Gina Gallego
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Gina Gallego | |
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Born | Georgina Maria Gallego Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film, television actress |
Years active | 1978–present |
Spouse | Joel Bailey (1983-present) 1 child |
Georgina Maria Gallego is an American actress, known for her work in television. Her credits include: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Flamingo Road (as Alicia Sanchez), Remington Steele, Airwolf, Rituals (as Diandra Santiago Gallagher), Knight Rider, Lust in the Dust, Santa Barbara (as Santana Andrade), Seinfeld, Beverly Hills, 90210, ER, NYPD Blue, JAG and The O.C. She appeared in the 2009 horror film Murder World alongside Scout Taylor-Compton. In 2010, Gallego joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as recurring character, Warden Smith. She recurs on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as the mostly mute Mrs. Hernandez.
Early life and education
Gallego was born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Maria, a homemaker, and George Gallego, a landscape designer.[citation needed]
Career
Gallego was discovered in Hollywood by the Alvarado Talent Agency, and within weeks was cast opposite of Jon Voight in director Franco Zeffirelli's’s The Champ. Her first role series television was on Flamingo Road (1981), playing Alicia Sanchez who marries Skipper Wheldon, a series’ lead, during the show's second season.
On
On Seinfeld (NBC), Gallego guest-starred in the 1992 episode, The Suicide. In the episode Jerry's neighbor attempts suicide, but winds up in a coma. Jerry visits the comatose man in the hospital where Gallego, the neighbor's girlfriend, tries to seduce him.[citation needed]
In
Gallego played a bar waitress in Anger Management (2003), who is accidentally knocked out by Adam Sandler's character, Dave Buznik. In Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008), she played the Director of an Animal Shelter. Gallego also guest starred on a 7th-season episode of Grey's Anatomy as the mother of orthopedic surgeon Calliope 'Callie' Torres.
Gaellgo played Warden Jane Smith on
References
External links
- Gina Gallego at IMDb