Jacqueline Obradors

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Jacqueline Obradors
Born (1966-10-06) October 6, 1966 (age 57)
San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Known for

Jacqueline Obradors (born October 6, 1966 [1] ) is an American actress. She has appeared in films such as Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), Tortilla Soup (2001), A Man Apart (2003) and Unstoppable (2004). [2] She is also the voice of Audrey Rocio Ramirez in Atlantis: The Lost Empire . On television, Obradors is known for her role as Detective Rita Ortiz in the ABC crime drama series NYPD Blue (2001–2005).

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Early life

Obradors was born in the San Fernando Valley, the daughter of Argentine immigrants Angie, a church worker, and Albert Obradors, an office cleaning business owner. Before becoming an actress, Obradors was a cashier at Hughes Market in Canoga Park, California.[ citation needed ]

Career

Obradors began her career with starring in the action films Red Sun Rising (1994) and Soldier Boyz (1995). On television, she guest-starred on Parker Lewis Can't Lose , Diagnosis: Murder , Murder, She Wrote and The John Larroquette Show . She appeared in the Problem Child 3: Junior in Love (1995), a made-for-television movie and the third and final installment of the Problem Child trilogy. In 1998, she co-starred in the box-office hit action-adventure comedy film, Six Days, Seven Nights . The following year, she appeared in the comedy film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo . In 2000, she was a regular cast member in the short-lived sitcom, Battery Park .

In 2001, Obradors played the leading role in the comedy-drama film, Tortilla Soup . The film received positive reviews from critics. [3] She did voice over work in the Disney film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and its sequel, Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003), and co-starred in the action films A Man Apart (2003) playing Stacy Vetter, the murdered wife of Vin Diesel's character DEA Agent Sean Vetter, and Unstoppable (2004). She appeared in one episode of George Lopez as Angie's sister, Gloria. Also in 2001, she moved to television for the regular role of detective Rita Ortiz in the ABC police drama series, NYPD Blue . She stayed in the show to series finale that aired in 2005. Later in 2005, she took the series regular role on the NBC sitcom, Freddie as Sofia, Freddie's sister. [4] The series was canceled after one season in 2006.

Obradors took a break after Freddie. In 2009, she appeared in the crime film Crossing Over starring Harrison Ford and the following year had a recurring role of Paloma Reynosa in the CBS series, NCIS . She guest-starred on The Secret Life of the American Teenager , Franklin & Bash , Grimm , Castle and Lucifer . She starred in the original pilot for the FX crime drama series, Mayans M.C. as a matriarch of the Reyes family and EZ’s mother, but was cut-off during the creative reasons. [5] She had a recurring roles on the TV Land sitcom Lopez in 2016, the Amazon Studios crime drama Bosch |(2019-21), and the Freeform mystery thriller The Watchful Eye in 2023. [6] She appeared in the romantic comedy film Palm Springs in 2020, and in 2023 co-starred in the Amazon Prime Video miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six . [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Red Sun RisingRita
1995 Soldier Boyz Vasquez
1997The PeopleDee Ramon
1998 Six Days, Seven Nights AngelicaNominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy/Romance
1999 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Elaine Fowler
2001 Tortilla Soup Carmen NaranjoNominated - ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Atlantis: The Lost Empire Audrey Rocio RamirezVoice
2003 A Man Apart Stacy Vetter
Atlantis: Milo's Return Audrey Rocio Ramirez / NurseVoice
2004 Unstoppable Detective Amy Knight
2009 Crossing Over Special Agent Phadkar
2014 Bad Asses Rosaria Parkes
2019 Windows on the World Margot
2020 Palm Springs Pia Wilder
2022 Catwoman: Hunted La Dama Voice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990–1993 Parker Lewis
1995 Live Shot Sonya Lopez(uncredited)
1995 Diagnosis Murder AnitaEpisode: "My Baby Is Out of This World"
1995 Problem Child 3: Junior in Love ConchitaTelevision film
1996 Murder She Wrote Patricia DecaldeEpisode: "Death Goes Double Platinum"
1996 The John Larroquette Show MyraEpisode: "The Train Wreck"
1996 Sliders CarolEpisode: "Season's Greedings"
1996–1997 The Burning Zone Marion (uncredited)
1997 Silk Stalkings Maria MartineEpisode: "Silent Witness"
1992–1997 Renegade Teresa RomeroEpisode: "Sawed-off Shotgun Wedding"
1998 L.A. Doctors Autumn
1999–2000 Jesse Irma
2000 Battery Park Elena Ramirez
2000–2006 Strong Medicine Dolores Rivera (uncredited)
2001 Kate Brasher Mary Elizabeth Rodriguez
2001 Some of My Best Friends Michelle
2001–2005 NYPD Blue Detective Rita Ortiz80 episodes
Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Series
2003 George Lopez Gloria PalmeroEpisode: "A Kiss Is Just a Kiss"
2005–2006 Freddie SofiaSeries regular
2009 Cold Case Dr. Julie Ramirez (uncredited)Episode: "Mind Games"
2010 NCIS Paloma ReynosaEpisodes: "Borderland", "Rule Fifty-One", "Spider and the Fly"
2010-2022 Curious George Cecilia
2011 The Glades Marisol SanchezEpisode: "Dirty Little Secrets"
2012 Young Justice: Invasion AlannaEpisode: "Earthlings"
2014 Grimm Ava DiazEpisode: "Cry Luison"
2015 Castle Allison HydeEpisode: "XX"
2016 Lopez Alita4 episodes
2018 Mayans M.C. Marisol ReyesEpisode: Pilot
2019-2021 Bosch Detective Christina Vega
2023 Daisy Jones & the Six Lucia
2023 Frasier (2023 TV series) SiobhanEpisode 6: "Blinde Date"
2024 Grey's Anatomy Valerie CardenasRecurring role: Season 20

AudioBooks

YearTitleRole
2015 Rain of the Ghosts Marina Cortez

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  1. ↑ "Today in History: Birthdays". Boston Globe. October 6, 2023. p. B2. ProQuest   2873136760. Actor Elisabeth Shue is 60. Singer Matthew Sweet is 59. Actor Jacqueline Obradors is 57. Actor Amy Jo Johnson is 53. Actor Emily Mortimer is 52. See also:
    • "Birthdays for For Monday, Oct. 6". Deseret News. October 6, 2003. p. A2. ProQuest   351160179. Actress Elisabeth Shue 40. Singer Matthew Sweet 39. Actress Jacqueline Obradors 37
  2. ↑ "Jacqueline Obradors - Biography and Filmography - 1966". Hollywood.com. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tortilla Soup - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. August 24, 2001.
  4. ↑ "'Freddie' prompts thoughts of sleep". NBC News. October 13, 2005.
  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 17, 2017). "'Mayans M.C.': Jacqueline Obradors To Co-Star In 'Sons Of Anarchy' Spinoff Pilot".
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise (2018-08-30). "'Bosch': Jacqueline Obradors To Recur In Season 5 Of Amazon Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  7. ↑ Petski, Denise (October 25, 2021). "'Daisy Jones & The Six': Tom Wright & Jacqueline Obradors Join Amazon Series".
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