This is a list of notable Venezuelan Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Venezuelan Americans or must have references showing they are Venezuelan Americans.
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Architects and builders Anita Berrizbeitia – Venezuelan landscape theorist, teacher, and author. Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design Carlos Brillembourg – Venezuelan architect based in New York, founder of Carlos Brillembourg Architects Monica Ponce de Leon – architect with offices in Ann Arbor, New York and Boston. Dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton University. First Hispanic architect to receive the National Design Award in Architecture Carolina Izsak – After the pageant as Miss Venezuela 1991 she completed architecture studies and currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts, US Carlos Zapata– Venezuelan architect with his office headquartered in New York City
Entrepreneurs and business people
Fabiola Beracasa Beckman – Venezuelan born film and television producer, philanthropist and co-owner of The Hole Gallery, an art gallery in New York City Peter Bottome (1937–2016) – American born raised in Venezuela businessman, co-owner of RCTV Adriana Cisneros – Venezuelan journalist, CEO and Chairman of Cisneros Group Patricia Phelps de Cisneros – Venezuelan philanthropist with focus on art collection and education Gustavo Cisneros – Venezuelan-born mass media entrepreneur Ella Fontanals-Cisneros – Cuban born, raised in Venezuela art collector, philanthropist, business woman and art dealer Nina Fuentes, a.k.a. Nina Dotti – Venezuelan art collector, curator, philanthropist, and art dealer Thor Halvorssen Hellum – Venezuelan-Norwegian businessman who served as President of CANTV and later as Special Commissioner for International Narcotic Affairs Carolina Herrera – fashion designer. Also Founder and CEO of New York-based CH Carolina Herrera Janet Kelly – American-born editor owner of The Daily Journal (Venezuela) Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg – Venezuelan business woman and the current president of Strategic Investment Group (SIG) Isabel Lara, journalist and director of NPR first nominated as Chief Communications Officer. Solon De Leon Lobo – Venezuelan American editor, author Andres Levin – record producer Domingo Marcucci – shipbuilder and shipowner in San Francisco, California Nelson Mezerhane – banker, owner of Diario Las Americas of Miami, Florida Vanessa Neumann – Venezuelan graduated in Columbia University. Founder, President & CEO of Asymmetrica, a New York-headquartered global consultancy on brand integrity and counter-illicit trafficking. The relationship with Mick Jagger (2000–2002) made her famous among world press Bárbara Palacios – Venezuelan TV Host, writer and Miss Universe 1986. CEO of BP Inspiration, where she's the main motivational speaker Claudio Osorio – Venezuelan entrepreneur based in Miami, Florida Devorah Rose – Editor-in-Chief of Social Life Magazine Irene Saez – Miss Universe 1981, former director of ColonialBank Jimy Szymanski – former professional tennist was Davis cup captain and Fed cup captain for Venezuela. President of STA TENNIS LLC, a company that manages tennis facilities in South Florida. Bill Watkins – Venezuelan-born former CEO of Seagate Technology, the world's largest manufacturer of hard drives.
Artists and designers Julio Aguilera – Venezuelan-American painter and sculptor born in Caracas Devendra Banhart – Venezuelan American singer-songwriter and visual artist Juan Fernando Bastos – Venezuelan born painter Jorge Blanco – Venezuelan artist who created the comic strip The Castaway/El Náufrago, which became an overnight success Nicolas Felizola – fashion designer Rodner Figueroa – TV host, fashion designer and philanthropist Nina Fuentes, a.k.a. Nina Dotti – Venezuelan art collector, curator, philanthropist, business woman and art dealer Marisol Escobar – Venezuelan-American sculptor born in Paris Carolina Herrera – fashion designer. Also Founder and CEO of New York-based CH Carolina Herrera Martha Luna – fashion designer Tina Ramirez – dancer and choreographer, best known as the Founder and Artistic Director of Ballet Hispanico Angel Sanchez – fashion designer Jeanmarie Simpson - Theatre Artist and Peace Activist Nick Verreos – American fashion designer, fashion commentator and former Project Runway contestant Jhonen Vasquez – American comic book writer, cartoonist, and music video director Patricia van Dalen – Venezuelan visual artist based in Miami (Florida) Ron van Dongen – photographer Victor Hugo (artist and window dresser) – Venezuelan visual artist, window dresser, and Andy Warhol's collaborator, partner of fashion designer Halston.
