Roselyn Sánchez

Roselyn Sánchez (born April 2, 1973) is a Puerto Rican singer/songwriter, model, actress, producer and writer. On television, she is best known for her roles as Elena Delgado on the CBS police procedural Without a Trace (2005–09), and as Carmen Luna on the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (2013–16). In film, Sánchez has appeared in Rush Hour 2 (2001), Boat Trip (2002), The Game Plan (2007), and Act of Valor (2012).
== Early life ==
Sánchez (birth name: Roselyn Milagros Sánchez Rodríguez[note 1] in San Juan, Puerto Rico,[1] is the youngest of four siblings, having three older brothers. She received her primary education in San Juan. At a young age, she showed an interest in both dancing and acting and would put on shows for her family. Sánchez enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico, where like her father and brothers she was to study marketing.[2] However, after three years she left the course. In 1991, at the age of 18, Sánchez moved to New York City, where she took classes in dancing, acting and singing.[3] She returned to Puerto Rico, and in 1992 she made her movie debut, having landed a small part as an island girl in the movie Captain Ron, which was partly filmed in Puerto Rico.
== Career ==
In Puerto Rico, Sánchez gained public attention as a dancer and as co-host of a variety show called Qué Vacilón. At that time, in 1993, Sánchez won the Miss Puerto Rico Petite contest, and in 1994 she won the international title of Miss American Petite, bringing her international fame. Sánchez has been named to numerous annual lists of beautiful women including Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100" in 2001, 2002 and 2006; AskMen.com's "Top 99 Most Desirable Women" in 2005 and 2006; and FHM's "100 Sexiest Women" in 2005 and 2006.[4]
In 2001, Sánchez was cast as Isabella Molina, an undercover United States Secret Service agent who was Jackie Chan's love interest in the hit movie Rush Hour 2. In 2003, she played the role of Lorena in the movie Chasing Papi, starring alongside Jaci Velasquez and Sofia Vergara. Sánchez has acted in some 20 movies, including as Maria in Edison and as Karen Lopez in Underclassman. She starred in the Puerto Rican film Cayo, released in 2005.
In 2003, her first musical recording, Borinqueña, was released. The album's first single, "Amor Amor", gained a lot of attention as well as a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Music Video. She appeared in Craig David's music videos "Hidden Agenda" and "Personal" and in the Fabolous video for the song "Make Me Better".
In the fall of 2005, Sánchez joined the cast of the CBS television series Without a Trace, where she played Agent Elena Delgado to 2009. She composed the musical Yellow, about a singer/dancer/actress who leaves Puerto Rico to hit the big time in New York, in which she played the principal part. The movie was filmed in 2005 and released in 2007. Also in 2007, she acted as Monique, the ballet teacher, in The Game Plan, and in 2009, starred in The Perfect Sleep, a neo-noir drama, co-starring Patrick Bauchau, Tony Amendola, Isaac Singleton, and Peter Lucas. In 2011, Sánchez made a guest appearance on TNT's Rizzoli & Isles, playing villainous attorney Valerie Delgado.
In 2012, Sánchez was cast opposite Ana Ortiz of ABC comedy-drama pilot Devious Maids, created by Marc Cherry. On May 14, 2012, the pilot was not picked to series by ABC for the 2012–13 United States network schedule.[5] However, on June 22, 2012, Lifetime picked up the pilot with a thirteen-episode order.[6] The series premiered June 23, 2013, on Lifetime.[7]
== Personal life ==
Sánchez was married from August 9, 1998, to April 15, 2001, to the English actor, former boxer and former model Gary Stretch. After her divorce, she started a relationship with Puerto Rican salsa singer Víctor Manuelle. However, in December 2005, she announced that she had ended their relationship; the separation was amicable.
