Jacqueline Obradors (born October 6, 1966[1]) 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).[2] 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).

Jacqueline Obradors
Born (1966-10-06) October 6, 1966 (age 58)
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Known for

Early life

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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

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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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] She appeared in the romantic comedy film Palm Springs in 2020, and in 2023 co-starred in the Amazon Prime Video miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six.[7]

Filmography

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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[8]
2003 A Man Apart Stacy Vetter
Atlantis: Milo's Return Audrey Ramirez, Nurse Voice[8]
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[9][8]

Television

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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[8]
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
2023 Daisy Jones & the Six Lucia
2023 Frasier Siobhan Episode: "Blind Date"
2024 Grey's Anatomy Valerie Cardenas Recurring role: Season 20

Audio books

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Year Title Role
2015 Rain of the Ghosts Marina Cortez

References

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  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ "Jacqueline Obradors - Biography and Filmography - 1966". Hollywood.com. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Tortilla Soup - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. August 24, 2001.
  4. ^ "'Freddie' prompts thoughts of sleep". NBC News. October 13, 2005. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 17, 2017). "'Mayans M.C.': Jacqueline Obradors To Co-Star In 'Sons Of Anarchy' Spinoff Pilot".
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (2018-08-30). "'Bosch': Jacqueline Obradors To Recur In Season 5 Of Amazon Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (October 25, 2021). "'Daisy Jones & The Six': Tom Wright & Jacqueline Obradors Join Amazon Series".
  8. ^ a b c d "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.
  9. ^ Couch, Aaron (August 17, 2021). "Catwoman: Hunted Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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