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Jimmy L. Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for playing attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s–1990s legal drama L.A. Law, NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s–2000s police drama NYPD Blue, and Matt Santos on the political drama The West Wing.
In 1994 she returned to the big screen, starring in the crime drama The Glass Shield, and appeared alongside Jimmy Smits in Death and the Maiden at the Mark Taper Forum. [6] The following year she was a regular cast member in the short-lived drama series Live Shot. She guest-starred on Babylon 5, Touched by an Angel, NYPD Blue and Nash Bridges.
She appeared in a recurring guest role in the sixth and seventh seasons of The West Wing playing the role of Helen Santos, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits). In 2000, Polo became well-known for her role as Pam Byrnes in the comedy Meet the Parents, opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro.
Originally slated for only four episodes, the role became permanent [3] after her character's relationship with Detective Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) became a hit with viewers. [3] In this role, she was nominated three times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, winning at the 1997 Emmy Awards. [9]
Lina Esco (born May 14, 1985) [1] is an American actress, producer, director and activist. She gained recognition in 2007 for portraying Jimmy Smits' character's daughter in the CBS television drama Cane.
Jimmy Smits portrays Alex Vega in the lead role as the Duques' adopted son and chosen heir to the family's sugar and rum business. Smits is also a co-executive producer of the show. Héctor Elizondo and Rita Moreno star as Pancho and Amalia Duque, the family patriarch and matriarch. Nestor Carbonell was cast as Frank Duque, the impulsive ...
My Family is a 1995 American drama film directed by Gregory Nava, written by Nava and Anna Thomas, and starring Jimmy Smits, Edward James Olmos, and Esai Morales.The film depicts three generations of a Mexican-American family who emigrated from Mexico and settled in East Los Angeles.
Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone is a fictional character in the American television series NYPD Blue.Played by Jimmy Smits for four seasons, Simone is known for his sensitivity and street smarts, [1] [2] as well as his friendship with his detective-partner Andy Sipowicz.