Alex Meneses

At 59 years old, Alex Meneses has this physical status:

Alexandra "Alex" Meneses (born February 12, 1965) is an American actress and former model best known for her television appearances.

Early life

Meneses were born in Chicago, Illinois. She has a Mexican descent on her father's side and Ukrainian descent on her mother's side. During summer vacations, meneses performed at The Second City Improvisational Theater in Chicago. She began modeling in Milan, Italy, right after graduating from high school. She was supposed to stay in Italy for three months, but she fell in love with the country and stayed there for two years, becoming a popular model. When Meneses returned to the United States, she moved to Los Angeles, where she studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute.

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Career

Meneses was a regular cast member in the Showtime comedy series Sherman Oaks in 1995. She later had the recurring role as Teresa Morales in the final season of the CBS western drama series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, replacing actress Michelle Bonilla from the previous season. She also had supporting roles in a number of films, including Selena, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas and Auto Focus.

She had other roles on television, appearing in an episode of Friends as Cookie (Joey Tribbiani's sister), as well as episodes of Suddenly Susan, The Hughleys, Any Day Now, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, Psych, and The Goldbergs. Meneses has also appeared in numerous Los Angeles stage productions. She had a recurring role in the CBS comedy series, Everybody Loves Raymond as Robert Barone's Italian girlfriend, Stefania. In 2015, Meneses was cast as aging telenovela star Isabela Santamaria in the NBC comedy series, Telenovela. On February 19, 2021, Meneses was cast in a recurring role for The CW series Walker.

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