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Patricia Carola Velásquez Semprún
(born January 31, 1971) is a Venezuelan actress and fashion model.
Velásquez, the fifth of six children, was born in Zulia, Venezuela to a
Venezuelan mestizo father and to an Amerindian mother of the Wayuu people.
Her parents were both teachers; her father also worked for UNESCO and as a
result, she spent some of her childhood in Mexico and France. She attended
San Vicente de Paul High School, graduating in 1987. After 3 years of
college studies, Velásquez left for Milan, Italy, in pursuit of a modeling
career.
In 1997 she studied acting in Los Angeles and New York. In 1998, she paced
down runways in ready-to-wear fashion shows for designers such as Antonio
Berardi, Bella Freud, Corinne Cobson, Claude Montana, and Dolce & Gabbana.
As for print advertising, Velásquez appeared in ads for Chanel's Allure,
Roberto Verino's Verino fragrance, as well as Victoria's Secret. Early in
her modeling career, she appeared in several issues of the annual Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. This led to a large number of further modeling
engagements, which ultimately culminated in her being ranked #45 on the
Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001 and #16 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women
in the World" poll in 2002.
Velásquez appeared in the role of Anck-Su-Namun in the 1999 film The Mummy
and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns. Her character makes her first
entrance in the film in remarkably intricate body paint. Velásquez's movie
credits normally omit the acute accent over the a in her surname.
She had a special appearance on Breaking the Girl video of the alternative
rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Velásquez played the character of Begoña on several episodes of The L Word
during its 5th season (2008). She had a recurring role on the television
series Arrested Development playing Marta Estrella. On CSI: Miami, in the
episode "From The Grave", she appeared as a guest star, playing Celia
Gonzalez. She had a recurring role in the first season of Rescue Me
playing Nez, the ex-girlfriend and mother of Franco's daughter, Keela. She
most recently guest starred on Ugly Betty
In 2002, Velásquez founded the Wayúu Tayá Foundation, a non-profit
organization dedicated to assisting the Wayúu, a Venezuelan indigenous
group. In 2010, after the devastating Haiti earthquake, she had the Wayuú
Tayá Foundation commission a special symbol of hope to raise money for the
victims of the Haiti earthquake along with the slogan: Keep the "H" Close
to Your Heart -- Help Haiti Hope.
She is fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish. She is 5 ft 9.5 in
(1.77 m) tall.She's also a known bisexual. |
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The Operative (2010) ....
Adriana Lopez
"Ugly Betty" .... Victoria Velez (1 episode, 2010)
- Chica and the Man (2010) TV episode .... Victoria Velez
"The L Word" .... Begoña / ... (5 episodes, 2008)
- Loyal and True (2008) TV episode .... Begoña / Karina
- Lunar Cycle (2008) TV episode .... Begoña / Karina
- Lay Down the Law (2008) TV episode .... Begoña / Karina
- Lesbians Gone Wild (2008) TV episode .... Begoña / Karina
- Lookin' at You, Kid (2008) TV episode .... Begoña / Karina
"CSI: Miami" .... Celia Gonzalez (1 episode, 2005)
... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
- From the Grave (2005) TV episode .... Celia Gonzalez
The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve (2004) (TV) .... Isabel Frias
"Rescue Me" .... Nez (2 episodes, 2004)
- Orphans (2004) TV episode .... Nez
- DNA (2004) TV episode .... Nez
Zapata - El sueño del héroe (2004) .... Josefa
Mindhunters (2004) .... Nicole Willis
... aka Mindhunters (Finland)
"Arrested Development" .... Marta Estrella (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
- Beef Consomme (2004) TV episode .... Marta Estrella
- Marta Complex (2004) TV episode .... Marta Estrella
- Storming the Castle (2004) TV episode .... Marta Estrella
- My Mother the Car (2003) TV episode .... Marta Estrella
- In God We Trust (2003) TV episode .... Marta Estrella
"American Family" .... Elena (2 episodes, 2002)
... aka American Family: Journey of Dreams (USA: second season
title)
- La Llorona: Part 2 (2002) TV episode .... Elena
- La Llorona: Part 1 (2002) TV episode .... Elena
Fidel (2002) (TV) .... Mirta
"Ed" .... Sonja Amata (1 episode, 2001)
- Closure (2001) TV episode .... Sonja Amata
SSX Tricky (2001) (VG) (voice) .... Marisol Diez Delgado
The Mummy Returns (2001) .... Meela Nais / Anck Su Namun
Turn It Up (2000)
San Bernardo (2000) .... Claudia
... aka Saint Bernard (International: English title)
Committed (2000) .... Carmen
... aka Non Stop Girl
Facade (1999) .... Juanita
... aka Death Valley
No Vacancy (1999) .... Ramona
The Mummy (1999) .... Anck Su Namun
Beowulf (1999) .... Pendra
Eruption (1997) .... Luisa Soares
... aka Volcán en llamas (Peru)
... aka Volcano Run
Le jaguar (1996) .... Maya |
