# Aimee Garcia

Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez (born November 28, 1978) is an American actress and writer. She is known for her television roles as Veronica Palmero on the ABC sitcom George Lopez (2006–2007), List of Dexter characters#Jamie Batista on the Showtime drama Dexter (2011–2013), Yvonne Sanchez on the CBS period drama Vegas (2012–2013), and Ella Lopez on the Fox/Netflix drama Lucifer (2016–2021).

## Early life

Aimee Garcia was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother, Eloisa, is from Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico, and graduated from Northwestern University's dental school; her father, Hector, is from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was in the U.S. Armed Forces. Garcia started acting in commercials as a child, and participated in theater at seven years old. She grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, where she attended Fenwick High School graduating in 1996. While in school, she took acting classes at Piven Theatre Workshop. She appeared in local plays and musicals during her time at Northwestern University, where she triple majored in economics, journalism, and French. After graduating, she quit acting for a year and did finance work for a mutual fund analyst in Brooklyn, New York. Unsatisfied with the job, she moved to Los Angeles, California, around 2002 to pursue acting as her career.

## Career

She portrayed Maria on The WB's Greetings from Tucson, and appeared in the unaired pilot episode of Global Frequency. She had a role in the Disney Channel original movie Cadet Kelly (2002), and co-starred, as Lydia, alongside Anthony Anderson in The WB sitcom All About the Andersons. In 2006, she began appearing on the series George Lopez, playing Lopez's niece.
Garcia starred alongside Jessica Simpson in the comedy-drama Major Movie Star (2008). She also played a supporting role in the movie D-War (2007) and narrated the Adam Sandler film Spanglish (2004).
From 2009 to 2010, she was in the cast of the Peter Berg NBC medical drama Trauma, as EMT helicopter pilot Marisa Benez.
Garcia spent three years on Showtime's Dexter as Jamie Batista, for which she was nominated for a SAG Award for Best Ensemble in Dramatic Television Series.
She played Dr. Jae Kim in MGM's reboot film, RoboCop (2014).
In 2016, Garcia was added to the main cast for the second season of the Fox television series Lucifer, playing LAPD forensic scientist Ella Lopez. In 2019, Garcia starred in the independent film El Chicano, receiving praise from The Hollywood Reporter for her performance's "vivid impression".
In 2019, Garcia formed a writing partnership with former professional wrestler AJ Mendez. Their first project was the comic book series GLOW vs. The Babyface, based on the television series GLOW; the first of four issues was published by IDW Publishing in November 2019. In 2020, they created the production company Scrappy Heart Productions, dedicated to elevating diverse voices through storytelling. They went on to co-write the Dungeons & Dragons four-issue limited series At the Spine of the World; the first issue was published by IDW in November 2020. Alongside John Swetman, they co-wrote the screenplay for the 2022 Netflix film Blade of the 47 Ronin.
From 2021 to 2023, she voiced Alex Gonzalez in the DreamWorks Peacock animated series Dragons: The Nine Realms.
In 2022, Starred in Netflix movie “Christmas with You” with Freddie Prinze Jr..

