Alex Meneses
Alexandra Estella Meneses (born February 12, 1965) is an American actress and model. Early life. Meneses was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is Mexican descent on her father's side and Ukrainian descent on her mother's side. Meneses studied acting at Chicago's The Second City Improvisational Theater during summer vacations. Immediately upon graduation from high school, she received a modeling contract in Milan, Italy. Originally, her stay in Italy was only to be three months, but she fell in love with the country, and remained there for two years, becoming a successful model. When Meneses returned  to the United States, she moved to Los Angeles, where she studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Career. Meneses was a regular cast member in the Showtime comedy series "Sherman Oaks" in 1995. She later had the recurring role as Teresa Morales in the CBS western drama series "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman". She also had supporting roles in a number of films, including "Selena", "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" and "Auto Focus". She had other roles on television, appearing in an episode of "Friends" as Cookie (Joey Tribbiani's sister), as well as episodes of "Suddenly Susan", "The  Hughleys", "Any Day Now", "", "NCIS", "Psych", and "The Goldbergs". Meneses has also appeared in numerous Los Angeles stage productions. She had a recurring role in the CBS comedy series, "Everybody Loves Raymond" as Robert Barone's Italian girlfriend, Stefania. In 2015, Meneses was cast as aging telenovela star Isabela Santamaria in the NBC comedy series, "Telenovela". On February 19, 2021, Meneses was cast in a recurring role for The CW series "Walker".