Sanchez became engaged to actor Eric Winter in December 2007 after two years of dating [8][9] and they married on 29 November 2008, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[10] The couple have two children together: daughter, Sebella (born January 2012),[11] and son, Dylan (born November 2017).[12]
Sánchez is a supporter of animal rights and an active member of PETA. She recently appeared nude in a PETA ad in support of anti-fur campaign efforts.[13] She is the spokesperson of the Fundación de Niños San Jorge, which assists sick children from poor families.[14]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1992	Captain Ron 	Clarise, Island Girl	
1999	Held Up 	Trina 	
2001	Rush Hour 2 	Isabella Molina 	
2002	Boat Trip 	Gabriella 	
2002	Nightstalker 	Gabriella Martinez 	
2003	Basic 	Nunez 	
2003	Chasing Papi 	Lorena 	
2004	Larceny 	Angela 	
2005	State Property 2 	D.A. 	
2005	Underclassman 	Karen Lopez 	
2005	Cayo 	Young Julia 	
2005	Edison 	Maria 	
2005	Shooting Gallery 	Jezebel Black 	Direct-to-video
2006	Yellow 	Amaryllis Campos 	Also writer and producer
2007	The Game Plan 	Monique Vasquez 	
2007	Rush Hour 3 	Isabella Molina 	Cameo in deleted scene from DVD[15]
2009	The Perfect Sleep 	Porphyria 	
2010	Venus & Vegas 	Kristen 	
2012	Act of Valor 	Morales 	
2016	Mothers and Daughters	Jessica 	
2018	Traffik 	Malia [16] 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1996–1997	As the World Turns 	Pilar Domingo 	Recurring role
1997–1998	Fame L.A. 	Lili Arguelo 	Series regular, 21 episodes
1999 	Ryan Caulfield: Year One	Kim Veras 	2 episodes
2000 	Nash Bridges 	Belinda Cruz 	2 episodes
2002 	Miss Miami 	Unknown role 	Pilot
2002 	In-Laws 	Dani 	Episode: "If You Can't Stand the Heat"
2002 	The Drew Carey Show 	Maria 	Episode: "Drew Tries Hot Salsa"
2003–2004	L.A. Dragnet 	Det. Elana Macias 	3 episodes
2005 	Kojak 	ADA Carmen Warrick 	Series regular, 10 episodes
2005–2009	Without a Trace 	Elena Delgado 	Series regular, 89 episodes
2009 	Royal Pains 	Sofia Santos 	Episode: "Crazy Love"
2011 	Rizzoli & Isles 	Assistant District Attorney Valerie Delgado	Episode: "Can I Get a Witness?"
2012 	Desperate Housewives 	Carmen Luna 	Episode: "Finishing the Hat" (cameo)
2013–2016	Devious Maids 	Carmen Luna 	Series regular, 49 episodes
2014 	Familia En Venta 	Lili 	Series regular
2016 	Telenovela 	Reporter 	Episode: "The Harricane" (cameo)
2019 	Grand Hotel 	Gigi Mendonza 	Series regular
== Discography ==
* 2003: Borinqueña
=== Singles ===
Year	Single 	Peak chart positions[17]	Peak chart positions[17]	Peak chart positions[17]	Peak chart positions[17]	Peak chart positions[17]	Album(s)
Year	Single 	U.S. Hot 100 	U.S. 
Hot 
Latin 	U.S.
Tropical
/Salsa 	U.S.
Tropical 	U.S. Latin Pop 	Album(s)
2003	"Amor Amor" (feat. Tego Calderón) 	— 	38 	— 	6 	32 	Borinqueña
2003	"Noche De Verano" (feat. Víctor Manuelle)	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Borinqueña
== Accolades ==
Year	Association 	Category 	Work 	Result
1998	ALMA Awards 	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Nationally Syndicated Drama Series	Fame L.A. (1997)	Nominated
2002	ALMA Awards 	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 	Rush Hour 2 	Nominated
2004	Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 	Best Actress 	Nightstalker 	Nominated
2006	Black Reel Awards 	Black Reel Award for Best Actress – Television 	Kojak 	Nominated
2007	NAACP Image Awards 	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series 	Without a Trace 	Nominated
2007	ALMA Awards 	Outstanding Supporting Actress - Television Series 	Without a Trace 	Nominated
2008	ALMA Awards 	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series 	Without a Trace 	Won
2009	ALMA Awards 	Year in TV Drama Actress 	Without a Trace 	Nominated
2012	ALMA Awards 	ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actress - Drama/Adventure 	Act of Valor 	Nominated
2014	Imagen Award 	Imagen Award for Best Actress - Television 	Devious Maids 	Nominated
2015	Imagen Award 	Imagen Award for Best Actress - Television 	Devious Maids 	Nominated
2018	Raul Julia Foundation Awards	Contribution Achievement Award 	N/A 	Won