Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez (born November 28, 1978) is an American actress and writer. She is known for her television roles as Veronica Palmero on the ABC sitcom ''

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'', Yvonne Sanchez on the CBS

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'', Jamie Batista on the Showtime drama '' Dexter'' and Ella Lopez on the Fox/Netflix drama ''

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''.

Early life

Aimee Garcia was born in

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

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. Her mother, Eloisa, is from

Pachuca Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whi ...

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, Mexico, and graduated from

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

's dental school; her father, Hector, is from

San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the juri ...

, and was in the U.S. Armed Forces. Garcia started acting in commercials as a child, and participated in theater at seven years old. She grew up in

Oak Park, Illinois Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, adjacent to Chicago. It is the 29th-most populous municipality in Illinois with a population of 54,583 as of the 2020 U.S. Census estimate. Oak Park was first settled in 1835 and later incorporated ...

, where she attended Fenwick High School. While in school, she took acting classes at

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. She appeared in local plays and musicals during her time at Northwestern University, where she triple majored in economics, journalism, and French. After graduating, she quit acting for a year and did finance work for a

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analyst in

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. Unsatisfied with the job, she moved to

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, around 2002 to pursue acting as her career.

Career

She portrayed Maria on

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's ''

Greetings from Tucson ''Greetings from Tucson'' is an American sitcom television series created by Peter Murrieta, which aired on The WB from September 20, 2002 to May 9, 2003, during the 2002-2003 season. The series was executive produced by Rob LaZebnik, Peter Murr ...

'', and appeared in the unaired pilot episode of ''

Global Frequency ''Global Frequency'' is an American comic book limited series created and written by Warren Ellis and published by Wildstorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics. It is a science-fiction series set in the present day, consisting of single-issue, ...

''. She had a role in the Disney Channel original movie ''

Cadet Kelly ''Cadet Kelly'' is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Hilary Duff and Christy Carlson Romano. The film premiered with 7.8 million viewers. It is Duff's second starring film role, her first being ''Casper Meets Wendy''. This was Disney ...

'' (2002), and co-starred, as Lydia, alongside

Anthony Anderson Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and game show host. He is best known for his leading roles in drama series such as Marlin Boulet on '' K-Ville'', and as NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama ...

sitcom ''

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''. In 2006, she began appearing on the series ''

'', 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 ''D-War'' (Korean: 디워, released in North America as ''Dragon Wars: D-War''), is a 2007 South Korean action-adventure fantasy film written and directed by Shim Hyung-rae, and starring Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster, and Elizabeth ...

'' (2007) and narrated the Adam Sandler film ''

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'' (2004). From 2009 to 2010, she was in the cast of the

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NBC medical drama ''

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'', 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. She played Dr. Jae Kim in

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's reboot film, '' RoboCop'' (2014). In 2016, Garcia was added to the main cast for the second season of the Fox television series ''

'', playing LAPD forensic scientist Ella Lopez. In 2019, Garcia starred in the independent film ''

El Chicano El Chicano was an American brown-eyed soul group from Los Angeles, California, whose style incorporated various modern music genres including rock, funk, soul, blues, jazz, and salsa. The group's name was from Chicano, a term for United States ...

'', receiving praise from ''

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'' for her performance's "vivid impression". In 2019, Garcia formed a writing partnership with former professional wrestler AJ Mendez. Their first project was the

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series ''GLOW vs. The Babyface'', based on the television series '' GLOW''; the first of four issues was published by IDW Publishing in November 2019. In 2020, they created the production company Scrappy Heart Productions, dedicated to elevating diverse voices through storytelling. They went on to co-write the ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TS ...

'' four-issue limited series '' At the Spine of the World''; the first issue was published by IDW in November 2020. Alongside John Swetman, they co-wrote the screenplay for the 2022

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film '' Blade of the 47 Ronin''.

Personal life

Garcia resides in

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. On May 4, 2021, the

Chicago Red Stars The Chicago Red Stars are a professional women's soccer club based in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, they have played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) sin ...

of the National Women's Soccer League announced that Garcia had joined the women's soccer team's ownership group.

Filmography

Film

Television

Bibliography

* ''GLOW vs. The Babyface'', with AJ Mendez, illustrated by Hannah Templer (IDW Publishing, June 2020, ) * ''Dungeons & Dragons: At the Spine of the World'', with AJ Mendez, illustrated by Martin Coccolo and Katrina Mae Hao (IDW Publishing, July 2021, )

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Aimee 1978 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Chicago American actresses of Mexican descent American actresses of Puerto Rican descent American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Hispanic and Latino American actresses Living people Northwestern University alumni Chicago Red Stars owners