Valerie Cruz

Birth Name:

Valerie Cruz

Birth Place:

Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

Profession

Actress

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

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