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Aimee Garcia

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Aimee Garcia
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Garcia in 2026
Born
Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez

(1978-11-28) November 28, 1978 (age 47)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • filmmaker
  • writer
Years active1996–present

Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez (born November 28, 1978) is an American actress, filmmaker, and writer. She is known for her television roles as Veronica Palmero in George Lopez (2006–2007), Jamie Batista in Dexter (2011–2013), Yvonne Sanchez in Vegas (2012–2013), and Ella Lopez in Lucifer (2016–2021).

Early life

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Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez[1] was born in Chicago[2] on November 28, 1978,[3] the daughter of Eloisa and Hector.[2] Her mother is Mexican, from Pachuca, and graduated from Northwestern University's dental school; her father is Puerto Rican, from San Juan, and served in the military.[2][4] Garcia started acting in commercials as a child, and participated in theater at seven years old.[4][5] She grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, where she graduated from Fenwick High School in 1996.[2][4][6] While in school, she took acting classes at the Piven Theatre Workshop.[5] She appeared in local plays and musicals during her time at Northwestern University, where she triple majored in economics, journalism, and French.[4] She appeared in some films and television series, but quit acting for a year and worked for a mutual fund analyst in Brooklyn.[4] Unsatisfied, she moved to Los Angeles in 2002 to pursue acting.[4]

Career

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Garcia in 2014

Garcia portrayed Maria on The WB's Greetings from Tucson, and appeared in the unaired pilot episode of Global Frequency. She had a role in the Disney Channel original movie Cadet Kelly (2002), and co-starred, as Lydia, alongside Anthony Anderson in The WB sitcom All About the Andersons. In 2006, she began appearing on the series George Lopez, playing Lopez's niece.

Garcia starred alongside Jessica Simpson in the comedy-drama Major Movie Star (2008). She also played a supporting role in the movie D-War (2007) and narrated the Adam Sandler film Spanglish (2004).

From 2009 to 2010, she was in the cast of the Peter Berg NBC medical drama Trauma, as EMT helicopter pilot Marisa Benez.

Garcia spent three years on Showtime's Dexter as Jamie Batista, for which she was nominated for a SAG Award for Best Ensemble in Dramatic Television Series.[7]

She played Dr. Jae Kim in MGM's reboot film, RoboCop (2014).[8]

In 2016, Garcia was added to the main cast for the second season of the Fox television series Lucifer, playing LAPD forensic scientist Ella Lopez.[9] In 2019, Garcia starred in the independent film El Chicano, receiving praise from The Hollywood Reporter for her performance's "vivid impression".[10]

In 2019, Garcia formed a writing partnership with former professional wrestler AJ Mendez. Their first project was the comic book series GLOW vs. The Babyface, based on the television series GLOW; the first of four issues was published by IDW Publishing in November 2019.[11] In 2020, they created the production company Scrappy Heart Productions, dedicated to elevating diverse voices through storytelling.[12] They went on to co-write the Dungeons & Dragons four-issue limited series At the Spine of the World; the first issue was published by IDW in November 2020.[13][14] Alongside John Swetman, they co-wrote the screenplay for the 2022 Netflix film Blade of the 47 Ronin.[15][16]

From 2021 to 2023, she voiced Alex Gonzalez in the DreamWorks Peacock animated series Dragons: The Nine Realms. In 2022, she starred in Netflix movie Christmas with You with Freddie Prinze Jr.

Personal life

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Garcia has lived in Los Angeles since 2002.[4]

