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Delilah Cotto Born November 26, 1970
Brooklyn, New York, United StatesOccupation Film actress, dancer, model Years active 1989 – present Delilah Cotto (born November 26, 1970) is a Puerto Rican-American dancer, model, television and film actress.
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Early life
Cotto was born and raised in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York to Puerto Rican-American parents. She studied drama at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. She trained at the William Esper Studio and studied dance.
Career
After studying dance, she was given a small role in Lean on Me. After being away from acting she made an appearance in Law & Order. She was later featured in films Girl 6 and Personals. In 2002, Cotto had her first starring role in the feature film Empire playing John Leguizamo's girlfriend Carmen. She starred in the television series Kingpin until its cancellation in 2004. She was featured in Cinemax's short film entitled Stories of Lost Souls alongside James Gandolfini. Her other film credits include Splinter, Broken Circle, Rockaway and Illegal Tender.
She has also made guest appearances on many television shows such as Trinity, Oz, CSI: Miami and Cuts; has performed in an off-Broadway entitled "Cloud Tectonics" in the role of Celestina Del Sol; and has appeared on the cover of popular magazines such as Open Your Eyes (OYE) twice, Tinta Latina and Profile.
Personal life
She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1989 Lean on Me Chita 1996 Girl 6 Christine, Caller #8 1999 Personals Veronica 2002 Empire Carmen 2005 Stories of Lost Souls Angela Also a short in 2000 called A Whole New Day 2006 Splinter Vanessa Broken Circle Perla Rosarez 2007 Rockaway Caridad Illegal Tender Jessenia Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Law & Order Maria 1 episode 1999 Trinity Trixie 1 episode 2002 Oz Annette Osorio 1 episode 2003 Kingpin Gisela 2004 CSI: Miami Chris Hildago 1 episode 2005 Cuts Dream 1 episode 2006 Dr. Vegas Wanda the Fortune Teller 1 episode 2009 Numb3rs Karen Cruz 1 episode See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
External links
- Official Website
- Delilah Cotto on Myspace
- Delilah Cotto on Twitter
- Delilah Cotto at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- 1970 births
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Puerto Rican actors
- American people of Puerto Rican descent
- Living people
- Actors from New York
- People from Brooklyn
- American screen actor, 1970s birth stubs
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