Roselyn Milagros Sánchez (born April 2, 1973 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actress, model, singer/songwriter, producer and writer.
She is perhaps best known for her roles as Elena Delgado on the CBS Police Procedural Without a Trace and as Carmen Luna on the Lifetime Dramedy Devious Maids.
She married fellow actor Eric Winter in Puerto Rico in 2008, and they have two children together.
Filmography
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Live-Action Films
- Captain Ron (1992) as Clarise, Island Girl
- Held Up (1999) as Trina
- Rush Hour 2 (2001) as Isabella Molina
- Boat Trip (2002) as Gabriella
- Nightstalker (2002) as Gabriella Martinez
- Basic (2003) as Nuñez
- Chasing Papi (2003) as Lorena
- Larceny (2004) as Angela
- State Property 2 (2005) as District Attorney
- Underclassman (2005) as Karen Lopez
- Cayo (2005) as Young Julia
- Edison (2005) as Maria
- Shooting Gallery (2005) as Jezebel Black
- Yellow (2006) as Amaryllis Campos (Also Writer and Producer)
- The Game Plan (2007) as Monique Vasquez
- Rush Hour 3 (2007) as Isabella Molina from DVD
- The Perfect Sleep (2009) as Porphyria
- Venus And Vegas (2010) as Kristen
- Act of Valor (2012) as Morales
- Mothers And Daughters (2016) as Jessica
- Traffik (2018) as Malia
Live-Action Series
- As the World Turns (1996 — 1997) as Pilar Domingo
- Fame LA (1997 — 1998) as Lili Arguelo
- Ryan Caulfield Year One (1999) as Kim Veras
- Nash Bridges (2000) as Belinda Cruz
- In Laws (2002) as Dani
- The Drew Carey Show (2002) as Maria
- L.A. Dragnet (2003 — 2004) as Det. Elana Macias
- Kojak (2005) ADA Carmen Warrick
- Without a Trace (2005 — 2009) as Elena Delgado
- Royal Pains (2009) Sofia Santos
- Rizzoli & Isles (2011) as Assistant District Attorney Valerie Delgado
- Desperate Housewives (2012) as Carmen Luna
- Devious Maids (2013 — 2016) as Carmen Luna
- Familia En Venta (2014) as Lili
- Telenovela (2016) as Reporter
- Grand Hotel (2019) as Gigi Mendonza
- Fantasy Island (2021) as Elena Roarke
Discography
- Borinqueña (2003)
Tropes
- Action Girl: She has played a few of these. such as agent Isabella Molina in Rush Hour 2, CIA Officer Lisa Morales in Act of Valor and Officer Elena Delgado in Without a Trace.
- The Cast Showoff: In Devious Maids, Carmen is an aspiring singer and dancer and can play with the piano in Alejandro's house. Roselyn Sanchez is an accomplished singer.
- Deleted Role: She has a cameo in a Deleted Scene in Rush Hour 3, reprising her role as Isabella Molina.
- Ms. Fanservice: Her sex appeal is usually a big part of her characters and she gets plenty of fanservice scenes.
- Spicy Latina: She usually plays roles of Ms. Fanservice Latinas, but downplayed in that her characters are usually smarter than the stereotype suggests.
- What Could Have Been: She auditioned for the role of Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives, but lost out to her friend, Eva Longoria.
