Edy Ganem

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Edy Ganem
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Ganem at the premiere of The Gunman in Los Angeles in 2015
Born
Edurne Ganem [1]

(1983-09-20) September 20, 1983 (age 41)
Other namesEdy Ganem
Alma mater San Diego University
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Ryan Oehm
(m. 2010;div. 2021)
Children2

Edurne Ganem, known professionally as Edy Ganem, is an American actress known for her role as Valentina Diaz in the Lifetime comedy-drama series Devious Maids . [2] [3]

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Life and career

Ganem was born in Modesto, California and raised in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico [4] along with her two younger brothers. [5] Her parents are both of Mexican and Lebanese descent, Ghanem being Arabic (غانم) for "victorious". [6] [7] She is a graduate of the University of San Diego. [4] In 2008, she had various small roles in three episodes of HBO's comedy-drama series Entourage . Ganem had guest roles on several television shows, including It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , The Cleveland Show and Rob . [8]

On Lifetime's Devious Maids , Ganem played Valentina Diaz, the positive, open-minded nineteen-year-old daughter and co-worker of Zoila Diaz (Judy Reyes) and love interest of Genevieve Delatour's (Susan Lucci's) son, Remi Delatour (Drew Van Acker). [9] The Diazes both serve as maids to Delatours and the romance between Valentina and Remi is something that Zoila discourages. [10]

Personal life

On September 24, 2015, Ganem announced via Instagram that she was pregnant. [11] An Instagram photo posted in February 2016 revealed that she gave birth to a son. [12] On September 24, 2017, Ganem announced via Instagram that she was expecting her second child. [13] An Instagram photo posted in February 2018 revealed that she gave birth to a daughter. [14]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009The Way to HappinessAndi Bali
2010Las AngelesConchita
2010RoundaboutLindaShort film
2010The Loneliest Road in AmericaAmarantha
2010Black LimousineDolores
2011SalvadorIrisShort film
2011LuchaLuchaShort film
2011Sex/AbsurdKacie
2011LaptopJenny MendezShort film
2011 Like Crazy IsabelleUncredited
2011The GhostmakerGina
2012UnspokenAnnaShort film
2012OjaláYoung OlgaShort film
2012Lola's Love ShackFelicia
2012Goodbye, I Love YouShort film
2013VioletaCarmenShort film
2014After the WeddingMariana Diaz
2015 Ana Maria in Novela Land Ana Maria / Ariana Tomosa
2015Tattooed LoveYesenia
2018 Created Equal Alejandra B.
2019Made for You with LoveAmanda
2020 Beneath Us Sandra Silva
2020 Useless Humans Chum
2020In Other WordsKarina Salas
20217th & UnionLuciaOriginally titled “Color Box”
2022Free Dead or AliveEvaAlso executive producer
2023 Fool's Paradise The DaughterUncredited
2025Don't Let the Cat Out'"Kim
TBAGunlandShort film, post-production
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Life, Love & HollywoodModelEpisode: "Taking Risks"
2008 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Model ContestantEpisode: "America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest"
2008 Entourage Various3 episodes
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Go-Go DancerEpisode: "Let It Bleed"
2010–11Livin' LoudHerself6 episodes
2012 The Cleveland Show Flora (voice)Episode: "Y Tu Junior Tambien"
2012 Rob MonicaEpisode: "Dad Comes to Visit"
2013–2015 Devious Maids Valentina Diaz Main cast (Seasons 1–2): 26 episodes
Guest star (Season 3): 2 episodes
2019–2020 The Neighborhood Sofia3 episodes
2021–2022 Bob Hearts Abishola OliviaRecurring, season 3
2022–2024 9-1-1 Marisol5 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2014 Imagen Awards Best Actress - Television Devious Maids Nominated [15]
2015Best Actress - Feature Film Ana Maria in Novela Land Nominated [16]

References

  1. freya [@freyaacacia] (February 25, 2018). "#iwasntexpectingthat 😲😲😲 @EdyGanem 🤗 https://t.co/uaEWlhUoKa" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 via Twitter.
  2. Villarreal, Yvonne (June 4, 2013). "Lifetime offers 'Devious Maids' pilot preview in English, Spanish". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  3. Villarreal, Yvonne (June 1, 2013). "A dust-up over Latina roles in 'Devious Maids'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Edy Ganem, TV Guide.
  5. "Profile". movients.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015.
  6. Ganem, Edy [@EdyGanem] (May 11, 2014). "Both my parents have Lebanese descent but I don't speak Arabic. I want to! "@Jehan_Jay4: @EdyGanem @kunaljshah87 your really half Arab??"" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 via Twitter.
  7. "Cast & Crew". AfterTheWeddingMiami.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  8. Keck, William (June 21, 2013). "Meet the Domestic Divas of Lifetime's Devious Maids". TV Guide . Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  9. Bibel, Sara (May 21, 2013). "Nine New Shows Ordered from ABC Studios for the 2013-14 Season". TVbytheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  10. Wiegand, David (June 17, 2013). "'Devious Maids' review: Help is on the way". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  11. Ganem, Edy (September 24, 2015). "So this is what's going on!!". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  12. Figueroa, Karla (February 24, 2016). "Edy Ganem, del elenco de 'Devious Maids', le da la bienvenida a su bebé". Variety Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  13. Ganem, Edy (September 24, 2017). "@edyganem status update". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  14. "Edy Ganem on Instagram: "Just yesterday she was still in the belly. #newbaby #sheshere #babygirl #happy #mommy"".
  15. "Imagen Award Noms Unveiled". Deadline Hollywood . June 19, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  16. "NA MARIA IN NOVELA LAND Receives Six Imagen Awards Nominations". Broadwayworld.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.