Mikki Padilla

Mikki Padilla
Born	May 27, 1974 (1974-05-27) (age 37) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation	Actress/Hostess
Years active	1999–present

Mikki Padilla (born May 27, 1974) is a Spanish American actress, model and writer. She is best known for being the co-host/card dealer on GSN's Catch 21. She hailed from a suburb of Denver, Colorado but grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She also appeared on an episode of the John O'Hurley version of To Tell The Truth. 2 of the 4 celebrities identified her plus the audience. A small clip of her appearance on To Tell The Truth was shown December 23, 2008 on GSN Live.^[1] She also co-hosted with Alfonso Ribeiro on GSN Live that day (and occasionally filled in for Heidi Bohay at 12-3 PM ET when Heidi had the day off).

Personal life

Growing up in New Mexico, Mikki was very close to her parents. She considers them "the loves of her life" and "her best friends." At five years old, she started to play basketball and later joined an all-boys basketball team. She also played baseball, where she joined an all-boys baseball team, as well. She continued to excel in basketball, baseball and other various sports, such as volleyball, softball, swimming and track & field. She was the only girl to ever make the 15-Team All Boys Babe Ruth Baseball League. She is very involved with modeling, where she spent several months in New York City as one of Avon's top Latina models. She graduated from the University of New Mexico with a degree in Sociology.

Filmography

• Seance (2001) - Sylvia Vasquez
• Malcolm in the Middle (2003) - Groupie #1 (episode Malcolm Holds His Tongue)
• The Deviants (2004) - Daisy
• Star Party (2005) - Trisha
• NCIS (2005) - Leanne Roberts (episode The Voyeur's Web)
• Ghost Hunters: Point of Contact (2006) - Elaine Libby
• Pool Party (2007) - Maria
• Urban Justice (2007) - Chivo's Girlfriend
• Two and a Half Men (2008) - Bridesmaid #1 (episode Rough Night in Hump Junction)

As herself

• Red Handed (Year Unknown Possibly 1999) - Herself
• Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002) - Herself
• World Series of Blackjack (2006) - Herself
• Making of Catch 21 (2008) - Herself
• Catch 21 (2008–present) - Herself (Card Dealer/ Co Host)
• GSN Live (2008) - Herself (Co-Host with Alfonso Ribeiro for a day and on occasion filling in for Heidi Bohay)

References

1. ^ Sean Brander (November 15, 2008). "Mikki Padilla: Eye on the goal". The New Mexican. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Eye-on-the-goal. 

External links

• Fansite
• Mikki Padilla at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Padilla, Mikki
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Date of birth	May 27, 1974
Place of birth	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
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