- Patricia Velásquez
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website = http://www.patriciavelasquez.comPatricia Carola Velásquez Semprún (born
January 31 ,1971 ) is aVenezuela nactress andfashion model .Biography
Early life
Velásquez, the fifth of six children, was born in
Zulia ,Venezuela to a Venezuelan father of Native and Spanish descent and a mother who came from theWayuu tribe. [ [http://www.cinema.com/articles/392/mummy-returns-the-interview-with-patricia-velasquez.phtml Mummy Returns, The : Interview with Patricia Velasquez ] ] [ [http://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/2007/05/11/iman-petra-wayuu/ Iman and Petra support a model cause in New York ] ] Her parents were both teachers; [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/50/Patricia-Velasquez.html Patricia Velasquez Biography (1971-) ] ] her father also worked forUNESCO and as a result, she spent some of herchildhood inMexico andFrance . She attendedSan Vicente de Paul High School , graduating in 1987. [cite web|url=http://pvelasquez.home.att.net/bio.htm|title=Biography|publisher=pvelasquez.home.att.net|accessdate=2007-05-19] After a year ofcollege studies, Velásquez left forMilan ,Italy , in pursuit of a modeling career. She also competed in the 1989 Miss Venezuela pageant representingPeninsula Goajira , placing seventh.Career
In 1997 she studied
acting in Los Angeles and New York.cite web|url=http://www.cinema.com/people/002/677/patricia-velasquez/index.phtml|title=Patricia Velasquez - Details|publisher=Cinema.com|accessdate=2007-05-19] In 1998, she paced down runways inready-to-wear fashion show s for designers such asAntonio Berardi ,Bella Freud ,Corinne Cobson ,Claude Montana , andDolce & Gabbana . As for printadvertising , Velásquez appeared in ads forChanel 's Allure,Roberto Verino 's Verino fragrance, as well asVictoria'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 2001cite web|title=FreeJose.com|work=Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2001|url=http://www.freejose.com/lists/maxim/2001/|accessdate=2007-02-06] and #16 in "Stuff Magazine "'s "102 Sexiest Women in the World" poll in2002 . She is currentlyL'Oréal model.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 intricatebody paint . Velásquez's movie credits normally omit theacute accent over the a in her surname.She had a special appearance on
Breaking the Girl video of the alternative rock bandRed Hot Chili Peppers .Television
Velásquez played the character of Begoña on several episodes of the
The L Word during its 5th season (2008).She also had a recurring role on the television series "Arrested Development", playingMarta Estrella and on as a guest star, playing "Celia Gonzalez".Personal life
In 2002, Velásquez founded the Wayúu Tayá Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting the Wayúu, a Venezuelan indigenous group. [cite web|url=http://www.wayuutaya.org/about.htm|title=Wayúu Tayá Foundation web site|accessdate=2007-01-02] She is fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish. She is height|ft=5|in=9.5|wiki=yes tall.
Film
* "Le Jaguar" (1996), as Maya
* "Eruption" (1997), as Luisa Soares
* "Beowulf" (1999), as Pendra
* "No Vacancy " (1999), as Ramona
* "The Mummy" (1999), asAnck-Su-Namun
* "Committed" (2000), as Carmen
* "Façade" (2000), as Juanita
* "San Bernardo" (2000), as Claudia
* "Turn It Up" (2000), (cameo appearance)
* "The Mummy Returns " (2001), as Meela Nais/Anck Su Namun
* "SSX Tricky " (2001, video game), as Marisol Diez Delgado
* "Fidel" (2002, miniseries), as Mirta
* "Mindhunters " (2004), as Nicole Willis
* " - El sueño del héroe" (2004), as Josefa
* "The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve" (2004, made-for-TV), as Isabel FriasReferences
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NAME= Velásquez, Patricia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Velásquez Semprún, Patricia Carola
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Venezuelan actress and model
DATE OF BIRTH=1971-01-31
PLACE OF BIRTH=Zulia ,Venezuela
DATE OF DEATH=
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