## Personal life

Garcia resides in Los Angeles, California.
On May 4, 2021, the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League announced that Garcia had joined the women's soccer team's ownership group.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | The Homecoming | Jodi | |
| 2001 | Betaville | Ruby Derain (young) | |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Nurse | |
| 2003 | Boys Life 4: Four Play | Caitlan | Segment: "L.T.R." |
| 2004 | D.E.B.S. | Maria | |
| 2004 | Chicago Boricua | Lola | |
| 2004 | Spanglish | Cristina Moreno / Narrator | Voice role |
| 2005 | A Lot Like Love | Nicole | |
| 2005 | Cruel World | Gina | |
| 2005 | Dirty | Rita | |
| 2006 | The Alibi | Operator #1 | |
| 2006 | Mercy Street | Alicia Johnson | |
| 2007 | Graduation | Suzy Winters | |
| 2007 | D-War | Brandy | |
| 2007 | Dead Tone | Jody Walters | |
| 2008 | Universal Signs | Trish | |
| 2008 | Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous | Private Vicky Castillo | |
| 2009 | Shrink | Check out Girl | |
| 2009 | B-Girl | Rosie | |
| 2011 | Convincing Clooney | Amy | |
| 2011 | Go for It! | Carmen Salgado | |
| 2014 | RoboCop | Jae Kim | |
| 2016 | Sister Cities | Sarah | |
| 2018 | What They Had | Dr. Zoe | |
| 2018 | Saint Judy | Celi | |
| 2019 | El Chicano | Vanessa | |
| 2019 | The Addams Family | Denise | Voice role |
| 2021 | Dear Evan Hansen | Librarian | |
| 2022 | Murder at Yellowstone City | Isabel Santos | |
| 2022 | Blade of the 47 Ronin | — | Co-written with John Swetman and AJ Mendez |
| 2022 | Christmas With You | Angelina | |
| 2023 | The Cases of Mystery Lane | Birdie Case | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | ER | Leanne Lawler | Episode: "Truth & Consequences" |
| 2001 | Resurrection Blvd. | Sylvia | Episode: "La Partida" |
| 2001 | The Agency | Motel Housekeeper | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | V.I.P. | Receptionist | Episode: "The Uncle from V.A.L." |
| 2002 | Cadet Kelly | Gloria | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2002 | Angel | Cynthia York | Episode: "Birthday" |
| 2002 | American Family | Young Nina | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2002 | MDs | Gina Willis | Episode: "Time of Death" |
| 2002–2003 | Greetings from Tucson | Maria Tiant | Main role |
| 2003–2004 | All About the Andersons | Lydia Serrano | Main role |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Lizzie Posner | Episode: "Nevada State" |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Rhonda Chavez | Episode: "City of the Dolls" |
| 2006 | Lovespring International | Sparkles | Episode: "Homeless Rockstar" |
| 2006–2007 | George Lopez | Veronica Palmero | Recurring role (season 5); main role (season 6) |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Melissa Gentry | Episode: "Big Shots" |
| 2007 | Standoff | Tina Markovich | Episode: "Severance" |
| 2008 | Supernatural | Nancy Fitzgerald | Episode: "Jus in Bello" |
| 2008 | My Boys | Amy | Episode: "Take My Work Wife... Please" |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Andrea Rinell | Episode: "Won't Get Fueled Again" |
| 2009 | Gary Unmarried | Anna | Episode: "Gary and Dennis' Sister" |
| 2009 | Bones | Jennifer Keating | Episode: "The Science in the Physicist" |
| 2009 | Family Guy | Nicole | Episode: "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag" |
| 2009–2010 | Trauma | Marisa Benez | Main role |
| 2010 | Beach Lane | Holly |
| 2011 | Off the Map | Alma | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Steffi | Episode: "Boys to Men" |
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Karla | Episode: "Pahele" |
| 2011–2013 | Dexter | Jamie Batista | Recurring role (seasons 6–7); main role (season 8) |
| 2012–2013 | Vegas | Yvonne Sanchez | Recurring role, 14 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Motorcity | Tennie | Voice role; 3 episodes |
| 2014 | About a Boy | Stacy | Episode: "About an Angry Ex" |
| 2015 | Impastor | Leeane | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Rush Hour | Didi Diaz | Main role |
| 2016–2021 | Lucifer | Ella Lopez | Main role (seasons 2–6) |
| 2017 | Family Guy | Isabella | Episode: "Dearly Deported" |
| 2021 | M.O.D.O.K. | Jodie | Main role |
| 2021 | Holiday in Santa Fe | Magdalena Ortega | |
| 2021–2023 | DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms | Alex Gonzalez (voice) | Main role |
| 2022 | Woke | Laura | Recurring role (season 2) |