Jossara Jinaro (May 25, 1973 – 27 April 2022) was a Brazilian actress.
Early life Jossara Jinaro was born in Rio de Janeiro, on 25 May 1973, the daughter of two Maoist parents. At an early age, she was raised in Colombia after her mother married a diplomat. They relocated to the United States after her stepfather was held hostage by guerillas.
At the age of 16, she went to pursue a career in acting before she landed a job in Los Angeles after graduating from college.
Career After playing minor roles in foreign language television series, she made her first American appearance Rosetta in the 2002 action film Collateral Damage, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. She also appeared as the recurring character Courtney Messina, the daughter of Ignacio Messina (Cheech Marin), in the CBS television series Judging Amy.
She has guest appearances in several television shows, including ER, Without a Trace, The Young and the Restless, The Closer, Southland, Trophy Wife and Animal Kingdom.
Personal life Jinaro was married to Matt Bogado, and she had two children. On 27 April 2022, Jinaro died at the age of 48 from cancer.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2002 Collateral Damage Rosetta 2005 The Devil's RejectsMaria Gomez 2006 World Trade Center Will's Operation Nurse 2008 Flyboys Felicitas 2011 Puss in Boots Additional Voice Uncredited2015CallejeroTejanna 2018 Cucuy: The Boogeyman Rosa 2022 Ten Tricks Marina del Rey Final film role
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 1999 Placas Florencia Episode: "La Quinceanera" 2000–2001 ¡Viva Vegas! Virginia Bustos Main cast 2001 Strong Medicine Felice Ramirez Episode: "Wednesday Night Fever" 2002–2007 Passions Rae Recurring cast 2004 Judging Amy Courtney Messina 3 episodes 2005 ER Andrea Clemente Episode: "Here and There" 2006 Without a Trace Gail Episode: "More Than This" 2006 The Young & the Restless Rosa 1 episode 2013 East Los High Reina Recurring cast 2014 Trophy Wife Serafina Episode: "Couples Therapy" 2018 Animal Kingdom Gloria Episode: "The Hyenas" 2021 Nancy Hernandez & the Black Widows Dulce Unknown episodes Video games YearTitleRoleNotes 2011 Cars 2: The Video Game Carla Veloso (voice) 2014 Cars: Fast as Lightning Carla Veloso (voice)
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