Jaclyn DeSantis

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Jaclyn DeSantis
Born (1979-08-15) 15 August 1979 (age 44)
Occupation(s)Actress, Television Actress

Jaclyn DeSantis is an American actress. She is best known for playing Maggie on the NBC television series Windfall.

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Early life

Jaclyn was born in Long Island, New York. She attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and Mass Arts in Boston. Later, she went on to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Dividing her time between New York City and Los Angeles, Jaclyn enjoys performing as a musician and travelling to Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany and France. [1]

Career

DeSantis played Heather in Road Trip and Alexandra in Bomb the System in 2002.

In 2005 she played Leticia in the crime/drama movie Carlito's Way: Rise to Power . DeSantis appeared as a young widow and rancher in the 2008 film A Gunfighter's Pledge . In 2009 she played Cuba Gooding Jr.'s wife in the film, The Way of War .

In 2003 she portrayed Luis Guzman's daughter on the sitcom, Luis .

Since 2014 she has been working as a Wildlife Rehabilitator and Educator at the Ojai Raptor Center in Southern California. [2] [3] [4]

Other activities

Jaclyn is also an international DJ with the group Gaia Tribe. [5] Her hobbies include painting, writing, photography, dancing and yoga. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Road Trip Heather
2000 Whipped Café Girl
2002 Bomb the System Alexandra
2003Just Another StoryBaby
2005 Carlito's Way: Rise to Power Leticia CruzVideo
2009 The Way of War Sophia Wolfe

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Law & Order Darah Laporte"Untitled"
2000 Madigan Men June / Jane"The Kid's Alright", "Meet the Wolfes"
2003 Luis MarlyMain role
2006 Windfall Maggie HernandezMain role
2007NursesJoanne "Jo" MazurTV film
2008 A Gunfighter's Pledge AmayaTV film
2009 Ghost Whisperer Zoe Ramos"Cursed", "Endless Love", "The Book of Changes"
2010 The Closer Anna Vargas"Executive Order"

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