Ruth Livier

Last updated
Ruth Livier
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Website www.ruthlivier.com (archive)

Ruth Livier is an American actress best known for her role as Yolanda Santiago on the Showtime television series Resurrection Boulevard . Ruth recurred in Beverly Hills, 90210 playing Joy Taylor, Kelly's (Jenny Garth) half-sister. She also had a recurring roles in Soldier of Fortune, Inc. , playing the antagonist, Katrina Herrera, and in Weird Science , playing Michael Manasseri's love interest. Other guest starring roles include: Switched at Birth , Haunted (opposite Matthew Fox), NYPD Blue , The Ghost Whisperer , Becker (opposite Ted Danson), and The Pretender . [1]

Contents

Her film work includes Sam Raimi's Drag Me To Hell and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , Michael Stevens' Bad City Blues , One Last Flight , Game of Life , Ranchero (opposite Danny Trejo) and the Fwak! animated feature Los Campeones de la Lucha Libre . Other voice-over work includes: the 2012 Grammy Award-nominated audio drama The Mark of Zorro, where she played the starring role of Lolita Pulido opposite Val Kilmer as Zorro, several voices on Fox TV's King of the Hill and la quinceañera on Playhouse Disney's Handy Manny . She has also voiced for several video games, including the role of Inspector Carmelita Fox in Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves , as well as various roles in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas , Saints Row: The Third , and Dead Rising 3 . [1]

Theatre credits include work at some of most prestigious theaters in the West Coast including: The premiere play at the Kirk Douglas Theatre (A Perfect Wedding, dir: Gordon Davidson), South Coast Repertory (Lovers & Executioners, dir: Bill Rauch), Long Beach Opera (The Indian Queen, dir: David Schweizer), The Met (Sexo, Pudor y Lagrimas), East LA Classic Theater (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), The Wiltern (Latinologues), The Lillian Theatre (Lost Angeles), Friends and Artists (De Donde?/ Dentity Crisis), Mark Taper Forum's (NWF). Ruth also toured with Mexico's premiere comedian, Eugenio Derbéz, in Rick Najera's Latinologues. [1]

As a writer and New Media producer, Ruth's web series Ylse (www.Ylse.net) garnered her critical praise in addition to the 2010 Imagen Award; the first in Imagen Awards history. Ylse also won Cal State LA's 2009 Reel Rasquache Award for best web series and was a finalist in the NextTV web series competition. Ms. Livier was featured on the cover of the WGA's Written By magazine for being the first person to become a member of the Writers Guild of America through her work in New Media. [1]

Awards and accolades

She has been featured in prominent publications: TV Guide , EMMY magazine, People en Español, Latino Leaders, Hispanic. She has earned a Best Actress ALMA Awards nomination and a win for Resurrection Blvd., received special recognition by the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, the Viva Los Niños award from the March of Dimes, the Breakthrough in Entertainment Industry recognition from Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante and the NAMIC Legacy Award (Resurrection Blvd.).

She is a founding member of Inside Out, a successful after- school program for at risk youth. She has been a keynote speaker at the Latina Youth Conference and the Hispanic Lifestyle Conference, a presenter at the NAMIC and the IMAGEN awards, MC’d several events including MALDEF (Los Angeles Gala 2011), the TEJANO MUSIC Awards with Tony Plana and the NALIP conference with Cristian de la Fuente and Nicholas Gonzalez.

NEWS ARTICLES:

[2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicholas Gonzalez</span> American actor

Nicholas Edward Gonzalez is an American actor. He is best known for portraying the roles of Alex Santiago on the Showtime television series Resurrection Blvd, Dr. Ben Douglas in Anacondas (2004) and Dr. Neil Melendez on the ABC television series The Good Doctor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joanna Cassidy</span> American actress (born 1945)

Joanna Cassidy is an American actress and former model. She began working as a model in the 1960s and made her professional acting debut in 1973, appearing in the thriller films The Laughing Policeman and The Outfit. She later starred in films Bank Shot (1974), The Late Show (1977) and went to star in the short-lived television series The Roller Girls (1978) and 240-Robert (1979). In 1982, she played replicant Zhora Salome in science fiction film Blade Runner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lynn Whitfield</span> American actress (born 1953)

Lynn Whitfield is an American actress. She began her acting career in television and theatre before progressing to supporting roles in film. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her breakout performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical film The Josephine Baker Story (1991).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael DeLorenzo</span> American actor

Michael DeLorenzo is an American actor, director, writer, producer, dancer, and musician. He is known for his work in television and film.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Devika Parikh</span> American actress

Devika Parikh is an American actress, best known for her recurring role as Bonnie in the NBC political drama series The West Wing from 1999 to 2003.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Néstor Carbonell</span> American actor (born 1967)

