Jacqueline Obradors

Jacqueline Obradors
Born	(1966-10-06) October 6, 1966 (age 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1990–present
Known for	NYPD Blue Tortilla Soup Six Days, Seven Nights
Spouse	Juan Garcia [1]

Jacqueline Obradors (born October 6, 1966 ^[2] ) 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). ^[3] 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).

Early life

Obradors was born on October 6, 1966, 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. ^[4] 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. ^[5] 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. ^[6] 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. ^[7] She appeared in the romantic comedy film Palm Springs in 2020, and in 2023 co-starred in the miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six . ^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Red Sun Rising	Rita
1995	Soldier Boyz	Vasquez
1997	The People	Dee Ramon
1998	Six Days, Seven Nights	Angelica	Nominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy/Romance
1999	Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo	Elaine Fowler
2001	Tortilla Soup	Carmen Naranjo	Nominated - ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	Audrey Ramirez	Voice [9]
2003	A Man Apart	Stacy Vetter
	Atlantis: Milo's Return	Audrey Ramirez, Nurse	Voice, direct-to-video [9]
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, direct-to-video [10] [9]
2025	Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado	Mango	Voice [11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990–1993	Parker Lewis
1995	Live Shot	Sonya Lopez	(uncredited)
1995	Diagnosis Murder	Anita	Episode: "My Baby Is Out of This World"
1995	Problem Child 3: Junior in Love	Conchita	Television film
1996	Murder She Wrote	Patricia Decalde	Episode: "Death Goes Double Platinum"
1996	The John Larroquette Show	Myra	Episode: "The Train Wreck"
1996	Sliders	Carol	Episode: "Season's Greedings"
1996–1997	The Burning Zone	Marion (uncredited)
1997	Silk Stalkings	Maria Martine	Episode: "Silent Witness"
1992–1997	Renegade	Teresa Romero	Episode: "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 Ortiz	80 episodes Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Series
2003	George Lopez	Gloria Palmero	Episode: "A Kiss Is Just a Kiss"
2005–2006	Freddie	Sofia	Series regular
2009	Cold Case	Dr. Julie Ramirez (uncredited)	Episode: "Mind Games"
2010	NCIS	Paloma Reynosa	3 episodes
2010–2022	Curious George	Cecilia
2011	The Glades	Marisol Sanchez	Episode: "Dirty Little Secrets"
2012, 2019	Young Justice	Alanna	Voice, 2 episodes [9]
2014	Grimm	Ava Diaz	Episode: "Cry Luison"
2015	Castle	Allison Hyde	Episode: "XX"
2016	Lopez	Alita	4 episodes
2018	Mayans M.C.	Marisol Reyes	Episode: Pilot
2019–2021	Bosch	Detective Christina Vega	Recurring role: Season 5–7 (24 episodes)
2023	Daisy Jones & the Six	Lucia	2 episodes
2023	Bosch: Legacy	Detective Christina Vega	2 episodes
2023	Frasier	Siobhan	Episode: "Blind Date"
2024	Grey's Anatomy	Valerie Cardenas	Recurring role: Season 20 (3 episodes)
2024	The Cleaning Lady	Teresa Morales	Recurring role: Season 3 (3 episodes)
2025	Tracker	Sheriff Walcott	Episode: "Nightingale"

Audio books

Year	Title	Role
2015	Rain of the Ghosts	Marina Cortez

References

1. https://www.heraldweekly.com/the-female-stars-of-ncis/2?xcmg=1&_d=m%5B%5D
2. "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
3. "Jacqueline Obradors - Biography and Filmography - 1966". Hollywood.com. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
4. "Tortilla Soup - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. August 24, 2001.
5. "'Freddie' prompts thoughts of sleep". NBC News. October 13, 2005. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021.
6. Andreeva, Nellie (March 17, 2017). "'Mayans M.C.': Jacqueline Obradors To Co-Star In 'Sons Of Anarchy' Spinoff Pilot".
7. Petski, Denise (2018-08-30). "'Bosch': Jacqueline Obradors To Recur In Season 5 Of Amazon Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
8. Petski, Denise (October 25, 2021). "'Daisy Jones & The Six': Tom Wright & Jacqueline Obradors Join Amazon Series".
9. "Jacqueline Danell Obradors (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 20, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
10. Couch, Aaron (August 17, 2021). "Catwoman: Hunted Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
11. Maglio, Tony (July 1, 2025). "The Sixth Dora the Explorer Wants to Have the Same Career as No. 5". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 2, 2025.

External links

• Jacqueline Obradors at IMDb