Acting · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Born November 1, 1958
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.
MovieDiamond
2026
TVSheriff Country
2025
as Eva Santos
MovieGrassland
2025
MovieSuperintelligence
2020
as Director Tyson
TVThe Act
2019
as Gina
TVHomeland
2011
as Mercedes Acosta
TVUnforgettable
2011
as Sharon Vega
MovieAmerica
2011
as Esther
TVLaw & Order: LA
2010
as Arleen Gonzales
TVBlue Bloods
2010
as Carmen Castillo
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Monica Tenez
MovieThe Burning Plain
2008
as Ana
MovieThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
as Christina Lowell
MovieThe Eye
2008
as Rosa Martinez
TVJohn from Cincinnati
2007
as Woman in Jail Cell
TVWeeds
2005
as Candela
MovieThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2005
as Christina Lowell
MovieVengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
2005
as Self
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Marie Cerone
TVLost
2004
as Teresa Cortez
MovieMan on Fire
2004
as Mariana Garcia Guerrero
MovieSomething's Gotta Give
2003
as Dr. Martinez
TVSkin
2003
as Laura Roam
TVNCIS
2003
as Joy Aaronson
MovieDesert Saints
2002
as Dora
MovieWarden of Red Rock
2001
as Mrs. Maria McVale
MovieFull Disclosure
2001
as Armiti Khalq
MovieImagining 'Total Recall'
2001
as Self (archive)
MovieCan't Be Heaven
2000
as Maggie
MovieCivility
2000
as Rebecca Russo
TVAftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
as Elizabeth Perez
MovieFirst Time Felon
1997
as McBride
MovieCon Air
1997
as Guard Sally Bishop
MovieTurbulence
1997
as Rachel Taper
MovieThe Wharf Rat
1996
as Dexter Ireland
MovieSteal Big Steal Little
1995
as Laura
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Theodora 'Teddi' Madden
MovieDeconstructing Sarah
1994
as Elizabeth Davis
TVGargoyles
1994
as Tony Dracon (voice)
MovieDon Juan DeMarco
1994
as Doña Inez
MovieCriminal Passion
1994
as Tracy Perry
MovieThicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
1994
as Diane
TVCrime & Punishment
1993
MovieFalling Down
1993
as Sandra
MovieFrom the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992
as Christine Avila
MovieWhere the Day Takes You
1992
as Officer Landers
MovieKeep the Change
1992
as Astrid
MovieOne Good Cop
1991
as Grace
MovieF/X2
1991
as Kim Brandon
MoviePrison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991
as Iris
MovieTotal Recall
1990
as Melina
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Charbonnet / Lilian
MovieSpies, Lies & Naked Thighs
1988
as Sonia
TVOhara
1987
as Teresa Storm
MovieCritical Condition
1987
as Rachel Atwood
MovieWhen the Bough Breaks
1986
as Raquel Santos
MovieRockabye
1986
as Victoria Garcia
MovieLove, Mary
1985
as Rachel Martin
TVStingray
1985
MovieFor Love and Honor
1983
as Cpl. Grace Pavlik
For Love and Honor
1983
MovieFort Apache, the Bronx
1981
as Isabella
