Delilah Cotto

Delilah Cotto is a Puerto Rican-American actress, dancer and model.

Delilah Cotto
Delilah Cotto at the LA Femme Film Festival in Los Angeles California on October 18, 2015
Born
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress, dancer, model
Years active1989–present

Early life

Cotto was born and raised in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York to Puerto Rican parents. She studied drama at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City under Anthony Abeson, She trained at the William Esper Studio (with Suzanne Esper) and at Carnegie Hall in a Master class with Wynn Handman. She also studied dance.

Career

After studying dance, she was given a small role in Lean on Me. After being away from acting she made an appearance in Law & Order. She was later featured in films Girl 6 and Personals. In 2002, Cotto had her first starring role in the feature film Empire playing John Leguizamo's girlfriend Carmen. She starred in the television series Kingpin until its cancellation in 2004. She was featured in Cinemax's short film entitled Stories of Lost Souls alongside James Gandolfini. Her other film credits include Splinter, Broken Circle, Rockaway and Illegal Tender.

She has also made guest appearances on many television shows (such as Trinity, Oz, CSI: Miami and Cuts), has performed in an off-Broadway entitled "Cloud Tectonics" in the role of Celestina Del Sol, and has appeared on the cover of popular magazines (such as Open Your Eyes (OYE) twice, Tinta Latina and Profile).

In 1995 she featured in the music video Billie Jean of the German punk band The Bates.[1]

Personal life

She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Lean on Me Chita
1996 Girl 6 Christine
1999 Personals Veronica
1999 A Whole New Day Angela Short
2002 Empire Carmen
2006 Splinter Vanessa
2006 Broken Circle Perla Rosarez Short
2007 Rockaway Caridad
2007 Illegal Tender Jessenia
2012 Kidnapped Souls Det. Flores
2013 Gotcha Rebecca Short

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Law & Order Maria "Rebels"
1999 Trinity Trixie "Having Trouble with the Language"
2002 Oz Annette Osorio "Visitation"
2003 Kingpin Gisela "French Connection"
2004 CSI: Miami Chris Hildago "Witness to Murder"
2005 Cuts Dream "The Hook Up"
2006 Dr. Vegas Wanda the Fortune Teller "Heal Thyself"
2009 Numb3rs Karen Cruz "The Fifth Man"
2018 Sponsors Tina TV miniseries

See also
  • Nuyorican — Puerto Rican diaspora in New York City

References
  1. "The Bates: Band-History".
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