Aimee Garcia (born November 28, 1978) is an American actress, known for her roles as Veronica Palmero on the sitcom George Lopez, Yvonne Sanchez on the period drama Vegas and Jamie Batista on the Showtime drama Dexter.
Garcia was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Mexican mother from Pachuca and a Puerto Rican father from San Juan.
She studied journalism, French and economics at Northwestern University.
Garcia was cast as Maria on The WB's Greetings from Tucson and appeared at the Global Frequency television pilot as Aleph. She had a role in Cadet Kelly, and also co-starred alongside Anthony Anderson in the TV series All About the Andersons, where she played Lydia. In 2006, she began appearing on the series George Lopez, playing his niece.
Garcia starred alongside Jessica Simpson in the 2008 comedy-drama Major Movie Star. She also played a brief part in the movie D-War and narrated the Adam Sandler film Spanglish.
As of 2009, she was on the Peter Berg NBC medical drama Trauma as the EMT helicopter pilot Marisa Benez.
Garcia spent three years on Showtime's Dexter as Jamie Batista, where she was nominated for a SAG Award for Best Ensemble in Dramatic Television Series. She played Dr. Jae Kim in MGM's reboot, RoboCop.
Garcia was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Mexican mother from Pachuca and a Puerto Rican father from San Juan.
She studied journalism, French and economics at Northwestern University.
Garcia was cast as Maria on The WB's Greetings from Tucson and appeared at the Global Frequency television pilot as Aleph. She had a role in Cadet Kelly, and also co-starred alongside Anthony Anderson in the TV series All About the Andersons, where she played Lydia. In 2006, she began appearing on the series George Lopez, playing his niece.
Garcia starred alongside Jessica Simpson in the 2008 comedy-drama Major Movie Star. She also played a brief part in the movie D-War and narrated the Adam Sandler film Spanglish.
As of 2009, she was on the Peter Berg NBC medical drama Trauma as the EMT helicopter pilot Marisa Benez.
Garcia spent three years on Showtime's Dexter as Jamie Batista, where she was nominated for a SAG Award for Best Ensemble in Dramatic Television Series. She played Dr. Jae Kim in MGM's reboot, RoboCop.
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