Gloria Garayua
Introduction '''Gloria Garayua''' (born October 18, 1978) is an American actress. Garayua made her major film debut in the 2005 comedy film ''Fun With Dick and Jane'', and is now commonly cast in guest roles on long-running series such as ''Six Feet Under'', ''Weeds'' and ''The Shield''. After being cast in an ongoing role in ''Grey's Anatomy'', Garayua has played recurring roles in other popular TV shows such as ''Cougar Town'' and ''How to Get Away with Murder''.
Early life and education Gloria Garayua was born and raised in the Fordham section of the Bronx. Garayua is of Puerto Rican heritage and her parents are from Ponce, Puerto Rico. She attended St. Nicholas of Tolentine Elementary School and St. Catharine Academy High School, both in the Bronx.Garayua graduated from Long Island University, Post with a Bachelor's Degree in acting, graduating summa cum laude. Her portrayal of Ariel in ''The Tempest'' earned her an Irene Ryan Nomination, where she placed as the 1st National Alternate. She joined Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. at the Xi chapter.
Acting career Garayua moved to California in 2004 after being cast in the leading role in Nilo Cruz's ''Two Sisters and A Piano'' at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego. Afterwards, she moved to the greater Los Angeles area and was cast for a minor role in ''Fun With Dick and Jane'' after only 2 weeks. During this time she also appeared in an episode of ''NYPD Blue'' as a guest star.In 2007, Garayua guest starred in an episode of ''Grey's Anatomy'' as an Intern named Graciella. She would ultimately become a recurring guest star in the show, appearing in a total of 24 episodes from 2007 to 2010.In 2008 she played the part of Reyna in two episodes of Showtime's ''Weeds'' titled ''No Man is Pudding'' and ''The Three Coolers''.Other notable roles include Nurse Chapel in ''American Housewife'', Madison Young in ''Criminal Minds'', Vita Chacon in ''Cold Case'', and Gloria Ortiz in ''ER''. As of 2020, Garayua has worked in over 35 different television shows.Garayua is also a prolific stage actress that has been featured in productions such as ''La Posada Magica'' (The Magic Journey) at South Coast Repertory, ''Real Women Have Curves'' at CASA 0101, ''The Skriker'' at the Kennedy Center Stage and ''Romeo and Juliet'' at the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble.
Awards Garayua was nominated for Best Female Principal Performer by the San Francisco Bay Area Theater Critics Circle in 2009.Fixing Paco, in which Garayua played the lead role of Margie Fuentes, was nominated for 2013 Best Webseries in the "Drama" Category. The show was also nominated in 2014 to the Best WebSeries in 3 categories, "Drama", "Comedy", and "Reality or Informational.
Other endeavors Garayua has worked as a private acting coach in the Los Angeles area since 2005.She has also taught “Beginning and Intermediate Drama” at the Los Angeles Unified School District's “Gifted and Talented Fine Arts Conservatory", “Adult Beginner’s Scene Study” at “The Mauricio Ochmann Studio” in North Hollywood, “Advanced On-Camera Technique” at “Actor Training in LA” in North Hollywood, and “Teen Scene Study” at the “John D’Aquino’s Acting Studio” in Toluca Lake.Garayua plays beginner piano, sings Mezzo-soprano, and is an intermediate dancer in Jazz and various Latin styles.
Filmography ===Film=== Year Title Role Notes2005''Fun with Dick and Jane''Blanca2006''Foreign Currency''DoloresShort2007''Homeless Destiny''Mrs. SantiagoShort2008''Henry Poole Is Here''Female Worshipper2009''Mother and Child''Melissa2010''Faster''Gospel Choir2011''Jen X''CapShort2014''STFU! Stop Catcalling Anthem''Boss LadyShort2015''Cartwheels and Backflips''Ms. RodriguezShort2015''I Am Gangster''Isabel Flores2015''Fair Warning''WomanShort2016''Driving While Black''Talula2016''Wake Up America! ''Jimena2016''Unremarkable''CourtneyShort2017''Oui Oui Wee Wee''Tinder Girl #1Short2017''Cattle Call''PeggyShort2019''Snoozefest''Oren's MomShort2020''Four Good Days''Detox Receptionist2020''Tokyo Godfathers''Maria===Television=== Year Title Role Notes2004''NYPD Blue''AnnaEpisode: "Great Balls of Ire"2005''Joey''The Happy WomanEpisode: "Joey and the Moving In"2005''''ConcepcionEpisode: "Ain't That a Shame"2005''Six Feet Under''AgnesEpisode: "Time Flies"2005''Strong Medicine''JasmineEpisode: "It Takes a Clinic"2006''3 lbs''Lucy CanetEpisode: "Lost for Words"2007''Cold Case''Vita ChaconEpisode: "A Dollar, a Dream"2007–2010''Grey's Anatomy''Dr. Graciella GuzmanRecurring role (seasons 4–6)2008''Weeds''Reyna2 episodes2008''Life''RosaEpisode: "Crushed"2008''ER''Gloria OrtizEpisode: "The High Holiday"2008''''BertaTV film2009''Raising the Bar''MonicaEpisode: "I'll Be Down to Get You in a Taxi, Honey"2009–10''Seattle Grace: On Call''Dr. Graciella GuzmanWeb series2010''Desperate Housewives''Celia Solis (age 30)Episode: "If..."2010–11''Cougar Town''Rosa2 episodes2011''Imagination Movers''Carol the ElfEpisode: "A Little Elf Esteem"2012''Shameless''LaurieEpisode: "A Bottle of Jean Nate"2012''Castle''JesseEpisode: "Once Upon a Crime"2012–2014''Fixing Paco''MargieTV series2013''Bones''Carlene BlayneyEpisode: "The Doom in the Gloom"2013''Southland''Reya SuarezEpisode: "Bleed Out"2013''Rizzoli & Isles''Josie GarciaEpisode: "But I Am a Good Girl"2014''Love That Girl! ''Ava LopezEpisode: "10.July.2014"2014''Legends''Surveillance FBI #1Episode: "Lords of War"2014''NCIS: Los Angeles''AmintaEpisode: "Black Budget"2014''Anger Management''NikkiEpisode: "Charlie and the Houseful of Hookers"2015''Criminal Minds''Madison YoungEpisode: "Rock Creek Park"2016''''CarmenTV film2016''Animal Kingdom''KrystalEpisode: "Stay Close, Stick Together"2016''American Housewife''Nurse ChapelEpisode: "The Nap"2016–17''How to Get Away with Murder''Det. Brianna DavisRecurring role (season 3)2017''''SoniaEpisode: "Not Fake"2017''S.W.A.T. ''SofiaEpisode: "Cuchillo"2017''Bounty Hunters''Carolina2 episodes2019''Snowfall''SophieSeason 32019''Reckoning''Cyd Ramos10 episodes2019''Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia''QuetzalcoatlVoice, English dub2022''Cyberpunk: Edgerunners''GloriaVoice, English dub
References
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