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Scrambling The Eggs
The first season of the American television comedy-drama series ''Devious Maids'' began airing on Lifetime on June 23, 2013. The season consisted of 13 episodes, and concluded on September 22, 2013, with a season high of nearly 3 million viewers. The pilot episode has received positive reviews from critics. It tells the story of five Latina women who works as maids in Beverly Hills, and how they are affected when one of their friends, Flora, is murdered for knowing a secret. Marisol Suarez (Ana Ortiz), tries to figure out who was the killer in order to help her son get released from prison. On August 13, 2013, ''Devious Maids'' was renewed for a second season, consisting of 13 episodes. Plot The show opens with the murder of maid Flora Hernandez (Paula Garces) on a summer night of June 2013, and a man by the name of Eddie Suarez (Eddie Hassell) is arrested for the crime, which he allegedly did not commit. His mother, Marisol (Ana Ortiz) takes a job as a local Beverly Hills maid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Ortiz
Ana Ortiz (born January 25, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Having pursued a career in ballet and singing from a young age, she eventually attended University of the Arts. Ortiz began her acting career in theatre, in early 2000s starred in the short-lived NBC sitcoms '' Kristin'' (2001) and '' A.U.S.A.'' (2003), and had recurring roles on '' Over There'' and ''Boston Legal''. Ortiz garnered widespread attention for her role as Hilda Suarez in the ABC comedy-drama series ''Ugly Betty'' from 2006 to 2010. She also appeared in such films like '' Labor Pains'' (2009) and '' Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son'' (2011), and starred in '' Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story'' (2008). From 2013 to 2016, Ortiz starred as Marisol Suarez in the Lifetime television comedy-drama series ''Devious Maids'', for which she received the Imagen Award for Best Actress - Television. In 2020, Ortiz began starring in the Hulu series ''Love, Victor'' as Isabel Salazar, mother of the title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilot (Devious Maids)
"Pilot" is the series premiere to the Lifetime series ''Devious Maids''. The pilot had been ordered by ABC on January 31, 2012 and cast during the following two months. Filming began in March. ABC declined to pick up the pilot on May 14, but Lifetime did so on June 22, ordering 13 episodes. Although most of the cast had been selected by this time three additional regular supporting characters were added in November 2012 for inclusion in the pilot and the continuing series. The episode revolves around the murder of a Latina maid in Beverly Hills and the introduction of her cadre of associates who are also Latina maids. The maids are shown in their employment surroundings with their upper class employers who play supporting roles. The main character is not actually a maid but rather the mother of the primary murder subject who poses as a maid to gain entrance into the world where she might find clues to prove her son's innocence. The pilot episode was released online in both Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrika Darbo
Patrika Darbo (born April 6, 1948) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Nancy Wesley and Shirley Spectra in the television soap operas ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', respectively. In 2016, Darbo won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role in the online comedy series ''Acting Dead'', becoming the first winner in that category. Early life Patrika Darbo was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Patricia, a restaurant hostess, and "Chubby," a nightclub manager. At age six her parents divorced; her mother then remarried Donald Davidson when Darbo was 11. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She studied theater at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, graduating in 1970,SOAP Central bio soapcentral.com; access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Parker
Andrea N. Parker is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles on '' ER'', '' The Pretender'', ''Less than Perfect'', ''Desperate Housewives'', and ''Pretty Little Liars''. Career Her first documented film role was at age 19 in the movie ''Rented Lips'' in which she played a dancer/nurse. Parker appeared in '' Married... with Children'' as a Go-Go Dancer in 2 episodes – "Prom Queen: The Sequel" (1989) and "Prom Queen: Part 1" (1989). After ''The Pretender'' was cancelled by NBC in 2000, Parker did another guest spot on ''JAG'' before signing on to reprise her role as Miss Parker in the telemovies for ''The Pretender'', which aired on TNT in 2001. She then returned to series television in 2002 and starred in the ABC comedy ''Less than Perfect'', playing Lydia Weston until it was cancelled in 2006. From 2011 to 2012, Parker had recurring role of Jane Carlson in the ABC series ''Desperate Housewives''. She later starred in NBC drama pilot ''Beautiful Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Burgi
Richard William Burgi (, born July 30, 1958) is an American film and television actor best known for the roles of Det. Jim Ellison on '' The Sentinel'' and as Karl Mayer on ''Desperate Housewives''. He also portrayed Paul Hornsby in the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'', and Ashland Locke in the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. Early life Burgi was born in the suburbs of New York City in Montclair, New Jersey. His family was involved in community theatre. His brother, Chuck Burgi, is a well-known rock drummer who has most recently toured with Billy Joel. After high school, Burgi travelled through the US and Europe, taking odd jobs. Career Burgi began his career in New York, which led to regular roles on the Manhattan-based daytime soap operas ''One Life to Live'', '' Another World'' and ''As the World Turns''. After moving to Los Angeles, he appeared on the serial, ''Days of Our Lives''. He made a number of guest appearances on episodic television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devious Maids Cast 2013 2 , a metal band from the Netherlands
