Wanda De Jesus (born August 26, 1958) is an American actress. She was the fourth actress to portray

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'' Santa Barbara''. Aside from her work on soap operas, De Jesus appeared in several TV shows in a guest starring role, and she had a recurring role on the

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'' as MDPD Detective Adelle Sevilla. On the week of June 14, 2010, she made her debut on '' All My Children'' as Iris Blanco, the mayor of Pine Valley. In 2010, De Jesus was cast as the head of the police squad on '' Law & Order: Los Angeles'', but the role – which had already been changed significantly before De Jesus joined – was changed again and reshot with a different actress after two episodes had been filmed.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Jesus, Wanda 1958 births Actresses from New York City American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses Living people People from Manhattan 21st-century American women