Alana de la Garza
Alana de la Garza (born June 18, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Connie Rubirosa for the final four seasons of the initial run of the NBC television series Law & Order, as well as in the spinoffs Law & Order: LA and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She also portrayed Marisol Delko-Caine on CSI: Miami.
Alana de la Garza

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- Name
- Alana de la Garza
- Born
- 18 June 1976
- Birthplace
- Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress, model
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- University of Texas at El Paso · Coronado High School
- Languages
- English
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Alana de la Garza (born June 18, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Connie Rubirosa for the final four seasons of the initial run of the NBC television series Law & Order, as well as in the spinoffs Law & Order: LA and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She also portrayed Marisol Delko-Caine on CSI: Miami.
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Alana de la Garza (born 1976) is an actress, of American nationality. The actress was born in Columbus. Alana de la Garza was educated at Coronado High School and University of Texas at El Paso. Languages used include English.
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Biography
Biography
In 2014 and 2015, she starred as Detective Jo Martinez in the ABC series Forever. From 2016 to 2017, she starred in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders as Special Agent Clara Seger. In 2019, she began starring as SAC Isobel Castille on FBI, a role she also plays on the spin-off series FBI: Most Wanted and CIA.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Alana de la Garza • Born — 18 June 1976 • Birthplace — Columbus, Ohio, U.S. • Children — 2 • Years Active — 1999–present • Occupation — Actress, model
Early life
Early life
De la Garza was born in Columbus, Ohio, to a Mexican-American father and an Irish-American mother. She was raised in El Paso, Texas. She won the "Miss Photogenic" title in the Miss El Paso Teen USA local beauty pageant. She became a special needs teacher and enrolled at the University of Texas at El Paso, studying physical therapy and social work. After graduation, she landed some small roles while living in Orlando, Florida, then soon after moved to New York City.
Career
Career
In 2001, she was featured in the music video for Brooks & Dunn's song "Ain't Nothing 'bout You". De la Garza also appeared in the music video "All or Nothing" released by the boy band O-Town in 2001. She obtained the role of Rosa Santos on the soap opera All My Children and guest-starring roles in JAG, Charmed, Two and a Half Men, and Las Vegas. She starred as Maria in the short-lived television series The Mountain. In 2006, she starred in Mr. Fix-It, co-starring David Boreanaz. She also guest-starred as an evil Kryptonian (named "Aethyr" in promotional materials) in the Season 5 premiere episode of Smallville and played the recurring role of Marisol Delko Caine on the CBS television series CSI: Miami. She has twice been featured in the "Girls of Maxim online gallery. In 2006, she joined the cast of NBC's Law & Order during the premiere of Season 17, portraying Assistant District Attorney Connie Rubirosa. Her performance as ADA Rubirosa has been widely praised by critics. In 2007, she earned a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress—Television" by the Imagen Foundation Awards. Following in 2008, she was nominated for an ALMA Award as "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Television Series". Later that year, she garnered an "Impact Award" for "Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Television Series" by the National Hispanic Media Coalition. De la Garza played Assistant District Attorney (later DDA) Rubirosa for the final four seasons of Law & Order, a role she also played on the short-lived spin-off Law & Order: LA (2011). On January 22, 2014, she guest starred in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Connie Rubirosa. Rubirosa, who had recently departed the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, is now a federal prosecutor, heading up a joint task force on underage sex trafficking. This is, to date, her final appearance in the franchise. In July 2011, de la Garza reprised her role as Marisol Delko Caine, on CSI: Miamis season 10 premiere. In February 2012, she was cast as a lead in the NBC medical drama pilot Do No Harm. She played Dr. Lena Solis, a neurologist. In June 2012, de la Garza was added to the cast of Are You Here, the feature film debut of Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. In 2014–2015, she co-starred as police detective Jo Martinez in the ABC television series Forever. In September 2015, she began a recurring role as the new head of Homeland Security on Scorpion. She appeared in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, starring as the female-lead opposite Gary Sinise. In 2019, she was cast in season two of FBI as Isobel Castille.
Personal life
Personal life
De la Garza married her longtime boyfriend, Michael Roberts, a writer, on May 31, 2008, in Orlando, Orange County, Florida. They have a son and a daughter. She is a distant cousin of TV writer-producer René Balcer, sharing a common relative in Juan Cortina, a Mexican folk hero known as the "Rio Grande Robin Hood".
