Arlene Tur

Arlene Tur
Born	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2003–present

Arlene Tur is a Cuban American actress, television presenter and model. She is best known for her roles as Bebe Arcel in the 2008 television drama series Crash, Armenia in the 2010 film Eat Pray Love and as Vera Juarez in Torchwood: Miracle Day

Tur was born in Miami, Florida, the only child to parents who were Cuban political refugees to the United States. She graduated from Florida Christian School and attended Florida International University, where she graduated with dual Marketing and Public Relations degrees. Tur played professional beach volleyball during college, and as a result was approached by modeling agents and began a modeling career.

Tur's first acting role was in the 2003 telemundo drama Los Teens. Arlene then went on to studying with Uta Hagen in New York City and Howard Fine in Los Angeles.

Subsequently, her roles included a 2006 guest-star appearance on Grey's Anatomy, a leading role in NBC's Haskett's Chance and the action film Final Engagement alongside Peter O'Toole .

Arlene garnered network attention for her comedic performance with Jason Segel and Mark Valley in the ABC/Paramount pilot "Harry Green and Eugene,", this led to a holding deal with ABC Network and Touchstone Television

In 2008, Tur was cast as LAPD officer Bebe Arcel in Crash starring alongside Dennis Hopper

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