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Devious may refer to: * Deviation (other) * ''Devious'' (novel), the ninth book in ''The It Girl'' series by Cecily von Ziegesar * "Devious" Diesel, a character in the television series ''Thomas and Friends'' * Devious (Doctor Who), a fan-made ''Doctor Who'' story * Devious (band) Devious is a Dutch metal band from Hengelo, Overijssel, founded by Frank Schilperoort (drums) and Guido de Jongh (guitar). Devious has toured throughout Europe with Krisiun in 2006 and with Entombed and Merauder in 2009. Devious' latest release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Garcés
Paula Garcés (born March 20, 1974) is a Colombian and American actress. She is known for her appearance in films such as ''Clockstoppers'', '' Man of the House'' and the ''Harold & Kumar'' series, and on TV shows such as ''CSI: Miami'', ''On My Block'', ''The Shield'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''The Sopranos'', '' Oz'', ''Devious Maids'', ''Guiding Light'' and ''All My Children''. Early life Paula Garcés was born on March 20, 1974, in Medellín, Colombia. At a very early age she moved to East Harlem in New York City. Career Acting She played Alvina in 1995's ''Dangerous Minds'' with Michelle Pfeiffer. Garcés co-starred in Paramount Pictures' 2002 teen sci-fi adventure ''Clockstoppers'', starring opposite Jesse Bradford. She was then cast in Richard Benjamin's hip-hop comedy ''Marci X'' opposite Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans. Garcés was next seen opposite Academy Award-winner Tommy Lee Jones in the Revolution Studios feature '' Man of the House.'' I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Fernandez (actor)
Alex Fernandez is an American actor who is known primarily for his work on television, most notably as National Security Advisor Anthony Prado on '' Commander in Chief'', Rafael "Rafi" Alvarez on ''Without a Trace'', Roy Vickers on ''Dallas'', or Pablo Diaz on ''Devious Maids''. He was also series regular on ABC's short-lived crime drama ''Killer Women'', playing the role of Luis Zea. He also had a small role in “Mayans MC.” Career He has made guest appearances on such series as '' House'', ''The Closer'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', '' Army Wives'', '' Prison Break'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''Cold Case'', ''Heroes'', ''The West Wing'', ''The Good Wife '' , ''The Shield'' and ''Devious Maids'', '' Off the Map'', among many others. He is also noted for his voiceover work in video games, especially as antagonist Maester Seymour Guado in '' Final Fantasy X'', Mangus in ''Brütal Legend'', Carlito Keyes in ''Dead Rising'', and as Uka Uka in ''Crash Twinsanity'', taking over the role from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Howell
Wanda Maria Howell is an American actress and singer. Career Howell was born in Gastonia, North Carolina and graduated Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She worked as jazz singer and made her film debut in ''The Color Purple'' (1985). She lived in Okinawa, Japan, from 1995-2001. She made guest appearances on ''Drop Dead Diva'', ''Army Wives'', '' The Game'', '' Necessary Roughness'', and ''The Vampire Diaries'', and well co-starred in films include ''Daddy's Little Girls'' (2007), ''Mississippi Damned'' (2009), '' The Blind Side'' (2009), and '' What to Expect When You're Expecting'' (2012). In 2013, Howell played Seeder in '' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire''. Also in 2012, she was cast in recurring role of NBC post-apocalyptic series ''Revolution'' as Grace Beaumont, and in 2013 played Ida Hayes in Lifetime comedy-drama ''Devious Maids ''Devious Maids'' is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry, produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Page Hamilton
Melinda Page Hamilton (born August 22, 1974) is an American actress, best known for her role as Odessa Burakov in the Lifetime comedy-drama series ''Devious Maids'', and for her leading role in the independent film '' Sleeping Dogs Lie'' (2006). She has had recurring roles on ''Desperate Housewives'', ''Mad Men'', and ''Big Love''. Life and career Hamilton was born in New York City. She attended Princeton University and later the Tisch School of the Arts in New York University. She starred in a number of theatre productions, including as the title character in the original stage production of ''Cornelia'', written by Mark V. Olsen. She made her television debut in the episode of NBC legal drama ''Law & Order'' in 1997, and as of 2003 began playing regular guest-star roles in shows like ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', ''Nip/Tuck'', ''Ghost Whisperer'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''The Closer'', ''Castle'', '' NCIS'', ''Modern Family'' and ''True Blood''. Her memorable 2003 ''Star Trek: En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Cedeño
Matt Cedeño (born November 14, 1973)"POP CULTURE". ''Soap Opera Digest''. August 5, 2013. p. 65. is an American actor and former male fashion model, known for his roles as Brandon Walker on the NBC daytime soap opera '' Days of Our Lives'' (1999-2005), Alejandro Rubio in the Lifetime primetime comedy-drama ''Devious Maids'' (2013-2014), Vasquez on Syfy comedy horror ''Z Nation'' (2015–16), and The Highest in the BET+ soap opera '' Ruthless''. Personal life Cedeño was born in Moses Lake, Washington, to an Afro-Cuban father and an Irish-English mother. He became a model doing gigs in Milan, Spain, New York and Los Angeles, which Cedeno juggled, along with academics, until he finished school. Cedeño married Erica Franco on July 31, 2009, and their son, Jaxson Cruz, was born on August 7, 2013. They welcomed their daughter, Aviana Jaselle on April 28, 2018. Career Cedeño is known for his role as Brandon Walker on the NBC daytime soap opera '' Days of Our Lives'' from 1999 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
