Laura Cerón

Laura Cerón (born September 28, 1964) is an American actress. Her most recognizable role is that of Nurse Chuny Marquez on the television series ER.

Early life Cerón was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She moved to Elgin, Illinois at the age of 10. She is the third oldest of two brothers and three sisters. In junior high school she became involved with theater. After leaving high school she joined the Latino Chicago Theater Company and went on to become one of their leading actresses. She has performed in dozens of plays, including Each Day Dies With Sleep, Heroes and Saints, and Federico García Lorca's Once Five Years Pass.

Career Cerón's first film appearance was in the 1992 movie The Public Eye, starring Joe Pesci. This was followed by a small part in the 1995 movie Losing Isaiah. After playing the recurring role of Anita Marrón on the short-lived 1993–1994 ABC drama Missing Persons, Cerón joined the supporting cast of the NBC drama ER in 1995, near the end of its first season. Cerón was one of only six actors to appear in every season of ER until the final episode in April 2009. She guest-starred in Strong Medicine in 2004. In 2009, she starred in the fifth installment of Bring It On alongside Christina Milian.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes1992 The Public Eye Puerto Rican Woman Film Debut 1995 Losing Isaiah NICU Woman 1996 The Big Squeeze Letter Carrier 2000 Details Dr. Diaz 2002 King Rikki Emalita Ortega 2004 Criminals Waitress 2006 Broken Circle Sgt. Campos 2007 Rails & Ties Susan Garcia MaNiC OBGYN 2008 Oh Baby! Betty 2009 Bring It On: Fight to the Finish Isabel Direct-to-DVD 2010 Political Disasters Lenora Flights of Fancy María Luisa Saca 2011 The Perfect Family Carmelita 2023 Scrambled Television Year Title Role Notes 1993–1994 Missing Persons Anita Marrón Recurring role 1995–2009 ER Nurse Chuny Marquez 2001 Touched by an Angel Lorena Acosta 1 episode 2002 The Brothers Garcia Alena 2003 Luis Unknown Role Judging Amy Alma Zapata 2004 Strong Medicine Taryn 2008 The Unit Ana Rocha 2009 CSI: Miami DeeDee Curson 2010 Saving Grace Caroline 2016–2018 Shameless Celia Delgado 6 episodes 2018 The Big Bang Theory Marta 1 episode 2020 Station 19 Tia Sandra / Sandra Alvarez 3 episodes 2021 Firefly Lane Isabel Brody 1 episode

Awards and nominations Year Group Award Result Film/Show 1998 ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series ER 1999 2000 2001