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wanda de jesus

wanda de jesus -lrb- born august 26 , 1958 -rrb- is an american actress .
she is most notably recognized for her role as the fourth actress to portray santana andrade in nbc 's soap opera `` santa barbara '' .
aside from her work on soap operas , de jesus appeared in several tv shows in a guest starring role , and she had a recurring role on the cbs crime series ' as mdpd detective adelle sevilla .
on the week of june 14 , 2010 , she made her debut on `` all my children '' as iris blanco , the mayor of pine valley .
in 2010 , de jesus was cast as the head of the police squad on ' , but the role -- which had already been changed significantly before de jesus joined -- was changed again and reshot with a different actress after two episodes had been filmed .