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1999 — Mortal Kombat: Conquest — Ella — Episode: "Twisted Truths" • 2001 — All My Children — Rosa Santos #2 — Recurring role • 2003 — JAG — Maria Elena — Episode: "A Tangled Webb: Part 2" • Las Vegas — Shelly — Episode: "Pros and Cons" • 2004 — Two and a Half Men — Crystal — Episode: "No Sniffing, No Wowing" • 2004–2005 — The Mountain — Maria Serrano — Main cast • 2005 — Smallville — Aethyr — Episode: "Arrival" • Charmed — Sylvia — Episode: "Desperate Housewitches" • 2005–2011 — CSI: Miami — Marisol Delko — Recurring role • 2006 — The Book of Daniel — Jessie Gilmore — Recurring role • 2006–2010 — Law & Order — ADA Connie Rubirosa — Main cast (seasons 17–20) • 2011 — Law & Order: LA — DDA Connie Rubirosa — Main cast • 2012 — NCIS: Los Angeles — Diane Dunross — Episode: "Partners" • Deadly Hope — Joanne Connors — TV movie • Single Ladies — Nicolette — Episode: "The Business of Friendship" • 2013 — Do No Harm — Dr. Lena Solis — Main cast • 2014 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — AUSA Connie Rubirosa — Episode: "Jersey Breakdown" • 2014–2015 — Forever — Jo Martinez — Main cast • 2015 — Scorpion — Adriana Molina — 3 episodes • 2016–2017 — Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders — SSA Clara Seger — Main cast • 2017 — Criminal Minds — SSA Clara Seger — Episode: "Spencer" • 2018 — Chiefs — TV movie • 2019–present — FBI — SAC Isobel Castille — 1 episode (season 1); main cast (seasons 2–present) • 2020–2025 — FBI: Most Wanted — SAC Isobel Castille — 15 episodes • 2020–2021 — The FBI Declassified — Narrator — Documentary series • 2021–2023 — FBI: International — SAC Isobel Castille — 3 episodes • 2026 — CIA — SAC Isobel Castille — Episode: "Elimination Game"
Identity
Identity
Alana de la Garza is recorded as actress.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002 — Bending All the Rules — Woman ordering shots • 2004 — El segundo — Delicia • 2005 — Mr. Dramatic — Mrs. Dramatic — Short film • 2006 — Mr. Fix It — Sophia • 2013 — Are You Here — Victoria Riolobos
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- 1.Beale, Lewis. Alana de la Garza: Legally Latina. New York Daily News. February 15, 2008.
- 2.Alana De La Garza. NBC.com.
- 3.Profile , elpasotimes.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- 4.Law & Order. Entertainment Weekly.
- 5.Murder, They Wrote. The New York Times. February 11, 2007.
- 6.Profile, imdb.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- 7.National Hispanic Media Coalition
- 8.TV Line. Scoop: Alana de la Garza Brings Law & Order's Connie to SVU — But With a Twist. October 28, 2013.
- 9.Adam Bryant. CSI: Miami Scoop: Alana De La Garza Returns for the Season Premiere. TVGuide.com. July 29, 2011.
- 10.Americ Ngwije. First Photos: CSI: MIAMI "Countermeasures" Season 10 Premiere With Alana De La Garza - TV Equals. TV Equals.
- 11.MediaDB. Alana De La Garza Promo Pictures CSI Miami Season 10.
- 12."Pilot Season: 'Law & Order' ' s Alana De La Garza Scrubs In to NBC's 'Do No Harm'", tvguide.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- 13.Kate Stanhope. NBC Orders Jekyll and Hyde Drama Do No Harm, Mystery Infamous to Series. TVGuide.com. May 10, 2012.
- 14."Movie Casting Roundup", deadline.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- 15.Goldberg, Lesley. ABC Orders 'How to Get Away With Murder,' 'Black-ish,' 'American Crime,' 'Selfie,' 'Galavant,' More to Series. The Hollywood Reporter. May 8, 2014.
- 16.Andreeva, Nellie. Alana De La Garza To Recur On 'Scorpion'. Deadline. June 23, 2015.
- 17.Petski, Denise. Alana De La Garza & Annie Funke Join 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'. Deadline. July 17, 2015.
- 18.Andreeva, Nellie. Alana de la Garza Moves From 'FBI: Most Wanted' To 'FBI', Will Continue To Recur On Spinoff Series For CBS. Deadline. July 9, 2019.
- 19.AlanaDeLaGarza. alanadelagarza.com.
- 20.Conversations in Hollywood , orlandosentinel.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- 21.EXCLUSIVE: Alana De La Garza Has Her Baby!. Latina. October 6, 2010.
- 22.de la Garza, Alana. due 7/10 but my son was two weeks early:) I'm thinking late June. Final countdown! Yeaa!. Twitter. June 13, 2013.
- 23.Hernandez, Lee. Alana De La Garza Welcomes Daughter Liv Elena. People. July 14, 2013.
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