Wanda De Jesus
American actress

Wanda De Jesus

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American actress
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Female
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26 August 1958(Manhattan, USA)
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Wanda De Jesus (born August 26, 1958) is an American actress. She was the fourth actress to portray Santana Andrade in NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara.Aside from her work on soap operas, De Jesus appeared in several TV shows in a guest starring role, and she had a recurring role on the CBS crime series CSI: Miami as MDPD Detective Adelle Sevilla. On the week of June 14, 2010, she made her debut on All My Children as Iris Blanco, the mayor of Pine Valley.In 2010, De Jesus was cast as the head of the police squad on Law & Order: Los Angeles, but the role – which had already been changed significantly before De Jesus joined – was changed again and reshot with a different actress after two episodes had been filmed.

Awards and nominations

Year Group Award Result Film/Show
1996 NCLR Bravo Award Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Nominated Live Shot
2003 Imagen Award Best Actress in a Television Film Won Almost a Woman
2007 Best Actress in a Film Nominated Illegal Tender