Lourdes Benedicto (born November 12, 1974) is an American actress of Filipino and Dominican descent.[1] She is known for her roles on the television series 24 as Carrie Turner, as Eva Rios on The Nine, and for her role as Alicia Lawson on the short-lived series Cashmere Mafia.[2]
Lourdes Benedicto | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse |
Matthew Curley (m. 2006) |
Early life, family and education
editBenedicto was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.
She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Career
editBenedicto has had recurring roles on NYPD Blue (1996–97, 2000), ER (2001), Dawson's Creek (2001), 24 (2003). She played Eva Rios in The Nine (2006–07) and Valerie Stevens in the remake of the science fiction television series V (2009–10). Other series performances have been in Major Crimes (2017), Animal Kingdom (2018), and The Kominsky Method (2021).
Her film debut was in Permanent Midnight (1998). She had subsequent roles in Drive Me Crazy (1999), The Fighting Temptations (2003) and Unbeatable Harold (2005).
Filmography
editTelevision series
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996–2000 | NYPD Blue | Gina Martinez | 22 episodes |
1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Angela Torres/Sho-Ling Fu | Episode: "Stocks & Bondage" |
2000 | Resurrection Blvd. | Darcy | 2 episodes |
2000–2001 | Titans | Samantha Sanchez | 13 episodes |
2001 | ER | Rena Trujillo | 5 episodes |
2001 | Strong Medicine | Carmen Infante | Episode: "Relief" |
2001 | Dawson's Creek | Karen Torres | 7 episodes |
2003 | 24 | Carrie Turner | 11 episodes |
2003 | The Lyon's Den | Lisa Falward | Episode: "Blood" |
2005 | The Dead Zone | Eva Cortez | Episode: "Grains of Sand" |
2006–2007 | The Nine | Eva Rios | 13 episodes |
2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Alicia Lawson | 6 episodes |
2008 | Numb3rs | Estella Ramirez | Episode: "Thirty-Six Hours" |
2009–2010 | V | Valerie Stevens | 10 episodes |
2013 | NCIS | Rebecca Childis | Episode: "Chasing Ghosts" |
2017 | Pure Genius | Claudia Guerrero | Episode: "Hero Worship" |
2017 | Major Crimes | Sarah Galvez | 4 episodes |
2018 | Animal Kingdom | Episode: "Off the Tit" | |
2020 | Shameless | Tasha | Episode: "Location, Location, Location" |
2020–2022 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Curandera | 2 episodes |
2021 | The Kominsky Method | Episode: "Chapter 20. The Round Toes, of the High Shoes" |
Films
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Gryphon | Monica | TV movie |
1998 | Permanent Midnight | Vola | |
1999 | Drive Me Crazy | Chloe Frost | |
2002 | The Locket | Amanda Ibarra | TV movie |
2003 | Two Days | Rachel Adams | |
2003 | The Fighting Temptations | Rosa Lopez | Supporting Role |
2005 | Silver Bells | Lizzie | TV movie |
2006 | Unbeatable Harold | Cinnamon |
References
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