In May 2021, Garcia joined the ownership group of the Chicago Red Stars women's soccer team.[17][18][19][20]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Homecoming Jodi
2001 Betaville Ruby Derain (young)
2002 The Good Girl Nurse
2003 Boys Life 4: Four Play Caitlan Segment: "L.T.R."
2004 D.E.B.S. Maria
Chicago Boricua Lola
Spanglish Cristina Moreno (voice) / Narrator
2005 A Lot Like Love Nicole
Cruel World Gina
Dirty Rita
2006 The Alibi Operator #1
Mercy Street Alicia Johnson
2007 Graduation Suzy Winters
D-War Brandy
Dead Tone Jody Walters
2008 Universal Signs Trish
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous Private Vicky Castillo
2009 Shrink Check out Girl
B-Girl Rosie
2011 Convincing Clooney Amy
Go for It! Carmen Salgado
2014 RoboCop Jae Kim
2016 Sister Cities Sarah
2018 What They Had Dr. Zoe
Saint Judy Celi
2019 El Chicano Vanessa
The Addams Family Denise (voice)
2021 Dear Evan Hansen Librarian
2022 Murder at Yellowstone City Isabel Santos
Blade of the 47 Ronin
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 Co-writer
Christmas With You Angelina
2023 The Cases of Mystery Lane Birdie Case
2025 Aimee Comes First Aimee Short film
Writer, director, and producer[21]
2025 Saurus City Elisabeth (voice)
2026 Chasing Summer Amanda

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 ER Leanne Lawler Episode: "Truth & Consequences"
2001 Resurrection Blvd. Sylvia Episode: "La Partida"
The Agency Motel Housekeeper 2 episodes
V.I.P. Receptionist Episode: "The Uncle from V.A.L."
2002 Cadet Kelly Gloria Disney Channel Original Movie
Angel Cynthia York Episode: "Birthday"
American Family Young Nina 5 episodes
2002 MDs Gina Willis Episode: "Time of Death"
2002–2003 Greetings from Tucson Maria Tiant Main role
2003–2004 All About the Andersons Lydia Serrano Main role
2004 Las Vegas Lizzie Posner Episode: "Nevada State"
2005 CSI: NY Rhonda Chavez Episode: "City of the Dolls"
2006 Lovespring International Sparkles Episode: "Homeless Rockstar"
2006–2007 George Lopez Veronica Palmero Main role; seasons 5–6
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Melissa Gentry Episode: "Big Shots"
Standoff Tina Markovich Episode: "Severance"
2008 Supernatural Nancy Fitzgerald Episode: "Jus in Bello"
My Boys Amy Episode: "Take My Work Wife... Please"
CSI: Miami Andrea Rinell Episode: "Won't Get Fueled Again"
2009 Gary Unmarried Anna Episode: "Gary and Dennis' Sister"
Bones Jennifer Keating Episode: "The Science in the Physicist"
2009, 2017 Family Guy Nicole, Isabella Episode: "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag", "Dearly Deported"
2009–2010 Trauma Marisa Benez Main role
2010 Beach Lane Holly
2011 Off the Map Alma 5 episodes
Love Bites Steffi Episode: "Boys to Men"
Hawaii Five-0 Karla Episode: "Pahele"
2011–2013 Dexter Jamie Batista Main role; seasons 6–8
2012–2013 Vegas Yvonne Sanchez 14 episodes
Motorcity Tennie (voice) 3 episodes
2014 About a Boy Stacy Episode: "About an Angry Ex"
2015 Impastor Leeane 2 episodes
2016 Rush Hour Didi Diaz Main role
2016–2021 Lucifer Ella Lopez Main role; seasons 2–6
2021 M.O.D.O.K. Jodie (voice) Main role
2021 Holiday in Santa Fe Magdalena Ortega[22]
2021–2023 DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms Alex Gonzalez (voice) Main role
2022 Woke Laura Main role; season 2
2025 Criminal Minds: Evolution Dr. Julia Ochoa 7 episodes
2026 The Walking Dead: Dead City Renata Main role; season 3[23]

Bibliography

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  • GLOW vs. The Babyface, with AJ Mendez, illustrated by Hannah Templer (IDW Publishing, June 2020, ISBN 978-1684056309)
  • Dungeons & Dragons: At the Spine of the World, with AJ Mendez, illustrated by Martin Coccolo and Katrina Mae Hao (IDW Publishing, July 2021, ISBN 978-1-68405-791-7)
  • Wonder Woman: Black and Gold #3: "The Stolen Lasso of Truth", illustrated by Sebastian Fiumara (co-feature, DC Comics, August 2021)[24]
  • Day of the Dead Girl, with AJ Mendez, illustrated by Belén Culebras (Magma Comix, October 2024)[25]
  • East Side Saints, with AJ Mendez and Ildy Modrovich, illustrated by Amilcar Pinna, colored by Amanda Grazini (Ignition Press, 2027)[26]

