Rachel Ticotin
Known for: Acting
Rachel Ticotin Strauss (born November 1, 1958) is an American film and television actress. She's best known for her roles as Director Tyson in Superintellegince, Lt. Arleen Gonzales on NBC's Law & Order: LA, Christina Lowell in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1 & 2, Mariana Garcia Guerrero in Man on Fire, Dr. Martinez in Something's Gotta Give, Laura Roam on the FOX series Skin, Guard Sally Bishop in Con Air, Rachel Taper in Turbulence, Doña Inez in Don Juan DeMarco, Melina in Total Recall (1990), and Teresa Storm on the ABC series Ohara. She was married to actor David Caruso from 1984 to 1987, with whom she has a daughter Greta, born in 1984. Since 1998, she has been married to actor Peter Strauss.
Filmography
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Marie Cerone
2005
Series
NCIS
Joy Aaronson
2003
Series
Lost
Teresa Cortez
2004
Series
Blue Bloods
Carmen Castillo
2010
Series
Homeland
Mercedes Acosta
2011
Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
Monica Tenez
2009
Series
Weeds
Candela
2005
Series
Unforgettable
Sharon Vega
2011
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Charbonnet / Lilian
1989
Series
Gargoyles
Tony Dracon (voice)
1994
Series
Gargoyles
Maria Chavez (voice)
1994
Series
Gargoyles
Maria Chavez/Police Dispatcher (voice)
1994
Series
The Outer Limits
Theodora 'Teddi' Madden
1995
Series
Sheriff Country
Eva Santos
2025
Film
Falling Down
Sandra
1993
Film
Con Air
Guard Sally Bishop
1997
Film
Total Recall
Melina
1990
Series
Law & Order: LA
Arleen Gonzales
2010
Film
Man on Fire
Mariana Garcia Guerrero
2004
Series
The Act
Gina
2019
Film
Something's Gotta Give
Dr. Martinez
2003
Series
Stingray
1985
Series
John from Cincinnati
Woman in Jail Cell
2007
Film
The Eye
Rosa Martinez
2008
Film
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Christina Lowell
2005
Film
The Burning Plain
Ana
2008
Film
Don Juan DeMarco
Doña Inez
1994
Series
Ohara
Teresa Storm
1987
Film
Turbulence
Rachel Taper
1997
Film
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Christina Lowell
2008
Film
Superintelligence
Director Tyson
2020
Film
One Good Cop
Grace
1991
Series
Crime & Punishment
1993
Series
Skin
Laura Roam
2003
Series
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Elizabeth Perez
1999
Film
F/X2
Kim Brandon
1991
Film
Critical Condition
Rachel Atwood
1987
Film
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Isabella
1981
For Love and Honor
1983
Film
Can't Be Heaven
Maggie
1999
Film
Where the Day Takes You
Officer Landers
1992
Film
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
Self
2005
Film
Diamond
Mrs. Echevarria
2026
Film
Desert Saints
Dora
2002
Film
Grassland
2025
Film
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
Iris
1991
Film
Deconstructing Sarah
Elizabeth Davis
1994
Film
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
Diane
1994
Film
First Time Felon
McBride
1997
Film
The Wharf Rat
Dexter Ireland
1996
Film
Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs
Sonia
1988
Film
America
Esther
2011
Film
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
Christine Avila
1992
Film
Steal Big Steal Little
Laura
1995
Film
Criminal Passion
Tracy Perry
1994
Film
Warden of Red Rock
Mrs. Maria McVale
2001
Film
When the Bough Breaks
Raquel Santos
1986
Film
Keep the Change
Astrid
1992
Film
Rockabye
Victoria Garcia
1986
Film
Love, Mary
Rachel Martin
1985
Film
Full Disclosure
Armiti Khalq
2001
Film
Civility
Rebecca Russo
2000
Film
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Self (archive)
2001
Film
For Love and Honor
Cpl. Grace Pavlik
1983