Elena Tovar

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Elena Tovar
Born
Linda Elena Tovar

OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Linda Elena Tovar is a Mexican-American actress. After leaving Mexico, Tovar moved to New York City and began appearing in off-Broadway shows, before working in television.[1]

Career[edit]

Tovar is known for her recurring role as Rosalie Martinez on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital from 2014 to 2015. In 2015, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series for this role.[2][3][4] She has appeared on Modern Family, CSI: NY, Criminal Minds, and NCIS: New Orleans.

In 2017, Tovar was cast in a recurring role as Iris Machado in The CW prime time soap opera reboot Dynasty.[5][6]

In 2018, Tovar was cast in a recurring role in the third season of Netflix's Designated Survivor as Isabel Pardo.[7][8]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Spiker Erin Cole
2009 Fake Marriage Lyla Short film
2010 Moving Forward Reporter Short film
2011 Femme Fatales Elena Machado Episode: "Something Like Murder"
2011 All God's Creatures Hipster Girl
2012 Modern Family Juanita Episode: "Baby on Board"
2012 Man from Shaolin Alexa
2012 Joy Incorporated Chloe
2013 CSI: NY Victoria Jimenez Episode: "Today Is Life"
2013 The Honey Maple Morgan Marita Short film
2015 Criminal Minds Lizette Castro Episode: "Protection"
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Lucia Episode: "My City"
2014–2015 General Hospital Rosalie Martinez Recurring role
Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series (2015)
2016 Ceresia Leila
2017–2018, 2022 Dynasty Iris Machado Recurring role, 6 episodes
2018 Burying Yasmeen Shannon
2018 Reverie Young Pilar Episode: "Despedida"
2019 Designated Survivor Isabel Pardo Recurring role

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Linda Elena Tovar". Soaps.com. 9 June 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Montgomery, Daniel (31 March 2015). "General Hospital cast reaps 13 Daytime Emmy nominations, Young & Restless gets 11". Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. ^ "The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  4. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (27 April 2015). "Daytime Emmys: Days and Y&R Split Best Drama, GH Wins 3 Acting Awards, B&B Tops Soap Opera Pack". Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  5. ^ Cushman, Dustin (November 13, 2017). "Rick Hearst Announces Dynasty Reboot Role on the CW". Soaps.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  6. ^ Eades, Chris (November 13, 2017). "General Hospital's Rick Hearst to Appear on Dynasty!". ABC Soaps in Depth. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  7. ^ Nellie, Andreeva (October 30, 2018). "Designated Survivor Adds Elena Tovar In Key Role For Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  8. ^ Rudolph, Ileane (February 22, 2019). "Netflix's Edgier Designated Survivor Will Share DNA From West Wing, ER & SVU". Madison. Archived from the original on February 24, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

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