Lourdes Benedicto

Lourdes Benedicto (born November 12, 1974) is an American actress of Filipino and Dominican descent. She is known for her roles on the television series 24 as Carrie Turner, as Eva Rios on The Nine, and for her role as Alicia Lawson on the short-lived series Cashmere Mafia.

Early years Benedicto was raised in Flushing, Queens, and she graduated from the Conservatory Drama Program at Carnegie Mellon University.

Career Benedicto has had recurring roles on NYPD Blue (1996–97, 2000), ER (2001), Dawson's Creek (2001), 24 (2003). She played Eva Rios in The Nine (2006–07) and Valerie Stevens in the remake of the science fiction television series V (2009–10). Other series performances have been in Major Crimes (2017), Animal Kingdom (2018), and The Kominsky Method (2021).

Her film debut was in Permanent Midnight (1998). She had subsequent roles in Drive Me Crazy (1999), The Fighting Temptations (2003) and Unbeatable Harold (2005).

Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes 1996–2000 NYPD Blue Gina Martinez 22 episodes 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Angela Torres/Sho-Ling Fu Episode: "Stocks & Bondage" 2000 Resurrection Blvd. Darcy 2 episodes 2000–2001 Titans Samantha Sanchez 13 episodes 2001 ER Rena Trujillo 5 episodes 2001 Strong Medicine Carmen Infante Episode: "Relief" 2001 Dawson's Creek Karen Torres 7 episodes 2003 24 Carrie Turner 11 episodes 2003 Lisa Falward Episode: "Blood" 2005 Eva Cortez Episode: "Grains of Sand" 2006–2007 Eva Rios 13 episodes 2008 Cashmere Mafia Alicia Lawson 6 episodes 2008 Numb3rs Estella Ramirez Episode: "Thirty-Six Hours" 2009–2010 V Valerie Stevens 10 episodes 2013 NCIS Rebecca Childis Episode: "Chasing Ghosts" 2017 Pure Genius Claudia Guerrero Episode: "Hero Worship" 2017 Major Crimes Sarah Galvez 4 episodes 2018 Animal Kingdom Episode: "Off the Tit" 2020 Shameless Tasha Episode: "Location, Location, Location" 2020–2022 9-1-1: Lone Star Curandera 2 episodes 2021 The Kominsky Method Episode: "Chapter 20. The Round Toes, of the High Shoes"

Films Year Title Role Notes 1990 Gryphon Monica TV movie 1998 Permanent Midnight Vola 1999 Drive Me Crazy Chloe Frost 2002 Amanda Ibarra TV movie 2003 Two Days Rachel Adams 2003 Rosa Lopez Supporting Role 2005 Silver Bells Lizzie TV movie 2006 Unbeatable Harold Cinnamon