Alex Meneses

Alexandra "Alex" Meneses, the ALMA Award-nominated actress known for her smoldering bombshell characters and philanthropic commitment to a wide variety of causes, recently starred on The CW's critically acclaimed series Jane the Virgin (2014). She also recently starred as Isabella, the over-the-top diva actress on NBC's comedy series Telenovela, for which she received an Imagen Award nomination. Eva Longoria produced and starred in it. Alex first became embraced by audiences playing Teresa Morales in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Her role as Stefania Fogagnolo, Brad Garrett's luscious Italian girlfriend on Everybody Loves Raymond, earned her an ALMA Award and American Comedy Award nominations. Other TV roles include Cookie, Joey Tribiani's sister, on Friends; Sofia on The Goldbergs; and roles on CSI, CSI Miami, Prison Break, NCIS, Psych, Austi & Ally, and The Cleveland Show. She recently starred in the TV movie Unorganized Crime opposite Chazz Palminteri. On film, the Chicago native and