Marlene Forté was born in Havana, Cuba on December 4, 1970 as Ana Marlene Forte Machado, she is Cuban American actress and producer.
Height 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
Daughter of Giselle Rodriguez-Forte and eldest sister Lesley Ann Machado.
Better known for her acting in ‘A Haunted House’ (2013), ‘Star Trek’ (2009) and ‘Real Women Have Curves’ (2002).
She is best known for her role as Carmen Ramos on the TNT drama series, Dallas (2012-2014).
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.
Spouse
Oliver Mayer (2 July 2006 – present)
Filmography.
Last Performances.
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)
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