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Rachel Ticotin (born November 1, 1958) is an American film and television actress. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
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Biography
Early life
Ticotin (pronounced tick-oh-tin) was born in the Bronx, New York, the daughter of Iris (née Torres), a Puerto Rican educator, and Abe Ticotin, a Jewish used car salesman. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Puerto Ricans in the United States (also referred to as the "Puerto Rican Diaspora," " Nuyorican " "Stateside Puerto Ricans" "mainland PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ [1][2] Her brother, Sahaj, is a musician and the lead singer for his rock group, Ra. Sahaj Ticotin (born April 5, 1974) is a Jewish American Musician and the Vocalist / Guitarist from the Ra is an American Alternative metal band taking their name from the Egyptian sun god. Ticotin grew up in the South Bronx, which has a large population of Puerto Ricans, and where she received her primary and secondary education. Australia See also Education Ticotin's parents enrolled her in the Ballet Hispanico of New York where she took ballet lessons. Tina Ramirez (born ca 1928 is an American dancer and choreographer best known as the founder of Ballet Hispanico the leading Hispanic dance company in the United States Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance
Career
In 1978, Rachel appeared as a dancer in the film King of the Gypsies, making that her official film debut. For the 1978 movie with the same title see King of the Gypsies (film. She also acted on the Off-Broadway production of Miguel Piñero's The Sun Always Shines for the Cool. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Miguel Piñero ( December 19, 1946 &ndash June 18, 1988) was a Puerto Rican Playwright, Actor, and co-founder Her first big break came in 1981, when she was cast as "Isabella" opposite Paul Newman in the movie Fort Apache, The Bronx. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Fort Apache The Bronx is a 1981 crime Drama film made by Producers Circle Time-Life Television Productions Inc That same year, she was listed as one of 12 promising New Actors in John Willis Screen World Vol. 33.
In 1983, she landed a regular role on NBC's television drama Love and Honor. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Other television series in which she has appeared in are, Ohara (1987), Women on the Inside (1991), Crime & Punishment (1993), and Gargoyles (1994). Ohara was an American Television series that first aired on the ABC television network from January 17, 1987, until May 7 Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Gargoyles is an American Animated television series created by Greg Weisman. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
Among the movies in which she has been cast in are the following, Critical Condition (1986) as "Rachel Arwood," Where the Day Takes You (1992) as "Officer Landers", Falling Down (1993) as "Detective Sandra," Total Recall (1990) as "Melina" alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone and Con Air (1997) alongside Nicolas Cage, where she earned an ALMA Award for her role as prison guard Sally Bishop. Where the Day Takes You is a 1992 Film directed by Marc Rocco. Falling Down is a 1993 Film directed by Joel Schumacher about the character William "Bill" Foster (played by Michael Douglas Total Recall is a 1990 Academy Award -winning American Science fiction film. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actress, producer, and former Con Air is a 1997 American action / thriller Film by Touchstone Pictures that stars Nicolas Cage, Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award -winning American actor The American Latino Media Arts Award, or ALMA Award is a distinction awarded to Latino performers ( Actors film and Television directors In 1995, she played the role of Doña Inez, the Mexican mother of Johnny Depp, in the tongue-in-cheek romantic comedy Don Juan DeMarco, Depp playing the title role. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. John Don Juan DeMarco is a 1995 film starring Johnny Depp as John R
Ticotin has participated in over 40 film and television series, recently appearing in Man on Fire (2004) as "Mariana" and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005). Man on Fire is a 2004 American action Drama Thriller film about an ex- CIA operative/assassin who takes the job as The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (released in the UK as The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants) is an American Film Ticotin was cast as "Vangie Gonzalez Taylor" in the second season of PBS's television series American Family alongside Edward James Olmos, Esai Morales, Raquel Welch and Kate del Castillo. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Edward James Olmos (born 24 February 1947) is an Emmy -winning and Academy Award -nominated American actor and director Esai Manuel Morales Morales began his pursuit of an acting career by attending the School of Performing Arts in Manhattan. Raquel Welch (born September 5 1940 is a Golden Globe -winning American actor who achieved fame as a Hollywood sex symbol during the 1960s Kate del Castillo (born October 23, 1972 in Mexico City) is a well known Mexican actress. Ticotin most recently appeared on television in season 2 of the popular ABC series Lost. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American serial drama television series. She was cast as Captain Teresa Cortez, mother of Michelle Rodriguez' character Ana Lucia Cortez. Ana Lucia Cortez is a Fictional character on the ABC television series Lost, played by Michelle Rodriguez.
Personal life
In 1983, Ticotin married David Caruso, with whom she had a daughter, Greta, born June 1, 1984. David Stephen Caruso (born January 7 1956) is an American film and television Actor and producer. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) In 1989, she divorced Caruso and in 1998 married Peter Strauss, to whom she is still married. Peter Strauss (born February 20, 1947) is an American television and movie actor perhaps best known for his roles in several television Miniseries
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External links
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