Person
María Conchita Alonso
Acting · Born 1955-06-29 · Cienfuegos, Cuba
Biography
María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (born June 29, 1957), better known as María Conchita Alonso, is a Cuban-born Venezuelan-American actress, singer, songwriter, former beauty queen, and philanthropist. Throughout her career, she has participated in multiple productions both in film and on television, having been nominated for the Independent Spirit Award as Best Leading Actress in 1996 for her role in Caught. As a singer, she has received several gold and platinum records, and has been nominated three times for the Grammy Awards. Alonso was the first Latin American actress not born in the United States to star in a musical play on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman at the Broadhurst Theater in 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article María Conchita Alonso, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Desperate Housewives
Lucia
CSI: Miami
Marisela Gonzalez
El Señor de los Cielos
Fiscal Nora Requena
The Nanny
Concepcion Sheffield
Chicago Hope
Emma Scull
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
Knight Rider
Marie Elena Casafranca
Touched by an Angel
Dr. Sandra Peña
The Outer Limits
Marie Alexander
Predator 2
Leona Cantrell
Filmography
- 2024Kill 'em All 2Agent Sanders
- 2024SallywoodVenetia Boyd
- 2024Vampiras: The Brides
- 2023Coffee WarsIsabella
- 2022JezabelMamá Alain
- 2021Take Me to TarzanaJuanita
- 2020Good BoyBea
- 2019The I-LandChase's Mother
- 2019I'd Like to Be Alone NowMatti
- 2018¡He matado a mi marido!Remedios Grande
- 2018Off the MenuCordelia Torres
- 2017Beyond BrotherhoodPuchy
- 2017Kill 'em AllAgent Linda Sanders
- 2016The Secret of JoyLady Elisabeth
- 2015November RuleMs. Luisa
- 2014The Journey of a Female Comic
- 2013FemmeSelf
- 2013The Brentwood ConnectionVeronica Pronto
- 2013Return to BabylonLupe Velez
- 2013The Lords of SalemAlice Matthias
- 2013El Señor de los CielosFiscal Nora Requena
- 2012Art of SubmissionMaria Sanchez
- 2011The 'Scarface' PhenomenonSelf
- 2011Without MenLucrecia
- 2010TrancedLibra
- 2009Dark Moon RisingSheriff Sam Pantoja
- 2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf
- 2009Los Gatos Black on Halloween
- 2009ManeaterAlejandra Alpert
- 2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge
- 2009SpreadIngrid
- 2008¡Viva Hollywood!
- 2008The Art of TravelMrs. Layne
- 2007Richard IIIQueen Elizabeth
- 2007The CondorMaria Valdez (voice)
- 2007Saints & Sinners
- 2007The Dead OneThe Nun
- 2006Material GirlsInez
- 2005ESL: English as a Second LanguageConsuelo
- 2005The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'Self (archive footage)
- 2004Desperate HousewivesLucia
- 2003Chasing PapiMaria
- 2003I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Self
- 2003Heart of AmericaMrs. Jones
- 2003Kingpin
- 2002CSI: MiamiMarisela Gonzalez
- 2002Blind HeatAdrianna Scott
- 2002The Code ConspiracyRachel
- 2000The Princess and the Barrio BoyMinerva Rojas
- 2000High NoonHelen
- 2000Chain of CommandVice President Gloria Valdez
- 2000Best ActressMaria Katarina Caldone
- 2000A Vision of Murder: The Story of DonielleGloria
- 2000KnockoutCarmen Alvarado
- 1999Twice in a LifetimeKat Lopez / Gloria Rodriguez
- 1998My Husband's Secret Life
- 1998The Magic HourSelf
- 1998Shout OutMiranda Vega
- 1998ExposéNancy Drake
- 1998BlackheartAnnette
- 1997Acts of BetrayalEva Ramirez
- 1997Catherine's GroveCharley Vasquez
- 1996Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17Marta Caldwell
- 1996FX: The SeriesElena Serrano
- 1996For Which He StandsTheresa Rochetti
- 1996CaughtBetty
- 1996Great DrivesSelf - Host
- 1995The Outer LimitsMarie Alexander
- 1994Touched by an AngelDr. Sandra Peña
- 1994Chicago HopeEmma Scull
- 1994MacShayne: Final Roll of the DiceCindy Evans
- 1994AlejandraAlejandra Martínez
- 1993The NannyConcepcion Sheffield
- 1993Sesame Street Jam: A Musical CelebrationSelf (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
- 1993The House of the SpiritsTransito Soto
- 1993Noche de rondaSelf
- 1993RoostersChata
- 1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryCarmen
- 1991McBainChristina Santos
- 1991Cuerpos clandestinosClaudia
- 1990Predator 2Leona Cantrell
- 1989Vampire's KissAlva Restrepo
- 1989One of the Boys
- 1988Con el Corazón en la Mano
- 1988Siempre lunesSelf - Guest
- 1988ColorsLouisa Gomez
- 1987The Running ManAmber Mendez
- 1987Extreme PrejudiceSarita Cisneros
- 1986Blood TiesCaterina Ammirati
- 1986Touch and GoDenise DeLeon
- 1986A Fine MessClaudia Pazzo
- 1984Fear CitySilver Chavez
- 1984Moscow on the HudsonLucia Lombardo
- 1982Knight RiderMarie Elena Casafranca
- 1981Angelito
- 1979SolónAurora Ávila
- 1978Savane - Sex and DiamondsMargaret Johnson
- —The Portrait’s Secret
- —Downtown BusMaria
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