Alana de la Garza (born June 18, 1976) is an American actress. She was born in Columbus, Ohio to a Mexican-American father and an Irish-American mother. She was raised in El Paso, Texas. Alana de la Garza was born in Columbus, Ohio. She was brought up in El Paso, Texas, by her Mexican-American father and Irish-American mother. In 1989, Alana entered the El Paso Miss Teen USA beauty pageant. She was awarded the title of Miss Photogenic, which served to pay off later in her acting career.

After completing high school, Alana took on the role of teacher for special-needs children. She then decided to attend The University of Texas where she studied physical therapy and social work. It was after Alana completed her degree that the acting bug bit her.

Alana traveled from Austin, Texas, to Orlando, Florida, where she managed to get her start in acting. Her first role came in 1999 when she appeared on the short-lived television series Mortal Kombat: Conquest. After one episode of work, she did not reappear on the show, and decided to move to New York City for a larger television calling: soap operas. Alana landed the role of Rosa Santos on All My Children in 2001. The celebrated soap brought her enough television attention to make the next three years of her acting career a rollercoaster ride of guest-starring roles.

Alana de la Garza made her film debut in the 2002 drama Carnival Knowledge. The film had no major stars and Alana’s role was only a bit part. Alana’s flop in the film domain prompted her to return to television for work, and it wasn’t long before she found a few series to call her own.

In 2003, Alana guest-starred on the long-running NBC series JAG. She appeared in only one episode of the show, but once that job was complete she stayed with NBC for another role. Alana made an appearance on Las Vegas in 2003, working with talented veteran James Caan.

She won the “Miss Photogenic” title in the Miss El Paso Teen USA local beauty pageant. She then became a special-needs teacher and enrolled at The University of Texas, studying physical therapy and social work. Upon graduating, she landed some small roles while living in Orlando, Florida, and soon moved to New York City. She obtained the role of Rosa Santos on the soap opera, All My Children, guest-starring roles in JAG, Charmed, Two and a Half Men, and Las Vegas. She starred as Maria in the short-lived television series The Mountain, in which she received high marks for her acting.

Between 2005 and 2006, Alana de la Garza went on a rampage through some of television’s most popular series. She started her trip by making a stop on Smallville, starring Kristin Kreuk and Tom Welling, for one episode in 2005. She then left the world of superheroes and villains to try her talent with the power of three in Charmed, starring Alyssa Milano. In 2006, Alana de la Garza saw a little more continuity on the series for which she obtained more roles.

Alana appeared in three episodes of the controversial comedic drama The Book of Daniel before the show began to be pulled by networks and later canceled after only eight full episodes. She found herself in 11 episodes of the popular crime drama CSI: Miami as Marisol Delko.

Alana joined the cast of Law & Order in 2006 for the show’s 17th season as Assistant District Attorney Connie Rubirosa. She also took a little time to return to the film world to make Mr. Fix It (2006), a romantic comedy costarring television heartthrob David Boreanaz.

In 2005, she starred in the film Mr. Fix-It co-starring David Boreanaz. She also guest-starred as an evil Kryptonian woman (named “Aethyr” in promotional materials) in the fifth season premiere episode of Smallville titled “Arrival” and played the recurring role of Marisol Delko on the CBS television series CSI: Miami. She has twice been featured in the “Girls of Maxim” online gallery. In 2006, she joined the cast of NBC’s Law & Order during the premiere of the seventeenth-season, portraying Connie Rubirosa.