Ana Alicia
Ana Alicia (* 12. December 1956 in Mexico City , Mexico ; as Ana Alicia Ortiz ) is an American actress .
Origin and education
Her father was a businessman of Italian descent. Her mother is of Spanish descent and was an executive in a Mexican factory. After her father's death, she moved with her mother and three siblings to El Paso , Texas, and attended Coronado High School there. She discovered her acting talent in smaller school performances. At the age of 16 she won a contest . But she decided, after graduating to study law at Wellesley College in Massachusetts . But there she broke off her studies and moved to the University of Texas at El Paso, where she studied theater and singing.
Professional background
After graduation, she moved to Los Angeles , where she got her first TV role in 1977 in Ryan's Hope . She made the films The Sacketts , Halloween II - The Horror Returns and The Hell of Bill Carney . Her breakthrough came in the Falcon Crest series . There she played the character of Melissa Agretti from 1982 to 1989. For her role she was nominated four times for the Soap Opera Digest Award . She also appeared in numerous series. Her hobbies include Love Boat , The Model and the Snoop , Hotel and Murder .
In 1990 she had another success with the television film Katastrophenflug 243 . Since she starred in two episodes of the Renegade series in 1994 and 1996 , Ana Alicia has been quiet.
Others
She spends her free time horse riding, tennis, aerobics, deep sea diving, motorcycling and car racing. She also campaigns for the rights of Mexican immigrants in the USA. Ana Alicia has been married to producer Gary R. Benz since 1994 . Together with him she is the producer of the American reality show Stuntmasters . The couple live in Sherman Oaks and have a daughter.
Filmography (selection)
- 1977–1978: Ryan's Hope (TV series, 102 episodes)
- 1979–1980: Kampfstern Galactica ( Battlestar Galactica or Galactica 1980 , TV series, two episodes)
- 1979: The Sacketts ( The Sacketts , TV movie)
- 1979: Buck Rogers ( Buck Rogers in the 25th Century , TV series, an episode)
- 1980: Quincy ( Quincy, ME , TV series, an episode)
- 1981: Halloween II - The horror returns (Halloween II)
- 1981: Hell of Bill Carney ( The Ordeal of Bill Carney , TV movie)
- 1982–1989: Falcon Crest (TV series, 178 episodes)
- 1984: Love Boat ( The Love Boat , TV series, two episodes)
- 1985: Hotel (TV series, an episode)
- 1988: The Model and the Snoop ( Moonlighting , TV series, an episode)
- 1989: Romero
- 1990: Katastrophenflug 243 ( Miracle Landing , TV movie)
- 1991: Are you okay, Corky? ( Life Goes On , TV series, an episode)
- 1994: Murder is Her Hobby ( Murder, She Wrote , TV series, an episode)
- 1994, 1996: Renegade - Merciless Hunt ( Renegade , TV series, two episodes)
Web links
- Ana Alicia in theInternet Movie Database(English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alicia, Ana |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alicia Ortiz, Ana (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico City , Mexico |