Néstor Gastón Carbonell is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He came to prominence for his role as Luis Rivera in the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan. He is known for his roles as Richard Alpert in the ABC drama series Lost, Sheriff Alex Romero in the A&E drama series Bates Motel, and Yanko Flores in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show. Carbonell also starred as Mayor Anthony Garcia in Christopher Nolan's superhero films The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). He won the 2024 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in the FX series Shōgun.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michelle Duncan</span> Scottish-Canadian actress (born 1978)

Michelle Duncan is a Scottish-Canadian actress, known for Driving Lessons (2006), Atonement (2007) and The Broken (2008). She portrayed Shelley Stern in the biographical drama film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yvonne DeLaRosa</span> American actress

Yvonne DeLaRosa is an American actress. Born in Los Angeles, California, DeLaRosa has starred in theater, film and television and is an activist and philanthropist. She began her career starring in the Fox series "Señor White" and has since risen to fame as a respected actress and film maker. DeLaRosa holds a BA and MFA in theater, film and television from UCLA Film School in Los Angeles, California. Heralded as the "...new wave of Latino talent" by Jimmy Smits when she was honored as a rising star at the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts in Washington, DC and accepted the honor by then president Bill Clinton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nasim Pedrad</span> American actress (born 1981)

Nasim Pedrad is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live from 2009 to 2014. She later went on to star in the Fox sitcoms Mulaney (2014–2015) and New Girl (2015–2018), the Fox horror comedy series Scream Queens (2015), and the TBS science fiction comedy series People of Earth (2017) and 2019 movie Aladdin. Pedrad also created, produces, and stars in the TBS/The Roku Channel sitcom Chad (2021–2024).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elizabeth Rodriguez</span> American actress

Elizabeth Rodriguez is an American actress. She began her career appearing in films Fresh (1994), Dead Presidents (1995), I Think I Do (1997) and Blow (2001). She played Detective Gina Calabrese in the 2006 film adaptation of Miami Vice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacki Weaver</span> Australian actress

Jacqueline Ruth Weaver is an Australian theatre, film, and television actress. Weaver emerged in the 1970s Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as Stork (1971) for which she won AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Alvin Purple (1973), and Petersen (1974). She later starred in Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Caddie (1976) for which she won the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film, Squizzy Taylor (1982), and a number of television films, miniseries, and Australian productions of plays such as Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire.

Devin Marie Kelley is an American actress. She starred in the ABC drama series Resurrection playing Dr. Maggie Langston and also co-starred on the Fox crime drama The Chicago Code. She also starred in eight films, four of which are short movies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elizabeth Peña</span> American actress (1959–2014)

Elizabeth Maria Peña was an American actress. Her film credits include Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Batteries Not Included, La Bamba, Jacob's Ladder (1990), Rush Hour (1998), The Incredibles (2004), and Nothing like the Holidays (2008). Peña won the 1996 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and a Bravo Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film for her work in Lone Star (1996). She also voiced Rosa Santos in the animated television series Maya & Miguel. Peña was a founding member of the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jean-Michel Le Gal</span> Canadian actor

Jean-Michel Le Gal is a Canadian stage, television and film actor and creator.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gina Rodriguez</span> American actress

Gina Alexis Rodriguez is an American actress. She is known for her leading role as Jane Villanueva in The CW satirical romantic dramedy series Jane the Virgin (2014–2019), for which she received a Golden Globe Award in 2015.

Edit Balázsovits is a Jászai Mari-Award winning Hungarian actress and singer. She starred in numerous plays, TV dramas and films, as well as many major international productions. In 2008, she was presented the Kornay Mariann-Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruth Connell</span> Scottish actress, producer (born 1975)

Ruth Connell is a Scottish and American actress and producer. She is also a former professional dancer and choreographer. Connell is known for her recurring role as Rowena MacLeod in the CW series Supernatural (2014–2019). She was nominated as "Best Leading Actress" in the 2013 Broadway World Los Angeles Awards for her portrayal of Mrs Darling and Captain Hook at the Blank Theatre, Los Angeles in their award-winning production of Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers.

<i>Los Americans</i> TV series or program

Los Americans is an eight-part series that focuses on a multi-generational, middle-income Latino family living in Los Angeles. The show was written and directed by Dennis Leoni and released in 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Izabella Alvarez</span> American actress (born 2004)

Izabella Alvarez is an American actress known for her roles in television shows such as Shameless, Westworld, and Walk the Prank. She plays Vera in the Disney+ film Magic Camp. Her most recent role is the voice of Ronalda "Ronnie Anne" Santiago in the Nickelodeon animated series The Loud House, its 2021 film, and its spin-off installment, The Casagrandes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Verónica Falcón</span> Mexican actress and choreographer (b. 1966)

Verónica Falcón is a Mexican actress and choreographer. When it comes to her English-speaking roles, she is best known for playing Camila Vargas in three seasons of Queen of the South and Lupe Gibbs in the 2020 HBO reboot of Perry Mason. In 2022, Falcón played Camila Elizonndro, for Season 4 of Ozark.

References