Marlene Forte

Marlene Forte
File:Marlene Forte.jpg Forte at the 2012 Alma Awards
Born	Ana Marlene Forte Machado Havana, Cuba
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present

For the Jamaican politician, see Marlene Malahoo Forte.

Ana Marlene Forte Machado is a Cuban American actress and producer. She is best known for her role as Carmen Ramos on the TNT drama series, Dallas (2012-2014).

Life and career

Forte was born in Havana, Cuba. She has appeared in many independent films since the early 1990s. She received an Imagen Foundation Awards nomination for performance in the 2008 movie Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story. On television, Forte appeared in recurring roles on House of Payne, Crossing Jordan, and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Her film appearances include the transporter chief in the 2009 Star Trek reboot and Mrs. Glass in Real Women Have Curves.

In 2012, Forte was cast on TNT's revamped Dallas, playing Carmen Ramos, longtime Ewing family housekeeper and mother to Elena (played by Jordana Brewster). She played another housekeeper in the 2013 comedy film, A Haunted House, and co-starred in the Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club (2014). After Dallas, Forte had recurring roles in the ABC Family drama series, The Fosters.

In 2016, Forte played Celia Flores, the main antagonist during season 2 of the AMC horror drama series, Fear the Walking Dead.

Filmography

• The Color of Love (1991)
• The Bronx War (1991)
• New York Undercover as Mrs. Flores (1 episode, 1996)
• Lena's Dreams (1997) as Lena
• The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing(1997) as Monica Smith
• Mob Queen (1998) as Chica
• Bury the Evidence (1998)
• Law & Order as Alicia Bowers (2 episodes, 1997-1999)
• Judging Amy as Margaret Lopez (1 episode, 2000)
• Family Law as Silvia Guerrero (1 episode, 2000)
• Cusp (2000) as Mother
• Our Song (2000) as Pilar Brown
• The Love Machine (2000) as Becca Campbell
• The Accountant (2000)
• Mysterious Ways as Gloria Capistrano (1 episode, 2000)
• Walker, Texas Ranger as Elena Guerro (1 episode, 2001)
• My Wife and Kids as Rosa Lopez (2 episodes, 2001)
• Reunion (2001) as Margaret
• Crossing Jordan as Gloria (5 episodes, 2001)
• For the People as Marisol Martinez (2 episodes, 2002)
• Real Women Have Curves (2002) as Mrs. Glass
• Nip/Tuck as Miss Michaels (1 episode, 2003)
• George Lopez as Sylvia (1 episode, 2003)
• What Really Happened During the Cuban Missile Crisis (2003) as Socorro
• Darkness Minus Twelve (2004) as Marta Gutierrez
• Anyone (2004)
• CSI: Miami as Judge Veracruz (1 episode, 2004)
• Cuco Gomez-Gomez Is Dead! (2005) as Cuban Lady
• Indocumentados (2005) as Mother
• Shooting Vegetarians (2005) as Amber
• Cut Off (2006) as Lydia
• Bones as Ambassador Olivos (1 episode, 2005)
• The West Wing as Secret Service Agent Linda (1 episode, 2006)
• Windfall as Mrs Maduro (1 episode, 2006)
• Jericho as Teresa Clemons (1 episode, 2006)
• The Unit as Maritza Calderon (1 episode, 2006)
• Day Break as Mrs. Garza (3 episodes, 2007)
• Lost as Detective Mason (1 episode, 2007)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Mrs. Pamela Gentry (1 episode, 2007)
• Adrift in Manhattan (2007) as Marta Colon
• Lincoln Heights as Mayor Giselle Amezcua (1 episode, 2007)
• ER as Mrs. Gonzalez (1 episode, 2007)
• Cold Case as Yesenia Ramos (1 episode, 2008)
• House of Payne as Rosie Hernandez (7 episodes, 2008-2009)
• Glow Ropes: The Rise and Fall of a Bar Mitzvah Emcee (2008) as Mrs. Lopefrawitz
• Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story (2008) as Tatita
• Star Trek (2009) as Transport Chief
• Criminal Minds as Sheriff Ruiz (1 episode, 2010)
• Community as Doctora Escodera (1 episode, 2010)
• Past Life as Lucinda Morales (1 episode, 2010)
• Eastbound & Down as Soledad (1 episode, 2010)
• The Whole Truth (1 episode, 2010)
• Castle as Blanca (1 episode, 2011)
• The Mentalist as Isabella Artega (1 episode, 2011)
• Law & Order: Los Angeles as Inez Gomez (1 episode, 2011)
• Deep Blue Breath (2011) as Nurse Talbot
• My Last Day Without You (2011) as Luz
• Caribe Road as Captain Garcia (5 episodes, 2011)
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager (4 episodes, 2012-2013)
• Dallas as Carmen Ramos (19 episodes, 2012–2014)
• A Haunted House (2013) as Rosa
• Major Crimes as Mary Torres (1 episode, 2013)
• Plush (2013) as Dr. Ortiz
• Unidentified (2013)
• Times Like These as Gladys (2013)
• The Single Moms Club as Manny's mom (2014)
• Ambitions as Mrs. Snacks (2014)
• Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story as Evelyn Chavez (2015)
• Code Black as Lucia (1 episode, 2015)
• I Am Gangster as Tia (2015)
• NCIS: New Orleans as Rita Ortega (1 episode, 2016)
• The Fosters as Elena Gutierrez (5 episodes, 2015-2016)
• Fear the Walking Dead : Celia Flores (Season 2; 3 episodes, 2016)

External links

• Marlene Forte at the Internet Movie Database
• Marlene Forte on Twitter

• Marlene Forte Biography, film reference
• Dallas Exclusive Interview: Marlene Forte Gives Us Info On The New Generations of Ewings , TVOvermind, June 13, 2012
• Awards for Marlene Forte