Patrice Martinez

• Born — 12 June 1963 • Birthplace — Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. • Died — 24 December 2018 • Place of death — Burbank, California, U.S. • Other Names — Patrice Camhi, Patricia Martinez • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1986–1999

Martinez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a child, she performed in a local theater. She started her screen career as a teenager, working as an extra in the film Convoy, directed by Sam Peckinpah. After high school, when she was 18, she moved from Albuquerque to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. She returned to the United States and soon moved to Los Angeles, California, where she gained her first film experience in A Walk on the Moon. She appeared in Three Amigos in 1986 and later accepted a role on Magnum, P.I. with Tom Selleck, portraying Linda Lee Ellison in season 7 ("Forty") and season 8 (the series conclusion, "Resolutions", episodes 12 & 13). After that, she portrayed Victoria Escalante in Zorro and appeared in Beetlejuice (as the character Miss Argentina), The Effects of Magic (as the character Beatrice),. Martinez has two sisters, Benita Andre and Maria Abre. Benita was also cast in Three Amigos. From 1987-1992, Martinez was married to producer-director Daniel Camhi, and was credited as "Patrice Camhi" in the first two seasons of Zorro. Martinez and Camhi divorced, so she appeared as Patrice Martinez from Season 3 onward.

Martinez died on December 24, 2018, at her home in Burbank, California, after a long illness.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1978 — Convoy — Maria • 1986 — Miami Vice — Maria Escobar — Season 3 Episode 9: "Baby Blues" • 1986 — Three Amigos — Carmen • 1987 — A Walk on the Moon — India • 1987 — Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge — Bright Water • 1987–1988 — Magnum, P.I. — Linda Lee Ellison — (1) Season 7 Episode 16: "Forty" (1987) (2) Season 8 Episode 12: "Resolutions: Part I" (1988) (3) Season 8 Episode 13: "Resolutions: Part II" (1988) • 1988 — Beetlejuice — Miss Argentina, Receptionist • 1988 — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels — Girl on Train — uncredited • 1990–1993 — Zorro — Victoria Escalante — 89 episodes • 1994 — Phantom 2040 — Esteban Aguilar — Season 1 Episode 12: "The Gauntlet" (voice role) • 1998 — Winnetous Rückkehr — Kish-Kao-Ko — Two-part TV miniseries • 1998 — The Effects of Magic — Beatrice • 1999 — Air America — Mandy — Season 1 Episode 20: "Heartbreak Hotel"