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Rachel Ticotin (born November 1, 1958) is an American film and television actress.

Rachel TicotinTicotin was born in the Bronx, New York to a Russian Jewish father and a Puerto Rican mother, who immigrated to New York from Puerto Rico in the early 1950s in search of a better way of life. She settled down in the Southern section of the Bronx, which is one of the five boroughs of the City of New York. The South Bronx, where she received her primary and secondary education, is mainly populated by Puerto Ricans. Rachel's parents enrolled her in the Ballet Hispanico of New York where she took ballet lessons.

In 1978, Rachel appeared as a dancer in the film King of the Gypsies, making that her official film debut. She also acted on the Off-Broadway production of Miguel Piñero's The Sun Always Shines for the Cool. Her first big break came in 1981, when she was cast as "Isabella" opposite Paul Newman in the movie Fort Apache, the Bronx. That same year, she was listed as one of 12 promising New Actors in John Willis Screen World Vol.33.

In 1983, Rachel married David Caruso with whom she had a daughter, whom she named Greta. That same year she landed a regular role on NBC's television drama Love and Honor. Other television series in which she has appeared in are, O'Hara (1987), Women on the Inside (1991), Crime & Punishment (1993), and Gargayles (1994). In 1989, she divorced David Caruso and in 1991 she married Peter Strauss, to whom she is presently married.

Among the movies in which she has been cast in are the following, Critical Condition (1986) as "Rachel Arwood", Where the Day Takes You (1992) as "Officer Landers", Falling Down (1993) as "Detective Sandra", Total Recall (1990) as "Melina" alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone and Con Air (1997) alongside Nicolas Cage, where she earned an Alma Award for her role as prison guard Sally Bishop.

Rachel Ticotin has participated in over 40 film and television series, her most recent film was Man on Fire (2004) where she is cast as "Mariana". She is currently working in the production of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants which is to be released in 2005. Ticotin was cast as "Vangie Gonzalez Taylor" in the second season of PBS's television series American Family alongside Edward James Olmos, Esai Morales, Raquel Welch and Kate del Castillo.

  "Lost"
- Collision (2005) TV Episode .... Captain Cortez
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) .... Carmen's Mother
Man on Fire (2004) .... Mariana
Something's Gotta Give (2003) .... Dr. Martinez
"Skin" (2003) TV Series .... Laura Roam
Desert Saints (2002) .... Dora
"American Family" (2002) TV Series .... Vangie Gonzalez
... aka American Family: Journey of Dreams (USA: second season title)
"The Outer Limits"
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- Mona Lisa (2001) TV Episode .... Theodora 'Teddi' Madden
Warden of Red Rock (2001) (TV) .... Mrs. Maria McVale
Full Disclosure (2001) (V) .... Armiti Khalq
Can't Be Heaven (2000) .... Maggie
Civility (2000) .... Rebecca
... aka Malicious Intent (USA: video title)

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) (TV) .... Elizabeth Perez
... aka Aftershock - Das große Beben (Germany)
... aka Erdbeben-Inferno: Wenn die Welt untergeht (Germany: rerun title)
... aka New York - Der jüngste Tag (Germany: DVD title)
Gargoyles: Brothers Betrayed (1998) (V) (voice) .... Captain Maria Chavez
First Time Felon (1997) (TV) .... McBride
Con Air (1997) .... Guard Sally Bishop
Turbulence (1997/I) .... Rachel Taper
"Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles"
- For It May Come True (1996) TV Episode (voice) .... Captain Maria Chavez
- Seeing Isn't Believing (????) TV Episode (voice) .... Police Dispatcher
Steal Big Steal Little (1995) .... Laura Martinez
The Wharf Rat (1995) (TV) .... Dexter Ireland
Don Juan DeMarco (1995) .... Doña Inez
"Tales from the Crypt"
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- Staired in Horror (1994) TV Episode .... Charbonnet/Lilian
"Gargoyles" (1994) TV Series (voice) .... Captain Maria Chavez
Natural Born Killers (1994) (uncredited) .... Prosecutor Wanda Bisbing (director's cut)
Deconstructing Sarah (1994) (TV) .... Elizabeth Davis
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story (1994) (TV) .... Diane
... aka The Larry McLinden Story (USA)
Criminal Passion (1994) .... Tracy Perry
... aka Angel of Desire (UK)
"Crime & Punishment" (1993) TV Series .... Det. Annette Rey
Falling Down (1993) .... Detective Sandra Torres
... aka Chute libre (France)
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One (1992) (TV) .... Christine Avila
Where the Day Takes You (1992) .... Officer Landers
Keep the Change (1992) (TV) .... Astrid
F/X2 (1991) .... Kim Brandon
... aka F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion
... aka FX2
One Good Cop (1991) .... Grace
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991) (TV) .... Iris
Total Recall (1990) .... Melina

Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs (1988) (TV) .... Sonia
"Ohara" (1987) TV Series .... Asst. U.S. Atty. Teresa Storm (1987-1988)
Critical Condition (1987) .... Rachel Atwood
"Stingray"
- Ancient Eyes (1986) TV Episode .... Elena Ballesteros
Rockabye (1986) (TV) .... Victoria Garcia
"Our Family Honor"
- Crimes of Passion: Part 2 (1986) TV Episode .... Karen Pellagrino
- Crimes of Passion: Part 1 (1985) TV Episode .... Karen Pellagrino
When the Bough Breaks (1986) (TV) .... Raquel Santos
Love, Mary (1985) (TV) .... Rachel Martin
"For Love and Honor" (1983) TV Series .... Cpl. Grace Pavlik (1983)
For Love and Honor (1983) (TV) .... Cpl. Grace Pavlik
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981) .... Isabella

King of the Gypsies (1978)