| Aimee Garcia | |
| Birth Name: | Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1996–present |
Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez (born November 28, 1978) is an American actress, filmmaker, and writer. She is known for her television roles as Veronica Palmero in George Lopez (2006–2007), Jamie Batista in Dexter (2011–2013), Yvonne Sanchez in Vegas (2012–2013), and Ella Lopez in Lucifer (2016–2021).
Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez[1] was born in Chicago on November 28, 1978,[2] the daughter of Eloisa and Hector. Her mother is Mexican, from Pachuca, and graduated from Northwestern University's dental school; her father is Puerto Rican, from San Juan, and served in the military.[3] Garcia started acting in commercials as a child, and participated in theater at seven years old.[4] She grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, where she graduated from Fenwick High School in 1996.[3] [5] While in school, she took acting classes at the Piven Theatre Workshop.[4] She appeared in local plays and musicals during her time at Northwestern University, where she triple majored in economics, journalism, and French. She appeared in some films and television series, but quit acting for a year and worked for a mutual fund analyst in Brooklyn. Unsatisfied, she moved to Los Angeles in 2002 to pursue acting.
Garcia portrayed Maria on The WB's Greetings from Tucson, and appeared in the unaired pilot episode of Global Frequency. She had a role in the Disney Channel original movie Cadet Kelly (2002), and co-starred, as Lydia, alongside Anthony Anderson in The WB sitcom All About the Andersons. In 2006, she began appearing on the series George Lopez, playing Lopez's niece.
Garcia starred alongside Jessica Simpson in the comedy-drama Major Movie Star (2008). She also played a supporting role in the movie D-War (2007) and narrated the Adam Sandler film Spanglish (2004).
From 2009 to 2010, she was in the cast of the Peter Berg NBC medical drama Trauma, as EMT helicopter pilot Marisa Benez.
Garcia spent three years on Showtime's Dexter as Jamie Batista, for which she was nominated for a SAG Award for Best Ensemble in Dramatic Television Series.[6]
She played Dr. Jae Kim in MGM's reboot film, RoboCop (2014).[7]
In 2016, Garcia was added to the main cast for the second season of the Fox television series Lucifer, playing LAPD forensic scientist Ella Lopez.[8] In 2019, Garcia starred in the independent film El Chicano, receiving praise from The Hollywood Reporter for her performance's "vivid impression".[9]
In 2019, Garcia formed a writing partnership with former professional wrestler AJ Mendez. Their first project was the comic book series GLOW vs. The Babyface, based on the television series GLOW; the first of four issues was published by IDW Publishing in November 2019.[10] In 2020, they created the production company Scrappy Heart Productions, dedicated to elevating diverse voices through storytelling.[11] They went on to co-write the Dungeons & Dragons four-issue limited series At the Spine of the World; the first issue was published by IDW in November 2020.[12] [13] Alongside John Swetman, they co-wrote the screenplay for the 2022 Netflix film Blade of the 47 Ronin.[14] [15]
From 2021 to 2023, she voiced Alex Gonzalez in the DreamWorks Peacock animated series . In 2022, she starred in Netflix movie Christmas with You with Freddie Prinze Jr.
