Elena Tovar

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Elena Tovar
Born
Linda Elena Tovar

OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Linda Elena Tovar is a Mexican-American actress. After leaving Mexico, Tovar moved to New York City and began appearing in off-Broadway shows, before working in television. [1]

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Career

Tovar is known for her recurring role as Rosalie Martinez on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital from 2014 to 2015. In 2015, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series for this role. [2] [3] [4] She has appeared on Modern Family , CSI: NY , Criminal Minds , and NCIS: New Orleans .

In 2017, Tovar was cast in a recurring role as Iris Machado in The CW prime time soap opera reboot Dynasty . [5] [6]

In 2018, Tovar was cast in a recurring role in the third season of Netflix's Designated Survivor as Isabel Pardo. [7] [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007SpikerErin Cole
2009Fake MarriageLylaShort film
2010Moving ForwardReporterShort film
2011 Femme Fatales Elena MachadoEpisode: "Something Like Murder"
2011 All God's Creatures Hipster Girl
2012 Modern Family JuanitaEpisode: "Baby on Board"
2012Man from ShaolinAlexa
2012Joy IncorporatedChloe
2013 CSI: NY Victoria JimenezEpisode: "Today Is Life"
2013The Honey Maple MorganMaritaShort film
2015 Criminal Minds Lizette CastroEpisode: "Protection"
2015 NCIS: New Orleans LuciaEpisode: "My City"
2014–2015 General Hospital Rosalie MartinezRecurring role
Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series (2015)
2016CeresiaLeila
2017–2018, 2022 Dynasty Iris Machado Recurring role, 6 episodes
2018Burying YasmeenShannon
2018 Reverie Young PilarEpisode: "Despedida"
2019 Designated Survivor Isabel PardoRecurring role

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