Early life

LaRue was born in Long Beach, California to Marcie and Luis LaRuy. She has three siblings, sisters Nika and Lara and a brother, Luis Jr. She is of French, Puerto Rican, Dutch, and Scottish ancestries. She is a member of the Bahá'í Faith.

LaRue began acting at the age of six and was later a teenage beauty queen. She won Danfranc Productions Miss California Empire 1984 title at the state pageant held in Irvine, California. In 1985, she graduated from Norco High School and soon after she started modeling, first working with the Judith Fontaine Agency and eventually with Frederick's of Hollywood.

Career

From 1993 to 1997 and again from 2002 to 2005, LaRue portrayed Dr. Maria Santos Grey on All My Children. There, she was half of All My Children supercouple Edmund and Maria. She received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" for All My Children. She also received a nomination in 2004 in the category of "Outstanding Original Song" for composing the song "Dance Again with You," which was used as a backdrop to the lovemaking scene after the third marriage of the characters Edmund and Maria in June 2003.

In 2010, LaRue reprised her role as Maria temporarily on January 5 for All My Children's 40th anniversary.

LaRue also performed in television movies over the years, appearing as Annette Funicello in a biographical movie of the former Mouseketeer and also in the adaptation of Danielle Steel's Remembrance as Princess Serena.

In 2005 LaRue portrayed Linda Lorenzo, George Lopez's "Long Lost" sister, on the TV sitcom George Lopez. In the fall 2005, LaRue began the role of Natalia Boa Vista on CSI: Miami. It was revealed in the end of season four that Eva's character, Natalia Boa Vista, was the mole in the lab reporting back to the FBI. Beginning with season five, LaRue became a full-time cast member.

LaRue and her daughter recently starred in a music video for the song "Armed" by Bahá'í recording artist, Devon Gundry.

In July 2011 and September 2011, LaRue reprised her role as Dr. Maria Santos Grey on All My Children as a guest star as the show wrapped up its network run on ABC. In 2013 she played Agent Tanya Mays in the episode "Final Shot" on Criminal Minds.

In July 2015, it was announced that LaRue had been cast on Fuller House, the revival series of the sitcom Full House. She portrayed the character of Teri Tanner, the vivacious wife of Danny Tanner. The series premiered on Netflix in 2016.

Personal life

LaRue's sister Nika was one of the women photographed by convicted serial killer Bill Bradford for his collection. She was no. 3 (out of 54 women) on the poster released by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department to find living victims. Bradford would photograph women he met in bars and photo shoots under the guise that he would assist their modeling careers. The incident was used in CSI: Miami in the season five episode "Darkroom" soon after the revelation. Nika guest-starred in the episode as a reporter. She was initially offered the role of Eva's on-screen sister and a surviving victim, but declined that role, describing it as being "too surreal".

LaRue is the third cousin of Jane Fonda.

From 1992 to 1994, LaRue was married to actor John O'Hurley.

LaRue was also married to fellow All My Children actor, John Callahan from 1996 to 2005. She gave birth to their daughter Kaya McKenna Callahan on December 6, 2001.

On June 26, 2010, LaRue married Joe Cappucio. They divorced in early 2014.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	The Barbarians	Kara
1989	Dangerous Curves	Leslie Cruz
1990	Heart Condition	Peisha
1990	Crash and Burn	Parice
1991	Legal Tender	Newscaster
1991	Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College	Erin Riddle
1993	Body of Influence	Fourth Woman
1993	RoboCop 3	Debbie Dix
1993	Mirror Images II	Phyllis
2000	One Hell of a Guy	Daphne
2008	Lakeview Terrace	Lt. Morgada
2011	Grace in Sara	Dr. Lopez	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Santa Barbara	Margot Collins	24 episodes
1989	Charles in Charge	Daphne Prentiss	Episode: "Chargin' Charles"
1989	Perfect Strangers	'A' Student	Episode: "Teacher's Pest"
1989	Freddy's Nightmares	Gina	Episode: "Missing Persons"
1990	Married... with Children	Carrie	Episode: "Rock and Roll Girl"
1990	Dragnet	Nancy Moir	Episode: "Little Miss Nobody"
1991	They Came from Outer Space	Juanita Gillespie	Episode: "Animal Magnetism"
1991	Dallas	DeeDee	Episode: "Win Some, Lose Some"
1991	The New Adam-12	Maria	Episode: "Missing"
1991	Candid Camera	Co-host
1993	Nurses	Cindy	Episode: "Super Bowl"
1993-97 2002-05 2010-11	All My Children	Dr. Maria Santos Grey
1995	A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story	Annette Funicello	Movie
1996	Remembrance	Serena Principessa di San Tibaldo Fullerton	Movie
1997	Out of Nowhere	Denise Johnson	Movie
1997	Head Over Heels	Carmen Montaglio
1998	Ice	Alison	Movie
1998	Diagnosis: Murder	Kathryn Wately	Episode: "Wrong Number"
1999	Soldier of Fortune, Inc.	Dr. Newman	Episode: "Critical List"
1999	Grown Ups	Claire	Episode: "J Says"
1999	For Your Love	Fariba	Episode: "The Girl Most Likely To..."
2000-01	Third Watch	Brooke	9 episodes
2000-01	Soul Food	Josefina Alicante	5 episodes
2003-05	George Lopez	Linda Lorenzo	3 episodes
2005	Modern Girl's Guide to Life	Talent	5 episodes
2005-12	CSI: Miami	Natalia Boa Vista	Recurring in season 4; main in seasons 5-10 (153 episodes)
2006	Cries in the Dark	Carrie	Movie
2012	Family Trap	Veronica	Movie
2012	Help for the Holidays	Sara Vancamp	Movie
2013	Criminal Minds	Agent Tanya Mays	Episode: "Final Shot"
2015	Letter Never Sent	Mrs Sampson	Movie
2016	Fuller House	Teri Tanner	Episode: "Our Very First Show, Again"

[ Source: Wikipedia ]