# Jacqueline Obradors

Jacqueline Obradors (born October 6, 1966) 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). 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).

## Early life

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.

## Career

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. 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. 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. 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. She appeared in the romantic comedy film Palm Springs in 2020, and in 2023 co-starred in the miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six.

## Filmography

| 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 |
| 2001 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Audrey Ramirez | Voice |
| 2003 | A Man Apart | Stacy Vetter | |
| 2003 | Atlantis: Milo's Return | Audrey Ramirez, Nurse | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 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 |

### Television

| 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 |
| 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

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2015 | Rain of the Ghosts | Marina Cortez |