Rachel Ticotin Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for two ALMA Awards for Outstanding Actress for "Con Air" and "First Time Felon" in 1998
• Was nominated for a Saturn Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for Best Supporting Actress for "Total Recall" in 1991
• Took ballet lessons at the Ballet Hispanico of New York and attended school in the Bronx
• Her first job in the entertainment industry was as a production assistant on the 1976 film "Obsession․"
• Made her acting debut in the 1978 film "King of the Gypsies" as a gypsy dancer
• Best known for her role as Melina in "Total Recall," as Mariana Garcia Guerrero in "Man on Fire," and as Lieutenant Arleen Gonzalez in "Law & Order: LA․"
• Appeared on stage in the Off-Broadway play "The Sun Always Shines for the Cool" by Miguel Piñero
• Was the voice of the character Maria Chavez in the '90s TV series "Gargoyles․"