Valerie Cruz Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for "Dexter" in 2009
• Was nominated for an ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series for "The Dresden Files" in 2008
• Graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Theater
• Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "Strong Medicine" in 2002
• Didn't become interested in acting until high school, having spent much of her youth writing and playing the cello
• Best known for her role as Lt․ Connie Murphy in "The Dresden Files" and as Dana Bayback in "Cellular․"
• Had a recurring role as the character Isabel in the HBO series "True Blood" in 2009