Ana Alicia
Ana Alicia | |
|---|---|
Alicia in the 1980s | |
| Born | Ana Alicia Ortiz Torres December 12, 1956 |
| Nationality | Mexican-American |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College University of Texas at El Paso Southwestern Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, producer |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Known for | Halloween II Ryan's Hope Falcon Crest Battlestar Galactica |
| Spouse |
Gary R. Benz
(m. 1994; div. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
Ana Alicia Ortiz Torres (born December 12, 1956) is a Mexican-American retired actress who performed in theatre and on television. After getting her television start by spending a year on the daytime soap-opera Ryan's Hope, she gained international recognition for her role as scheming vineyard heiress Melissa Agretti on the long-running primetime soap opera Falcon Crest which she portrayed for seven seasons from 1982 until 1988. She has also performed in few single episode guest-starring roles on various televisions shows or in television movies most years from the late-1970s to the mid-1990s.