Dexter actress signs on for HBO’s True Blood
March 17, 2009 by Jillian Cohan
Remember Syl, the oh-so-wronged wife of Jimmy Smits’ D.A. Miguel Prado on last season’s Dexter? The lovely actress who played her, Valerie Cruz, is movin’ on to HBO. She’s been cast in the network’s vampires-lead-real-lives-too drama True Blood.
Her character, Isabel, is “an elegant Hispanic Vampire,” The Hollywood Reporter says. The recurring role ups the ante for Cruz, whose past roles include guest appearances on network fare such as Las Vegas, Grey’s Anatomy and Crossing Jordan.
She’ll also co-star with Cuba Gooding Jr. in the horror flick The Devil’s Tomb, a straight-to-DVD release from Sony. Cruz plays a CIA operative who bring …read more