Early life

Ticotin (pronounced tick-oh-tin) was born in the Bronx, New York City, the daughter of Iris Torres, a Puerto Rican educator, and Abe Ticotin, a Russian Jewish used car salesman. Her sister, Nancy Ticotin, is also an actress. She has three brothers, Marcus, Daniel, and David A. Ticotin, a First Assistant Director who lives in Calabasas, California, with his wife Alexis and their children. Her brother Daniel, now known as Sahaj, is a musician and lead singer for the rock group Ra. Ticotin grew up, and received her primary and secondary education, in the Bronx, which has a large Puerto Rican community. Her parents enrolled her in the Ballet Hispanico of New York, where she took ballet lessons.

Career

In 1978, Ticotin made her film debut as a dancer in the film King of the Gypsies. She also acted in the Off-Broadway production of Miguel Piñero's The Sun Always Shines for the Cool. During this period, she received an onscreen credit as a production assistant on Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill. Her first big break came when, working as a production assistant alongside her brother David in 1981, she was given a significant role as Isabella, Paul Newman's love interest in the movie Fort Apache, The Bronx. 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. Other television series in which she has appeared include: Ohara (1987), Women on the Inside (1991), Crime & Punishment (1993), and Disney's Gargoyles (1994).

Ticotin's film work includes: Critical Condition (1987) as Rachel Atwood, Where the Day Takes You (1992) as Officer Landers, Falling Down (1993) as Detective Sandra Torres, Total Recall (1990) as Melina alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone, First Time Felon (1997) as Mcbride alongside Omar Epps, and Con Air (1997) alongside Nicolas Cage, in which she earned an ALMA Award for her role as prison guard Sally Bishop. In 1995, she played the role of Doña Inez, the Mexican mother of Don Juan in the tongue-in-cheek romantic comedy Don Juan DeMarco, with Johnny Depp playing the title role.

Ticotin has participated in over 40 films and television series, appearing in Man on Fire (2004) as Mariana and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005). 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. Ticotin also appeared on television in season two of the popular ABC series Lost as Captain Teresa Cortez, mother of Michelle Rodriguez's character Ana Lucia Cortez.

In September 2010, she joined that cast of the NBC legal drama Law & Order: LA as Lt. Arleen Gonzales in place of Wanda De Jesus, who originally portrayed the role. Ticotin reshot the scenes originally by De Jesus.

Personal life

In 1983, Ticotin married David Caruso, with whom she had a daughter, Greta, born June 1, 1984. In 1989, she divorced Caruso and has been married to Peter Strauss since 1998.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	King of the Gypsies	Gypsy Dancer
1981	Fort Apache, The Bronx	Isabella
1987	Critical Condition	Rachel Atwood
1990	Total Recall	Melina
1991	One Good Cop	Grace
1991	F/X2	Kim Brandon
1992	Where the Day Takes You	Officer Landers
1993	Falling Down	Sandra
1994	Natural Born Killers	Wanda Bisbing (scenes deleted)
1994	Criminal Passion	Tracy Perry
1994	Don Juan DeMarco	Doña Inez
1995	Steal Big Steal Little	Laura Martinez
1997	Turbulence	Rachel Taper
1997	Con Air	Guard Sally Bishop
1998	Gargoyles: Brothers Betrayed	Captain Maria Chavez (voice)	Video short
2000	Civility	Rebecca Russo
2000	Can't Be Heaven	Maggie
2001	Full Disclosure	Armiti Khalq	Video
2001	Warden of Red Rock	Maria McVale	Video
2002	Desert Saints	Dora
2003	Something's Gotta Give	Dr. Martinez
2004	Man on Fire	Mariana
2005	Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, TheThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants	Carmen's Mother
2008	Eye, TheThe Eye	Rosa Martinez
2008	Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, TheThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2	Carmen's Mom
2008	Burning Plain, TheThe Burning Plain	Ana
2011	America	Esther

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	For Love and Honor	Cpl. Grace Pavlik	TV movie
1983-1984	For Love and Honor	Cpl. Grace Pavlik	12 episodes
1985	Love, Mary	Rachel Martin	TV movie
1985	Our Family Honor	Karen Pellagrino	Episode "Crimes of Passion: Part 1"
1986	Our Family Honor	Karen Pellagrino	Episode: "Crimes of Passion: Part 2"
1986	Rockabye	Victoria Garcia	TV movie
1986	Stingray	Elena Ballesteros	Episode: "Ancient Eyes"
1986	When the Bough Breaks	Raquel Santos	TV movie
1987-1988	Ohara	Asst. U.S. Atty. Teresa Storm	14 episodes
1988	Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs	Sonia	TV movie
1991	Prison Stories: Women on the Inside	Iris	TV movie
1992	Keep the Change	Astrid	TV movie
1992	From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One	Christine Avila	TV movie
1993	Crime & Punishment	Det. Annette Rey	Episode: "Our Denial" Episode: "Fire with Fire"
1994	Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story	Diane	TV movie
1994	Deconstructing Sarah	Elizabeth Davis	TV movie
1994	Tales from the Crypt	Charbonnet / Lilian	Episode: "Staired in Horror"
1994-1996	Gargoyles	Capt. Maria Chavez (voice)	12 episodes
1995	Wharf Rat, TheThe Wharf Rat	Dexter Ireland	TV movie
1996	Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles	Capt. Maria Chavez (voice)	3 episodes
1997	First Time Felon	McBride	TV movie
1999	Aftershock: Earthquake in New York	Elizabeth Perez	TV movie
2001	Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits	Theodora 'Teddi' Madden	Episode: "Mona Lisa"
2002	American Family	Vangie Gonzalez	6 episodes
2003-2004	Skin	Laura Roam	6 episodes
2005-2006	Lost	Capt. Teresa Cortez	Episode: "Collision" Episode: "Two for the Road"
2007	John from Cincinnati	Woman in Jail Cell	Episode: "His Visit: Day One"
2009	Weeds	Candela	Episode: "All About My Mom"
2010-2011	Law & Order: LA	Lt. Arleen Gonzalez	Recurring role
2012	Unforgettable	Sharon Vega	Episode: "Allegiances"
2012	NCIS: Los Angeles	Monica Tenez	Episode: "Dead Body Politic"

Awards and nominations

ALMA Awards

• 1998: Nominated, “Outstanding Actress in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series” - First Time Felon
• 1998: Nominated, “Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film” - Con Air

Saturn Award

• 1991: Nominated, “Best Supporting Actress” - Total Recall

Blockbuster Entertainment Award

• 1998: Nominated, “Favorite Supporting Actress in an Action/Adventure Film” - Con Air

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