Accolades

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YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2007 ALMA Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress – Television Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie George Lopez Nominated [27]
2007 Imagen Awards Best Supporting Actress – Television George Lopez Nominated [28]
2012 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Dexter Nominated [7]
2013 ALMA Awards Special Achievement in Television (shared with Lauren Vélez and David Zayas) Dexter Won [29]

References

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  1. ↑ "Lucifer Reunion Special-Get Read For Season 4:Netflix". Netflix (Youtube). May 6, 2019. Event occurs at 1:10. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Nunn, Jerry (November 23, 2011). "Interview: Aimee Garcia". Gozamos.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ Rose, Mike (November 28, 2023). "Famous birthdays list for November 28, 2023 includes celebrities Jon Stewart, Alfonso Cuaron". The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Coughlin, Joe (December 18, 2016). "'Chicago always lives in my heart' — Aimee Garcia". Chicagoly. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "In character: Aimee Garcia". Chicago Splash. August 5, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ Swartz, Tracy (April 29, 2019). "Chicago-area native Aimee Garcia on her new film 'El Chicano' and Latinx representation in movies". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Complete List of 2012 SAG Award Winners and Nominees". Reuters. January 29, 2012. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ Kit, Borys (September 17, 2012). "'Dexter' Actress Joins MGM's 'Robocop' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ Mason, Charlie (June 23, 2016). "Lucifer Adds Aimee Garcia for Season 2". TVLine. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ Scheck, Frank (May 1, 2019). "'El Chicano': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  11. ↑ McMillan, Graeme (August 19, 2019). "'GLOW' Comic Returns With Actor/Wrestler Tag-Team Writing Duo". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  12. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (July 23, 2020). "'Glow' Comic Authors Aimee Garcia, AJ Mendez Launch Scrappy Heart Productions". Variety. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  13. ↑ Spry, Jeff (November 9, 2020). "Endless winter strikes Icewind Dale in IDW's new Dungeons & Dragons miniseries". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  14. ↑ Dominguez, Noah (June 19, 2020). "Aimee Garcia, Former Wrestler AJ Lee Tag Team on Dungeons & Dragons Comic". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  15. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 20, 2021). "'47 Ronin' Sequel Sets 'Lucifer's Aimee Garcia & NYT Bestselling Author AJ Mendez As Scribes". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  16. ↑ Frater, Patrick (December 17, 2021). "Universal's '47 Ronin' Gets a Facelift With Female-Skewing 'Blade' (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Chicago Red Stars Announce Expanded Ownership Group" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars. May 4, 2021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Ownership Group". Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  19. ↑ Watkins, Claire (May 4, 2021). "Red Stars see new investment as opportunity to change pro sports lexicon". The Equalizer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Luminaries buy into Red Stars". Chicago Sun-Times. May 5, 2021. p. 44.
  21. ↑ "Aimee Comes First". Tribeca Festival. Archived from the original on May 14, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  22. ↑ Wang, K.L. Connie (December 7, 2021). "Feliz Navidad! Find Out All About Mario Lopez's New Lifetime Christmas Movie, Holiday in Santa Fe". Parade. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  23. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (September 10, 2025). "Lucifer Star Aimee Garcia Cast In The Walking Dead: Dead City As Series Regular For Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2026. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Wonder Woman Black and Gold #3". DC Comics. Archived from the original on November 16, 2025. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  25. ↑ Tardive, Ambrose (July 19, 2024). "Exclusive: New Horror Series Day of the Dead Girl Celebrates Mexican Heritage With A 'Morbid, Magical Mystery'". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  26. ↑ "AJ Mendez, Aimee Garcia, and Ildy Modrovich Team Up for East Side Saints". Ignition Press. July 16, 2026. Archived from the original on July 21, 2026. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  27. ↑ "2007 ALMA Award Nominees". ALMA Awards. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  28. ↑ Abbott, Denise (July 26, 2007). "Imagen noms celebrate Latino portrayals". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Honorees & nominees". ALMA Awards. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
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