Aimee Garcia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Aimee Garcia
Garcia in 2013
Born	Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez (1978-11-28) November 28, 1978 (age 46) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Northwestern University (BA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present

Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez (born November 28, 1978) is an American actress and writer. She is famous for her TV roles. You might know her as Veronica Palmero on George Lopez. She also played Jamie Batista on Dexter. Later, she became Ella Lopez on the show Lucifer.

Aimee Garcia's Early Life

Aimee Garcia was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her mom, Eloisa, is from Mexico. Her dad, Hector, is from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Aimee started acting in TV commercials when she was a child. She was also in theater plays at just seven years old. She grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. She went to Fenwick High School.

While in school, she took acting classes. She also performed in plays and musicals at Northwestern University. There, she studied economics, journalism, and French. After college, she worked in finance for a year. But she soon realized acting was her true passion. So, she moved to Los Angeles, California, around 2002 to become a full-time actress.

Aimee Garcia's Acting Career

Aimee Garcia has been in many TV shows and movies. She played Maria on Greetings from Tucson. She also appeared in the Disney Channel movie Cadet Kelly (2002). She co-starred as Lydia in All About the Andersons. In 2006, she joined the show George Lopez as Lopez's niece.

She acted with Jessica Simpson in Major Movie Star (2008). Aimee also had a role in the movie D-War (2007). She was the narrator for the Adam Sandler film Spanglish (2004).

From 2009 to 2010, she was in the medical drama Trauma. She played Marisa Benez, an EMT helicopter pilot.

Aimee spent three years on the show Dexter. She played Jamie Batista. For this role, she was nominated for a SAG Award. This award is for the best group of actors in a drama series.

She played Dr. Jae Kim in the movie RoboCop (2014).

In 2016, Aimee joined the main cast of Lucifer. She played Ella Lopez, a forensic scientist for the police. In 2019, she starred in the movie El Chicano. Critics praised her performance in the film.

In 2019, Aimee started writing comic books with AJ Mendez. Their first project was GLOW vs. The Babyface. It was based on the TV show GLOW. They also created a company called Scrappy Heart Productions. This company helps tell stories from different voices. They later co-wrote a Dungeons & Dragons comic series. They also helped write the movie Blade of the 47 Ronin (2022) for Netflix.

From 2021 to 2023, she voiced Alex Gonzalez. This was for the animated series DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms. In 2022, she starred in the Netflix movie Christmas with You with Freddie Prinze Jr..

Aimee Garcia's Personal Life

Aimee Garcia lives in Los Angeles, California.

On May 4, 2021, the Chicago Red Stars soccer team announced something exciting. Aimee Garcia joined the women's soccer team's ownership group. This means she is one of the owners of the team!

Filmography

Garcia in 2014

Film

Television

Awards and Nominations

Aimee Garcia has been recognized for her acting. Here are some of her awards and nominations:

See also

In Spanish: Aimee Garcia para niños