Cast & creator
Marlene Forte
Best known for The Mentalist, Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order
Marlene Forte is a Cuban-American actress. Her career has included recurring roles on House of Payne, and Crossing Jordan. In 2012, she will be a series regular on TNT's revamped Dallas, playing Carmen Ramos, longtime Ewing family housekeeper and mother to Elena (played by Jordana Brewster). Her film appearances include the transporter chief in the 2009 Star Trek reboot and Mrs. Glass in Real Women Have Curves. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marlene Forte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Marlene Ortez, Marlene Forté, Ana Marlene Forte Machado
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film credits
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television credits
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1990–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (83)
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The Mentalist
Isabella
2008
Grey's Anatomy
Carmen Delgado
2005
Law & Order
Sandra Pena
1990Law & Order
Alicia Bowers
1990
Criminal Minds
Sheriff Ruiz
2005
The Rookie
Carla Juarez
2018
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mrs. Pamela Gentry
2000
Bones
Ambassador Olivos
2005
Castle
Blanca
2009
CSI: Miami
Judge Veracruz
2002
Lost
Detective Mason
2004
The West Wing
Secret Service Agent Linda
1999
Nip/Tuck
Miss Michaels
2003
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Nurse Marlene
2000
Crossing Jordan
Gloria
2001
Tracker
Leanne Corbett
2024
The Resident
Cherry Sandoval
2018
The Lincoln Lawyer
Judge Teresa Medina
2022
Fear the Walking Dead
Celia Flores
2015
Community
Doctora Escodera
2009
Superstore
Connie Sosa
2015
The Fosters
Elena Gutierrez
2013
The Unit
Maritza Calderon
2006
Matlock
Sister Louise
2024
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Kathy's grandmother
2008
All Rise
Josephine Calderon
2019
Good Girls
Rio's Grandmother
2018
The Conners
Tia Elsie
2018
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Marta Cano
2024
Altered Carbon
Alazne Ortega
2018
Family Law
Silvia Guerrero
1999
Shooter
Sister Beatrice
2016
Knives Out
Marta's Mom
2019
My Wife and Kids
Rosa Lopez
2001
Marvel's Runaways
Graciela Aguirre
2017
Eastbound & Down
Soledad
2009
Law & Order: LA
Inez Gomez
2010
Room 104
Mom
2017
Star Trek
Transport Chief
2009
George Lopez
Sylvia
2002
Day Break
Mrs. Garza
2006
Past Life
Lucinda Morales
2010
The Way Back
Gale
2020
The Guilty
House on Fire Caller (voice)
2021
Windfall
Mrs Maduro
2006
A Haunted House
Rosa
2013For the People
Marisol Martinez
2002
Night Teeth
Abuela
2021
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Tia Ophelia
2023
9 Bullets
Grandma Lucy
2022
Touch Me
Laura
2026
Hermanos Menendez: Mal juzgados?
Marta Cano
2022
El Chicano
Susana
2019
The Single Moms Club
Manny's Mom
2014
Real Women Have Curves
Mrs. Glass
2002
At Last
Monica
2020
Hypochondriac
Mom
2022Hypochondriac
Associate Producer
2022
Our Song
Pilar Brown
2000
Plush
Dr. Ortiz
2013
Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story
Tatita
2008
My Last Day Without You
Luz
2011
Cut Off
Lydia
2006
A Place in the Field
Rondi
2023Revv
2024
Adrift in Manhattan
Marta Colon
2007
The Moth & The Fly
Esperanza
2026
Mob Queen
Chica
1998
You Can't Stay Here
Angela
2023
Deep Blue Breath
Nurse Talbot
2011
Providence
Grandmother
2023
The Long Con
the Manager
2026
Fresh Kill
Pam Mandel
1996
Shooting Vegetarians
Mom (Amber)
2005
Bury the Evidence
The Naked Woman
1998
Lena's Dreams
Lena
1997
Reunion
Margaret
2001
Darkness Minus Twelve
Marta Gutierrez
2004
Mancha
Natalia
2022
The Love Machine
Becca Campbell
2000
Hummingbird
Gloria
2026