Lourdes Benedicto

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Lourdes Benedicto
Born (1974-11-12) November 12, 1974 (age 48)
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Matthew Curley
(m. 2006)

Lourdes Benedicto (born November 12, 1974) is an American actress of Filipino and Dominican descent. [1] She is known for her roles on the television series 24 as Carrie Turner, as Eva Rios on The Nine , and for her role as Alicia Lawson on the short-lived series Cashmere Mafia . [2]

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Early life, family and education

Benedicto was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.

She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Career

Benedicto has had recurring roles on NYPD Blue (1996–97, 2000), ER (2001), Dawson's Creek (2001), 24 (2003). She played Eva Rios in The Nine (2006–07) and Valerie Stevens in the remake of the science fiction television series V (2009–10). Other series performances have been in Major Crimes (2017), Animal Kingdom (2018), and The Kominsky Method (2021).

Her film debut was in Permanent Midnight (1998). She had subsequent roles in Drive Me Crazy (1999), The Fighting Temptations (2003) and Unbeatable Harold (2005).

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996–2000 NYPD Blue Gina Martinez 22 episodes
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Angela Torres/Sho-Ling FuEpisode: "Stocks & Bondage"
2000 Resurrection Blvd. Darcy2 episodes
2000–2001 Titans Samantha Sanchez13 episodes
2001 ER Rena Trujillo5 episodes
2001 Strong Medicine Carmen InfanteEpisode: "Relief"
2001 Dawson's Creek Karen Torres7 episodes
2003 24 Carrie Turner 11 episodes
2003 The Lyon's Den Lisa FalwardEpisode: "Blood"
2005 The Dead Zone Eva CortezEpisode: "Grains of Sand"
2006–2007 The Nine Eva Rios 13 episodes
2008 Cashmere Mafia Alicia Lawson 6 episodes
2008 Numb3rs Estella RamirezEpisode: "Thirty-Six Hours"
2009–2010 V Valerie Stevens10 episodes
2013 NCIS Rebecca ChildisEpisode: "Chasing Ghosts"
2017 Pure Genius Claudia GuerreroEpisode: "Hero Worship"
2017 Major Crimes Sarah Galvez4 episodes
2018 Animal Kingdom Episode: "Off the Tit"
2020 Shameless TashaEpisode: "Location, Location, Location"
2020–2022 9-1-1: Lone Star Curandera2 episodes
2021 The Kominsky Method Episode: "Chapter 20. The Round Toes, of the High Shoes"

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990GryphonMonicaTV movie
1998 Permanent Midnight Vola
1999 Drive Me Crazy Chloe Frost
2002 The Locket Amanda IbarraTV movie
2003 Two Days Rachel Adams
2003 The Fighting Temptations Rosa LopezSupporting Role
2005 Silver Bells LizzieTV movie
2006 Unbeatable Harold Cinnamon

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