Valerie Cruz

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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.

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Career

She has appeared in films such as Cellular and played Grace Santiago, a key character in Nip/Tuck, but she left the series only after the first season. She has appeared in series such as Grey's Anatomy and Las Vegas. In SciFi Channel's adaptation of The Dresden Files, she appeared as Connie Murphy, a tough Chicago police detective. The show ran for one season.

Maria Nolan appeared on The CW's Hidden Palms. She appeared in Dexter's third season in 2008, as Syl Prado, Assistant District Attorney Miguel Prado's wife (Jimmy Smits).

She appeared in The Devil's Tomb and the HBO series True Blood, in which she appeared as Isabel in 2009. Cruz appeared in the film La Linea the same year. She was one of the ABC drama Off the Map, which was cancelled by ABC on May 13, 2011. In 2011, she had a recurring role as a Homeland Security agent in the Syfy series Alphas. In 2012, she appeared as an evil doctor in Grimm's "Organ Grinder" episode; the wife of a tyrant in Scandal's "Enemy of the State" episode; and an investigator for the football league in Necessary Roughness' episode "Spell It Out" of Necessary Roughness. Agent Gina Mendez appeared on The Following as well.

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Awards

• 2008 ALMA Awards Nomination; Best lead actress in a drama series for The Dresden Files on SciFi Channel
• 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination; Best ensemble cast in a drama series for Dexter on Showtime Networks