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name: "Vanessa Martinez"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/vanessa-martinez"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 June 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:07.346416+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Vanessa Martinez

Actor. Born 19 June 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 June 1979, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1994–2011

## Biography

Vanessa Martinez is an American actress born on 19 June 1979 in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from St. Mary's University in Texas.

She began her film career with roles in John Sayles-directed features, appearing as Young Pilar in *Lone Star* (1996), Noelle De Angelo in *Limbo* (1999) and Asunción in *Casa de los Babys* (2003).

Martinez is also known for her performance as Pilar Fernandez in *Warrior* (2011). Her other credits include *McFarland, USA* (2015), *The Neon Demon* (2016) and recurring television roles in series such as *Grey's Anatomy*, *The Rookie* and *9-1-1*.

*Sources: imdb.com, sacurrent.com, thetvdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Warrior* (2011), Fi1m 80, as Pilar Fernandez — [page](https://film.one/film/warrior.md)
- *Lone Star* (1996), Fi1m 86, as Young Pilar — [page](https://film.one/film/lone-star.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, as Tiffany James — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)

## Also known for

- *The Neon Demon* (2016), Waitress
- *The Rookie* (2018), Elena
- *9-1-1* (2018), Alana Perez
- *Chicago P.D.* (2014), Sonia Zamora
- *NCIS* (2003), Marta De Leon
- *Castle* (2009), Lara Blanco
- *2 Broke Girls* (2011), Sister Maria
- *Chicago Med* (2015), Neela Desai

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