "Pahele" |
2012–13 | Vegas | Yvonne Sanchez | 14 episodes |
2012/13 | Motorcity | Tennie (voice) | 3 episodes |
2014 | About a Boy | Stacy | Episode: "About an Angry Ex" |
2015 | Impastor | Leeane | 2 episodes |
2016–present | Rush Hour (U.S. TV series) | Detective Didi Diaz | Main cast |
Accolades
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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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.
External links
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