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Kiele Michelle Sanchez (/ˈkiːli/ KEE-lee; born October 13, 1977)[1] is an American actress who starred in the A&E Network drama The Glades. Previously, she had starred as Anne Sorelli in The WB comedy-drama Related and as Nikki Fernandez on the main cast in the third season of the ABC television drama series Lost. She also starred in the DirecTV drama series Kingdom on the Audience Network.

Kiele Sanchez
Sanchez at the premiere of Kingdom in 2014
Born	Kiele Michelle Sanchez (1977-10-13) October 13, 1977 (age 45) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present
Spouses	Zach Helm ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2008)​ Zach Gilford ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	1

Early life and education

Sanchez was born in Chicago. Her father, Oscar Sanchez, is a racetrack jockey agent.[2] She is one of four children, and is of Puerto Rican, Polish and French descent.[3] Sanchez began her acting career at Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Illinois, when she performed in a school production of The Grapes of Wrath. Her performance helped her overcome her stage fright, with which she struggled at the time.[3]

Career

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In 2000, Sanchez auditioned for MTV's Wanna Be a VJ contest in New York. She was selected as one of the five finalists, but did not win the competition. However, an agent who had seen her on MTV expressed interest in representing her.[4]

After her agent recommended a move to Los Angeles, Sanchez auditioned and landed roles in the short-lived drama series That Was Then and the sitcom Married to the Kellys. In 2003, Sanchez appeared in the film Stuck on You. She joined the cast of the hit ABC show Lost for the series' third season, as Nikki Fernandez, but due to fan responses to her character, she was killed off six episodes after her first appearance. She had a recurring role on the ABC show Samantha Who?. She played a leading role in the 2008 film Insanitarium alongside Jesse Metcalfe and co-starred in the 2009 thriller A Perfect Getaway as Gina, Nick's (Timothy Olyphant) girlfriend. Sanchez's character was famously seen nude swimming near a waterfall in her first scene.

Sanchez starred in the 2010 film 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, taking over the role of Stella Oleson from Melissa George, who played her in the first film. Sanchez also starred in the DirecTV drama series Kingdom which premiered on the Audience Network in the fall of 2014. She also appears in The Glades which ran for four years.

In February 2020, she was cast as Lorna (the ex-wife of Mickey) in the CBS series The Lincoln Lawyer, which is based from the 2005 novel of the same name by Michael Connelly.[5]

Personal life

Sanchez was married to screenwriter and director Zach Helm[6] from 2001 to 2008.[7]

In 2010, Sanchez began dating actor Zach Gilford, with whom she co-starred in the ABC television pilot The Matadors.[8] The couple became engaged in November 2011,[9] and married on December 29, 2012.[10] The couple also co-starred in The Purge: Anarchy. In August 2015, Sanchez announced that she and Gilford were expecting their first child, a son, that November.[11] In October 2015, the couple announced that Sanchez had suffered a stillbirth.[12] In November 2017, the couple had a daughter, born via surrogate.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Migrating Forms	Dream Woman
2001	The Kiss	Girl	Short
2001	Stealing Time	Emily
2003	Stuck on You	Pepper Spray Cutie
2007	Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium	Mrs. Goodman
2008	Insanitarium	Lily	Video
2009	A Perfect Getaway	Gina
2010	Redemption Road	Hannah
2010	30 Days of Night: Dark Days	Stella Olemaun	Video
2014	The Purge: Anarchy	Liz
2018	Benji	Whitney Hughes

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Live Girls	Lynne	Television film
2001	Class Warfare	Amber Whidden	Television film
2002	That Was Then	Claudia Wills-Glass	7 episodes
2003	Young MacGyver[14]	Taylor	Unaired TV Pilot
2003–04	Married to the Kellys	Susan Wagner	21 episodes
2005–06	Related	Anne Sorelli	19 episodes
2006	Four Kings	Jen	Episode: "Pilot"
2006	Modern Men	Lisa	Episode: "Pilot"
2006	Girls on the Bus	Ronnie Sarazen	Episode: "Pilot"
2006–07	Lost	Nikki Fernandez	14 episodes
2007	Football Wives	Donna Reynolds	Unsold TV pilot
2007–08	Samantha Who?	Chloe	4 episodes
2008	The End of Steve	Emily Green	Television film
2010	Matadors	Natalie Munoz	Television film
2010–2013	The Glades	Callie Cargill	49 episodes
2011	Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe	Amanda Maples	Television film
2014–2017	Kingdom	Lisa Prince	40 episodes
2019	Drunk History	Emma Pulaski	Episode: "Good Samaritans"
2019	The Lost Boys	Lucy	Unsold TV pilot
2020	The Lincoln Lawyer	Lorna	Unsold TV pilot

See also

• List of Puerto Ricans

References

External links

• Kiele Sanchez at IMDb
• StuffMagazine.com Shoot

На других языках

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[de] Kiele Sanchez

Kiele Michelle Sanchez (* 13. Oktober 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin, bekannt durch ihre Rollen der Callie Cargill in der Fernsehserie The Glades, als Therapeutin Anne in Related und als Nikki in Lost.

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- [en] Kiele Sanchez

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[es] Kiele Sanchez

Kiele Michelle Sanchez (13 de octubre de 1976; Chicago, Illinois) es una actriz estadounidense conocida por hacer apariciones esporádicas en series de televisión. Su proyecto más recordado ha sido en la serie Lost, en la tercera temporada de la misma en el papel de Nikki Fernández.

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[ru] Санчес, Киле

Ки́ле Мише́ль Са́нчес (англ. Kiele Michelle Sanchez; род. 13 октября 1977, Чикаго) — американская актриса. Наиболее известна благодаря роли Никки Фернандес в телесериале «Остаться в живых» и ролям в фильмах «Пожираемые заживо», «Идеальный побег», «30 дней ночи: Тёмные времена» и «Судная ночь 2».

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