Jacqueline Obradors (born October 6, 1966 See also:) 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).
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 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, Obradors 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. Obradors voiced Audrey Ramirez 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 until the series finale 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 Notes1994Red Sun Rising Rita 1995 Soldier Boyz Vasquez1997The 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 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Audrey Ramirez Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2003 A Man Apart Stacy Vetter 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 Parkes2019Windows on the World Margot 2020 Palm Springs Pia Wilder 2022 Catwoman: Hunted La Dama Voice, direct-to-video2025Dora and the Search for Sol DoradoMangoVoice
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 Rodriguez2001 Some of My Best Friends Michelle 2001–2005 NYPD Blue Detective Rita Ortiz80 episodesNominated—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 The Last Ship Clinic Doctor Episode: "Tropic of Cancer" 2018 Mayans M.C. Marisol Reyes Episode: Pilot 2019–2021 Bosch Detective Christina Vega Recurring role: Season 5–7 (24 episodes)2023Daisy Jones & the SixLucia2 episodes2023Bosch: LegacyDetective Christina Vega2 episodes2023FrasierSiobhanEpisode: "Blind Date"2024Grey's AnatomyValerie CardenasRecurring role: Season 20 (3 episodes)2024The Cleaning LadyTeresa MoralesRecurring role: Season 3 (3 episodes)2025TrackerSheriff WalcottEpisode: "Nightingale"
Audio books Year Title Role 2015 Rain of the Ghosts Marina Cortez
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