Alex Meneses

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Alex Meneses
Born (1965-02-11) February 11, 1965 (age 59)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1994–present

Alex Meneses (born February 11, 1965) [1] is an American actress and model.

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Early life

Meneses was born in Chicago, Illinois. [2] She is of Mexican descent on her father's side and Ukrainian descent on her mother's side. Meneses studied acting at Chicago's The Second City Improvisational Theater during summer vacations. Immediately upon graduation from high school, she received a modeling contract in Milan, Italy. Originally, her stay in Italy was only to be three months, but she fell in love with the country, and remained there for two years, becoming a successful model. When Meneses returned to the United States, she moved to Los Angeles, where she studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. [3] In January 1981, she had a nude photoshoot in the Greek Playboy Magazine, her also being on the cover. [4]

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 . [5] [6] On February 19, 2021, Meneses was cast in a recurring role for The CW series Walker . [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Stickfighter Luella Cartegenas
1995 The Immortals Cleopatra
1997Living in PerilCatherine Langtry
1997 Selena Sara
1999Stealth FighterRoberto's Young Lady Desidea
2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Roxie
2001LoveMaria
2002The Round and RoundBecky Lord
2002 Auto Focus Emily
2006 Funny Money Gina
2009Fire from BelowReign Palmer
2009 Wrong Turn at Tahoe Marisa
2010Boyle HeightsTinos Wife
2017 Ripped Debbie
2019 The Wall of Mexico Monica Arista

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Hot LineHelenEpisode: "Payback"
1995Kissing MirandaMiranda CastilloTelevision film
1995 Amanda and the Alien Connie Flores
1995Sherman OaksElena13 episodes
1996 The John Larroquette Show VenusEpisode: "Ring of Fire"
1997 Friends CookieEpisode: "The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister"
1997 Head over Heels ErikaEpisode: "One Down"
1997–1998 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Teresa Morales11 episodes
1998 Maximum Bob Rosita LopezEpisode: "Once Bitten..."
1998 Martial Law Anette DelgadoEpisode: "Lock-Up"
1999 Suddenly Susan SusieEpisode: "Wedding Bell Blues"
1999 Silk Stalkings Yolanda RomeroEpisode: "Dance Fever"
1999 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Elena PerezEpisode: "Cuba Libre"
1999 Early Edition LupetaEpisode: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
1999 Family Law Nanny SanchezEpisode: "The Nanny"
2000 Cover Me Gabrielle VegaEpisode: "Beauty Marks"
2000 Any Day Now Yolanda MarmolEpisode: "The Outsiders"
2000The Princess & the Barrio BoyCoach SoniaTelevision film
2000–2005 Everybody Loves Raymond Stefánia Fogagnolo6 episodes
2001 Bob Patterson Water Girl (Maria)Episode: "Pilot"
2001 The Hughleys Coral Mills4 episodes
2002 The Brothers García Laura CruzEpisode: "Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover"
2002 Boomtown Vicki PinedaEpisode: "Crash"
2003 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out NicoleTelevision film
2003–2004 10-8: Officers on Duty Anna Valero5 episodes
2004 NCIS VanessaEpisode: "Missing"
2004 This Just In! Sami Ruiz2 episodes
2006 Mind of Mencia Mary / Dr. Milfy
2006 CSI: Miami AnaEpisode: "Rio"
2007 Prison Break Chi Chi, Mexican ProstituteEpisode: "Panama"
2008 Psych Quintessa GabrielEpisode: "Lights, Camera... Homicidio"
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Emilina CarlosEpisode: "Let It Bleed"
2008XenophobiaJessicaTelevision film
2009 Ruby & the Rockits Ms. Vanessa VasquezEpisode: "Hot for Spanish Teacher"
2009This Might HurtSofia VenezuelaTelevision film
2009, 2012 The Cleveland Show Svetlana / Fabrizia / Waitress2 episodes
2010 Gigantic Nyri Khandan
2013 The Goldbergs SophiaEpisode: "Why're You Hitting Yourself?"
2014 Growing Up Fisher AllisonEpisode: "Pilot"
2015 Austin & Ally Señora GomezEpisode: "Seniors and Señors"
2015–2016 Telenovela Isabela Santamaria11 episodes
2017 Jane the Virgin Katherine3 episodes
2018Unorganized CrimeRosie CorsoTelevision film
2019 Why Women Kill Maureen BennettEpisode: "Marriages Don't Break Up on Account of Murder -

It's Just a Symptom That Something Else Is Wrong"

2021 Walker Dr. Adriana Ramirez3 episodes

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  1. "People in the news". Knight Ridder Tribune News Service. February 11, 2005. p. 1. ProQuest   456586775. Movie director Franco Zeffirelli is 82. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors is 66. Actor Arsenio Hall is 50. Actress Alex Meneses is 40. Singer Chynna Phillips of Wilson Phillips is 37. Actress Christina Ricci is 25.
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