# Angelique Cabral

Angelique Cabral (born January 28, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Colleen Brandon-Ortega on CBS' sitcom Life in Pieces (2015–2019) and Staff Sergeant Jillian Perez on Fox's comedy television series Enlisted (2014). She has also appeared in films The Perfect Family (2011), Friends with Benefits (2011), Band Aid (2017), and Wish (2023).

## Career

Cabral booked her first professional job at 6 months old in a United Airlines commercial. She has appeared in various commercials, such as Citibank, The Home Depot, Captain Morgan, New York Lotto, Blue Cross and Toyota. Her print campaigns include Verizon, Western Union, Olympus, Redbook, Fed Ex, Loestrin. In 2004, she made her first on-screen appearance as Mrs. Mendez on CBS' soap opera Guiding Light, in the episode "Episode #1.14503." She made guest appearances in several episodes of One Life to Live and All My Children between 2005 and 2007. Cabral portrayed Pam Niborski in the romantic comedy film Friends with Benefits (2011) and Angela Rayes in the comedy-drama film The Perfect Family (2011). Friends with Benefits was a commercial success at the box office, grossing over $150.4 million worldwide, against a budget of $35 million. Her stage credits include the Off-Broadway shows "Tape," "Jesse Garon Lives" and "Rubirosa."
She had guest roles on several television shows, including Devious Maids, Two and a Half Men, The Mentalist, Happy Endings, Mad Love, Melrose Place, Bad Judge, State of Affairs, Grey's Anatomy and Criminal Minds. In 2015, she landed the role of Colleen Brandon-Ortega on CBS' sitcom Life in Pieces. The series chronicles the lives of three generations of the Short family as they go about their daily lives in Los Angeles County. The show was canceled by CBS after four seasons on May 10, 2019. In 2016, Cabral was cast as Becca Winograd Diaz in Amazon's animated original series Undone.

## Personal life

Her father has Mexican and Native American ancestry and her mother has English and French ancestry. Her mother is a cousin of actress Edie McClurg. She has a half brother, Erin. Cabral grew up in Carmel Valley, California and attended All Saints' Day School and Santa Catalina School.
On July 20, 2013, Cabral married marketing director Jason Osborn. The couple has two children, a daughter, Adelaide and a son, Alden.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Together | Waitress | |
| 2009 | The Lifeboat | Mimi | Short film |
| 2009 | Clubophobia | Mimi | Short film |
| 2009 | American Way | America | Short film |
| 2010 | Vaikoont | Estelle | |
| 2010 | Sails Men | Darla | Short film |
| 2011 | The Perfect Family | Angela Rayes | |
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits | Pam Niborski | |
| 2011 | dated. | Maid | Short film |
| 2012 | Jennifer | Nurse | Short film |
| 2013 | Isolated | Ambassador for Peace | |
| 2017 | Band Aid | Lauren | |
| 2018 | All About Nina | Carrie | |
| 2021 | How It Ends | Diaz | |
| 2023 | Wish | Queen Amaya | Voice |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004, 2006 | Guiding Light | Mrs. Mendez | 2 episodes |
| 2005–2007 | All My Children | Waitress / Nurse | 4 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | One Life to Live | Waitress / Teacher | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Melrose Place | Actress #1 | Episode: "Sepulveda" |
| 2011 | Mad Love | Erika | 2 episodes (1 uncredited) |
| 2011 | Happy Endings | Waitress | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2011 | Two and a Half Men | Shannon | Episode: "Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt" |
| 2011 | Happy Endings | Vanessa | Episode: "The Code War" |
| 2012 | Free Agents | Gwen | Episode: "Nice Guys Finish... at Some Point" |
| 2012 | The Glades | Dr. Tara Valdez | Episode: "Fountain of Youth" |
| 2013 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Fox Paris | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Devious Maids | Xaviera | Uncredited; episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014–2015 | Talking Marriage with Ryan Bailey | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Enlisted | Jill Perez | Main cast; 13 episodes |
| 2014 | The Mentalist | Gina Petrocelli | Episode: "Silver Wings of Time" |
| 2014 | Criminal Minds | Sarah Ryan | Episode: "Fate" |
| 2015 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Agent Paola Fuentes | Episode: "Black Wind" |
| 2015 | Chicago P.D. | Gina Gawronski | Episode: "Erin's Mom" |
| 2015 | The Odd Couple | Amy | Episode: "The Unger Games" |
| 2015 | Transparent | Melanie | Episode: "Cherry Blossoms" |
| 2015–2019 | Life in Pieces | Colleen Brandon Ortega Short | Main cast |
| 2016 | Fresh Off the Boat | Toni | Episode: "Keep 'Em Separated" |
| 2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Laura | Episode: "At Last" |
| 2019–2022 | Undone | Becca Winograd Diaz | Main cast |
| 2019-2020 | Grace and Frankie | Liz | Seasons 5-6 (Recurring role) |
| 2021-2023 | With Love | Daphne | 2 episodes |
| 2021–present | DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms | Hazel Gonzalez | |
| 2022 | Maggie | Amy | Main cast |
| 2022–2023 | Big Sky | Carla | Season 3 (Recurring role) |