Patricia Velasquez was born in Guajira, Venezuela on January 31, 1971, the fifth of six children. She was raised by her parents, both of whom were educators, in a third world country. Needless to say, Patricia's life was far from luxurious. She attended San Vicente de Paul High School, and after her graduation in 1987, headed for college to study engineering and accounting. Although she was being raised to go into the Venezuelan oil industry (which is basically the only choice for Native American children from Venezuela), a chance event led her to switch plans.
A friend of hers wanted to become a model, and one of the pictures she sent to a casting call in Caracas included Patricia. As fate would have it, the agency wanted exotic Patricia. After a year of college studies, she left for Milan in pursuit of a modeling career. In 1998, she strutted down catwalks in ready-to-wear fashion shows for designers such as Antonio Berardi, Bella Freud, Corinne Cobson, Claude Montana and Dolce & Gabana, to name a few. As for print, Patricia appeared in ads for Chanel's Allure, Roberto Verino's Verino fragrance, as well as Victoria's Secret. She even donned swimsuits for Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Edition in 1994 at the age of 23. She has participated in the mother of all beauty pageants, the Miss Venezuela pageant, and can be seen in such movies as The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001).
Velásquez played Anck-Su-Namun in the 1999 film The Mummy and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns. She had a special appearance on "Breaking the Girl" video of the alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Velásquez played the character of Begoña on several episodes of The L Word during its 5th season (2008). She had a recurring role on the television series Arrested Development playing Marta Estrella. On CSI: Miami, in the episode "From The Grave", she appeared as a guest star, playing Celia Gonzalez. She had a recurring role in the first season of Rescue Me playing Nez, the ex-girlfriend and mother of Franco's daughter, Keela. She most recently guest starred on Ugly Betty.
Filmography
Le Jaguar (1996), as Maya
Eruption (1997), as Luisa Soares
Beowulf (1999), as Pendra
No Vacancy (1999), as Ramona
The Mummy (1999), as Anck-Su-Namun
Committed (2000), as Carmen
Façade (2000), as Juanita
San Bernardo (2000), as Claudia
Turn It Up (2000), (cameo appearance)
The Mummy Returns (2001), as Meela Nais/Anck-Su-Namun
SSX Tricky (2001, video game), as Marisol Diez Delgado
Fidel (2002, miniseries), as Mirta
Mindhunters (2004), as Nicole Willis
Arrested Development (2004, TV series), as Marta Estrella
Zapata: The Dream of a Hero - El sueño del héroe (2004), as Josefa
The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve (2004, made-for-TV), as Isabel Frias
The L Word - Season 5, as Begoña (2008)
The Operative: Red Dawn (2010)
Almighty Thor (2011)
Eternal Ashes as Ana lead and Executive producer (2011)
Liz in September as Liz lead and Executive producer (2012)
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