Ana Alicia (born Ana Alicia Ortiz) is a Mexican-born actress, best known for her role as scheming heiress Melissa Agretti, on the long-running primetime soap opera Falcon Crest. She has sometimes been credited as Ana-Alicia. Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Falcon Crest was an American primetime television soap opera about the feud between the Channings and the Giobertis, two separate rich wine families in West Central California, around San Francisco in a fictional town, Tuscany Valley. ...

Biography

Ortiz was born in Mexico City on 12 December 1956. Her family moved to El Paso, Texas when she was a child. Upon graduating high school in 1973, Ortiz earned a scholarship to Wellesley College, but eventually left, instead pursuing her bachelor's degree in drama at the University of Texas at El Paso to be closer to her mother and siblings. Nickname: Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded (as Tenochtitlan) c. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: County El Paso County Government  - Mayor John Cook Area  - City  250. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Wellesley College is a womens liberal arts college that opened in 1875, founded by Henry Fowle Durant and his wife Pauline Fowle Durant. ... The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a public, coeducational university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System. ...

After Ortiz earned her degree in 1977, she moved to Los Angeles and started auditioning for roles in various productions. Eventually, she won the part of Alicia Nieves on the daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope, moving to New York City temporarily for taping. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Ryans Hope was a soap opera which aired for fourteen years on ABC, from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

After fifteen months on the show, Ortiz moved back to Los Angeles part-time and kept auditioning while attending law school at Southwestern University at night back in Texas^{[citation needed]}. Eventually, her acting opportunities suffered and she decided to pursue acting full-time. Southwestern University is a private, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Georgetown, Texas, USA. Founded in 1840, Southwestern is the oldest university in Texas. ...

Following several guest roles in episodic television, including two separate roles in Glen A. Larson's Battlestar Galactica and a role on his Buck Rogers in the 25th Century series, Ortiz auditioned for the role of spoiled, selfish vineyard heiress Melissa Agretti on Falcon Crest as a replacement for actress Delores Cantu who had played Melissa for one episode in early 1982. Melissa went on to become the series' "love to hate" character and a firm fan favourite, proving to be a worthy rival for the show's arch-villainess Angela Channing, played by Jane Wyman. Ortiz continued to play the role for over six years up until 1988 when producers decided to kill the character off. Only months after this, Ortiz returned to Falcon Crest as Samantha Ross, a Melissa lookalike, but this character was only featured in a few episodes. Glen A. Larson (born 1937) is a television writer and producer. ... Battlestar Galactica. ... North American DVD release of the 1979-81 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV series. ... Falcon Crest was an American primetime television soap opera about the feud between the Channings and the Giobertis, two separate rich wine families in West Central California, around San Francisco in a fictional town, Tuscany Valley. ... Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Fulks on January 5, 1917 in Saint Joseph, Missouri)[1] is an Academy Award-winning, Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress also known for being the first wife of president Ronald Reagan. ... Falcon Crest was an American primetime television soap opera about the feud between the Channings and the Giobertis, two separate rich wine families in West Central California, around San Francisco in a fictional town, Tuscany Valley. ...

In 1989, Ortiz appeared with Raúl Juliá in the movie Romero, her only non-television film role to date. She continued to play guest roles on episodic television, including two episodes in the action series Renegade which reunited her with her former Falcon Crest screen husband Lorenzo Lamas. However, this has so far been her last screen appearance and she effectively retired from acting in 1996. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay [IPA: raÊŠul rafaɪɛl xulia i É’:θɛlaɪ] (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor who lived and worked for many years in the United States. ... Romero is a film depicting the life of assassinated Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero, played by Raúl Juliá. Richard Jordan and Ana Alicia also appeared in the film. ... Falcon Crest was an American primetime television soap opera about the feud between the Channings and the Giobertis, two separate rich wine families in West Central California, around San Francisco in a fictional town, Tuscany Valley. ... Lorenzo Lamas (born Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos Lamas on January 20, 1958 in Santa Monica, California) is an American television and film actor, primarily on soap operas, movies and television. ...

Ortiz married Gary R. Benz on 24 April 1994. They have two children together. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

External link

• Ana Alicia at the Internet Movie Database