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Delilah Cotto(I)

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Delilah Cotto
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Early life Cotto was born and raised in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York to Puerto Rican-American parents. She studied drama at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. She trained at the William Esper Studio and 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.
BornNovember 26, 1970
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    Known for

    John Leguizamo, Denise Richards, Sonia Braga, Anthony 'Treach' Criss, Fat Joe, and Peter Sarsgaard in Empire (2002)
    Empire
    5.9
    • Carmen
    • 2002
    Illegal Tender (2007)
    Illegal Tender
    5.4
    • Jessenia
    • 2007
    Yancey Arias, Bobby Cannavale, and Sheryl Lee in Kingpin (2003)
    Kingpin
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Gisela
    Jersey Bred (2024)
    Jersey Bred
    4.6
    • Nicole-Mobsters Wife
    • 2024

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    Actress



    • Sponsors
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    • Jersey Bred (2024)
      Jersey Bred
      4.6
      • Nicole-Mobsters Wife
      • 2024
    • Possession Diaries (2019)
      Possession Diaries
      2.1
      • DeeDee
      • 2019
    • Gotcha
      Short
      • Rebecca
      • 2013
    • Kidnapped Souls (2012)
      Kidnapped Souls
      4.6
      • Detective Flores
      • 2012
    • Numb3rs (2005)
      Numb3rs
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Karen Cruz
      • 2009
    • Illegal Tender (2007)
      Illegal Tender
      5.4
      • Jessenia
      • 2007
    • Rockaway (2007)
      Rockaway
      4.3
      • Caridad
      • 2007
    • Michael Badalucco and Delilah Cotto in Broken Circle (2006)
      Broken Circle
      8.7
      Short
      • Perla Rosarez
      • 2006
    • Rob Lowe, Joe Pantoliano, Tom Sizemore, Sarah Lancaster, and James J. Zito III in Dr. Vegas (2004)
      Dr. Vegas
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Wanda the Fortune Teller
      • 2004–2006
    • Edward James Olmos, Tom Sizemore, Resmine Atis, and Hector Atreyu Ruiz in Splinter (2006)
      Splinter
      4.7
      • Vanessa
      • 2006
    • Shannon Elizabeth, Marques Houston, Rashaan Nall, and Shondrella Avery in Cuts (2005)
      Cuts
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Dream
      • 2005
    • David Caruso, Eva LaRue, Rex Linn, Omar Benson Miller, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, and Jonathan Togo in CSI: Miami (2002)
      CSI: Miami
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Chris Hildago
      • 2004
    • Yancey Arias, Bobby Cannavale, and Sheryl Lee in Kingpin (2003)
      Kingpin
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Gisela
      • 2003
    • John Leguizamo, Denise Richards, Sonia Braga, Anthony 'Treach' Criss, Fat Joe, and Peter Sarsgaard in Empire (2002)
      Empire
      5.9
      • Carmen
      • 2002
    • Oz (1997)
      Oz
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Annette Osorio
      • 2002

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      • 2013

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      • 2013

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    • Height
      • 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
    • Born
      • November 26, 1970
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Other works
      co-starred as 'Angela' with James Gandolfini in a Short Film "A Whole New Day" (2000) for Cinemax
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      • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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      • Female

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      She wanted to be a dancer more than anything in the world but knew it could destroy her feet early on to do it professionally...so she chose acting instead.

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