Comedians Julio Gassete – Venezuelan-born TV former comedian of Bienvenidos TV show. He lives currently in Miami, Florida Joanna Hausmann – comedian, writer and actress Erika de la Vega – Venezuelan stand-up comedy actress and fashion model Monica Pasqualotto – actress, model and TV host in Americateve
Films and TV Cristina Abuhazi – Venezuelan actress, model, and TV host in Sony YouTube America Latina Network Arthur Albert – Venezuelan-born American cinematographer and television director America Alonso – Venezuelan actress Juan Carlos Ariza – Venezuelan director, writer & producer Fred Armisen – actor, comedian, musician.Muther, Christopher. "'SNL' star Armisen drums up a career in comedy", Boston Globe, January 30, 2004 (fee required for full article) He attended the School of Visual Arts (NYC)"Fred Armisen: Biography," TV Guide, accessdate=2009-11-10. Elizabeth Avellán – film producer, born in Venezuela Daniela Bascopé – American born, raised in Venezuela as telenovela actress Maria Beatty – Venezuelan-born American filmmaker who directs, acts, and produces Fabiola Beracasa Beckman – Venezuelan film and television producer and philanthropist; co-owner of The Hole Gallery, in New York City Horacio Bocaranda – film director Víctor Cámara – actor Tatiana Capote – telenovela actress; Cuban-born, Venezuelan-raised Rosa Castro Martínez – silent movie actress Grecia Colmenares – actress of telenovelas who gained fame across Latin America, especially during the 1980s Gabriel Coronel – actor of telenovelas, singer, and model Jesse Corti – Venezuelan-born, American voice actor Alejandro Chaban – Venezuelan-born, telenovela actor Mara Croatto – Venezuelan-born Puerto Rican actress Majandra Delfino – Venezuelan born actress Cameron Diaz – American-born actress of Venezuelan, Cuban, and Spanish descent Christina Dieckmann – Venezuelan-born actress Andrew Divoff – Venezuelan-born actor Wanda D'Isidoro – Venezuelan actress, born in Boston Perla Farias – Venezuelan-born screen writer, and TV producer Pablo Fenjves – Venezuelan-born American screenwriter and ghostwriter based in Los Angeles, California Lupita Ferrer – Venezuelan-born actress based in Miami, Florida Cat Fletcher – Venezuelan-born film director and producer Silvana Gallardo (1953–2012) – American film and television actress Carlos González – Venezuelan-born American cinematographer and director of film and television Scarlet Gruber – Venezuelan actress and dancer Perla Haney-Jardine – Brazilian-born American actress; best known for her role in Kill Bill Vol. 2 as B.B. His father is Venezuelan born Michel Hausmann – Venezuelan-born theater director and producer Alejandro Hernández Reinoso – Venezuelan film director, writer, humorist, singer-songwriter, composer Lilimar Hernandez – Venezuelan actress Gledys Ibarra – Venezuelan television actress Betty Kaplan – Venezuelan film director, currently live in Los Angeles Moisés Kaufman – playwright, director and founder of Tectonic Theater Project; in 2016 was awarded with the National Medal of Arts Kamala Lopez – actress, director, and political activist Alicia Machado – Venezuelan actress, Miss Universe 1996 Willy Martin – Venezuelan-born, telenovela actor at Nickelodeon Beatriz Michelena – actress and film producer Fernando Michelena – actor and singer Vera Michelena – actress and singer Teresa Luisa Michelena (1889–1941) – screenwriter and actress; daughter of Venezuelan tenor Fernando Michelena (1858–1921) Carlos Montilla – Venezuelan television and theater actor; starred popular as character role of Emilliano Galvez Escorza in Mariú Lilibeth Morillo – actress Carlos Pena Jr. – American actor (Big Time Rush), singer, and dancer; father is of Spanish and Venezuelan descent Clara Perez – film and television actress Elluz Peraza – Miss Venezuela 1976, actress Lele Pons – Venezuelan-born Internet personality and actress Abraham Pulido– Venezuelan-born film director Édgar Ramírez – Venezuelan actor Julie Restifo – actress, American-born, Venezuelan-raised Genesis Rodriguez – American actress of Venezuelan and Cuban descent Monica Rubio - Venezuelan actress Enrique Sapene – Venezuelan-born actor and producer based in Los Angeles Luis José Santander – American-born Venezuelan actor Sonya Smith – American-born Venezuelan actress starred as Coralia Lozada de Gálvez in Mariú Jason Silva – television personality, filmmaker, and public speaker Monica Spear (1984–2014) – Miss Venezuela 2004, actress of Telemundo network Carolina Tejera – Venezuelan-born actress Laura Termini – Venezuelan-born American actress, producer, writer, and a Board Certified Health/Beauty Counselor AADP Orlando Urdaneta – Venezuelan actor Wilmer Valderrama – American actor of Venezuelan and Colombian descent Diego Vicentini - producer, director of movie Simon Franklin Virgüez – actor Erich Wildpret – actor Henry Zakka – Venezuelan actor and producer
Models Consuelo Adler – Venezuelan top model, Miss International 1997 Noelia Voigt Briceño, Miss USA 2023, first Venezuelan-American woman win the Miss USA title. Carmen María Montiel – Venezuelan pageant titleholder and journalist. Miss Venezuela 1984, Miss Universe 1984 2nd runner up. She lives in USA since 1989. Jennifer Rovero – Playboy's Playmate of the Month for July 1999 and has appeared in numerous Playboy videos Rita Verreos – Venezuelan-born beauty pageant contestant, image consultant, model, actress, and reality television contestant Patricia Velásquez – Venezuelan actress and fashion model
Musicians
Alfredo Rugeles – American born-Venezuelan composer and conductor Gregory Abbott – American born singer, his father was born in Venezuela Aldo Abreu – Venezuelan baroque flutist Daniela Avanzini – Venezuelan and Cuban descent, singer, dancer, and member of Katseye María Conchita Alonso – three time Grammy Award–nominated singer/songwriter and actress. Cuban-born, Venezuelan-raised, she is an American citizenPress office. Maria Conchita Alonso Endorses John McCain JohnMcCain.com, October 31, 2008. Devendra Banhart – Singer and songwriter Josefina Benedetti – Venezuelan-American composer, musicologist and choral director. Augusto Brandt – violinist and composer Andréa Burns – singer Ed Calle – saxophonist and composer from Miami, Florida, born in Venezuela. He has four nominations for Grammy Awards Mariah Carey – singer; her father Alfred Roy Carey was born in Venezuela Teresa Carreño – Venezuelan-born pianist and composer Sylvia Constantinidis – Venezuelan-born pianist, conductor, composer, writer and music educator. President of the Southeast Chapter of NACUSA (National Association of Composers of The United States of America) Tulio Cremisini – Venezuelan percussionist, guitarist, composer and orchestra conductor Majandra Delfino – ALMA Award-nominated Venezuelan-born American actress and singer Yasmin Deliz – American singer-songwriter, model and actress. She is daughter of Dominican father and a Colombian-Venezuelan mother