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Alexandra Estella DeAnna "Alex" Meneses (born February 12, 1965) is an American television and film actress and model.
She portrayed Señora Gomez on Austin & Ally.
Early life and Career[]
She was born in Chicago of Mexican-American descent on her father's side and Ukrainian-American descent on her mother's. Meneses studied acting at Chicago's The Second City Improvisational Theater during summer vacations. Immediately upon graduation from high school, she got a modeling contract in Milan, Italy. Originally she was to stay there for only 3 months, but fell in love with the country, and stayed for 2 years, becoming a successful model. When Alex came back to the USA, she headed to Los Angeles, where she studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute.
Meneses portrayed Teresa Morales in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, and has had significant recurring roles on Everybody Loves Raymond as Robert's Italian girlfriend, Stefania; Friends (1997, Third season) as Cookie (Joey Tribiani's sister); and The Hughleys. She has also appeared in Martial Law as Alex Delgado in the episode Lock Up and the films Amanda and the Alien, Selena, Living in Peril, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Auto Focus, NCIS, and Funny Money. Alex has also appeared in numerous Los Angeles stage productions.
Filmography[]
- Why Women Kill (2019)
- The Wall of Mexico (2019)
- Unorganized Crime (2018)
- Jane the Virgin (2017)
- Weddings Inc. (2017)
- Ripped (2017)
- Telenovela (2015-2016)
- Austin & Ally (2015)
- Noches con Platanito (2014)
- Growing Up Fisher (2014)
- The Goldbergs (2013)
- The Cleveland Show (2009-2012)
- Boyle Heights (2010)
- Gigantic (2010)
- Outlaw (2010)
- This Might Hurt (2009)
- Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009)
- Ruby & the Rockits (2009)
- Fire from Below (2009)
- Xenophobia (2008)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008)
- Psych (2008)
- Prison Break (2007)
- Only in Miami (2006)
- CSI: Miami (2006)
- Mind of Mencia (2006)
- Funny Money (2006)
- Everybody Loves Raymond (2000-2005)
- This Just In (2004)
- NCIS (2004)
- 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003-2004)
- 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
- Boomtown (2002)
- Auto Focus (2002)
- The Round and Round (2002)
- The Brothers Garcia (2002)
- Love (2001)
- The Hughleys (2001)
- Bob Patterson (2001)
- The Princess & the Barrio Boy (2000)
- Any Day Now (2000)
- Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000)
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
- Family Law (1999)
- Early Edition (1999)
- Stealth Fighter (1999)
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1999)
- Silk Stalkings (1999)
- Suddenly Susan (1999)
- Martial Law (1998)
- Maximum Bob (1998)
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1997-1998)
- Head Over Heels (1997)
- Selena (1997)
- Living in Peril (1997)
- Friends (1997)
- Snakeland (1996)
- The John Larroquette Show (1996)
- Sherman Oaks (1995)
- The Immortals (1995)
- Amanda & the Alien (1995)
- Kissing Miranda (1995)
- Hot Line (1994)
- Stickfighter (1994)
Trivia[]
- After high school, she traveled to Europe to model and lived in Italy and Greece.
- In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, cooking, rollerblading and traveling home to Chicago to visit her family.
- She was a dancer for 14 years, taking lessons and eventually teaching (beginning at age 12) at her aunt's dance studio in Illinois.
- She was inspired to pursue a career in acting after seeing another Latina actress, Rita Moreno, in West Side Story.
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