Garcia has lived in Los Angeles since 2002.[16]
In May 2021, Garcia joined the ownership group of the Chicago Red Stars women's soccer team.[17] [18] [19] [20]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Homecoming | Jodi | ||
| 2001 | Betaville | Ruby Derain (young) | ||
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Nurse | ||
| 2003 | Caitlan | Segment: "L.T.R." | ||
| 2004 | D.E.B.S. | Maria | ||
| Chicago Boricua | Lola | |||
| Spanglish | Cristina Moreno (voice) / Narrator | |||
| 2005 | A Lot Like Love | Nicole | ||
| Cruel World | Gina | |||
| Dirty | Rita | |||
| 2006 | The Alibi | Operator #1 | ||
| Mercy Street | Alicia Johnson | |||
| 2007 | Graduation | Suzy Winters | ||
| D-War | Brandy | |||
| Dead Tone | Jody Walters | |||
| 2008 | Universal Signs | Trish | ||
| Private Vicky Castillo | ||||
| 2009 | Shrink | Check out Girl | ||
| B-Girl | Rosie | |||
| 2011 | Convincing Clooney | Amy | ||
| Go for It! | Carmen Salgado | |||
| 2014 | RoboCop | Jae Kim | ||
| 2016 | Sister Cities | Sarah | ||
| 2018 | What They Had | Dr. Zoe | ||
| Saint Judy | Celi | |||
| 2019 | El Chicano | Vanessa | ||
| The Addams Family | Denise (voice) | |||
| 2021 | Dear Evan Hansen | Librarian | ||
| 2022 | Murder at Yellowstone City | Isabel Santos | ||
| Blade of the 47 Ronin | Co-writer | |||
| Christmas With You | Angelina | |||
| 2023 | The Cases of Mystery Lane | Birdie Case | ||
| 2025 | Aimee Comes First | Aimee | Short film Writer, director, and producer[21] | |
| 2025 | Saurus City | Elisabeth (voice) | ||
| 2026 | Chasing Summer | Amanda |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | ER | Leanne Lawler | Episode: "Truth & Consequences" | |
| 2001 | Resurrection Blvd. | Sylvia | Episode: "La Partida" | |
| The Agency | Motel Housekeeper | 2 episodes | ||
| V.I.P. | Receptionist | Episode: "The Uncle from V.A.L." | ||
| 2002 | Cadet Kelly | Gloria | Disney Channel Original Movie | |
| Angel | Cynthia York | Episode: "Birthday" | ||
| American Family | Young Nina | 5 episodes | ||
| 2002 | MDs | Gina Willis | Episode: "Time of Death" | |
| 2002–2003 | Greetings from Tucson | Maria Tiant | ||
| 2003–2004 | All About the Andersons | Lydia Serrano | ||
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Lizzie Posner | Episode: "Nevada State" | |
| 2005 | Rhonda Chavez | Episode: "City of the Dolls" | ||
| 2006 | Lovespring International | Sparkles | Episode: "Homeless Rockstar" | |
| 2006–2007 | George Lopez | Veronica Palmero | Seasons 5 and 6 | |
| 2007 | Melissa Gentry | Episode: "Big Shots" | ||
| Standoff | Tina Markovich | Episode: "Severance" | ||
| 2008 | Supernatural | Nancy Fitzgerald | Episode: "Jus in Bello" | |
| My Boys | Amy | Episode: "Take My Work Wife... Please" | ||
| Andrea Rinell | Episode: "Won't Get Fueled Again" | |||
| 2009 | Gary Unmarried | Anna | Episode: "Gary and Dennis' Sister" | |
| Bones | Jennifer Keating | Episode: "The Science in the Physicist" | ||
| Family Guy | Nicole | Episode: "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag" | ||
| 2009–2010 | Trauma | Marisa Benez | ||
| 2010 | Beach Lane | Holly | ||
| 2011 | Off the Map | Alma | 5 episodes | |
| Love Bites | Steffi | Episode: "Boys to Men" | ||
| Hawaii Five-0 | Karla | Episode: "Pahele" | ||
| 2011–2013 | Dexter | Jamie Batista | Seasons 6–8 | |
| 2012–2013 | Vegas | Yvonne Sanchez | 14 episodes | |
| Motorcity | Tennie (voice) | 3 episodes | ||
| 2014 | About a Boy | Stacy | Episode: "About an Angry Ex" | |
| 2015 | Impastor | Leeane | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Rush Hour | Didi Diaz | ||
| 2016–2021 | Lucifer | Ella Lopez | Seasons 2–6 | |
| 2017 | Family Guy | Isabella | Episode: "Dearly Deported" | |
| 2021 | M.O.D.O.K. | Jodie | ||
| 2021 | Holiday in Santa Fe | Magdalena Ortega[22] | ||
| 2021–2023 | Alex Gonzalez (voice) | |||
| 2022 | Woke | Laura | Season 2 | |
| 2025 | Dr. Julia Ochoa | Season 3 | ||
| TBA | Renata | Season 3[23] |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ALMA Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress – Television Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie | George Lopez | [26] | ||
| 2007 | Imagen Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Television | George Lopez | [27] | ||
| 2012 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Dexter | |||
| 2013 | ALMA Awards | Special Achievement in Television | Dexter | [28] |
