Marita Covarrubias

Marita Covarrubias
The X-Files character
Covarrubias addressing a meeting of the Syndicate
First appearance	"Herrenvolk"
Last appearance	"The Truth"
Created by	Chris Carter
Portrayed by	Laurie Holden
Information
Gender	Female
Occupation	Special Representative to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Affiliated with	United Nations The Syndicate Alex Krycek The X-Files
Duration	1996-2000, 2002
Appearances	"Herrenvolk" "Teliko" "Tunguska" "Unrequited" "Zero Sum" "Patient X" "The Red and the Black" "One Son" "Requiem" "The Truth"

Marita Covarrubias is a fictional character on the American science fiction television series The X-Files. She was initially introduced as an informant, leaking diplomatic information to FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder to aid his investigation of paranormal cases, dubbed X-Files. However, she was revealed to be an agent of the secretive Syndicate, although ultimately betraying that organization on several occasions. Introduced in the fourth season opener "Herrenvolk", the character remained a recurring presence until the series' finale, "The Truth".

The character of Marita Covarrubias was portrayed by Laurie Holden in all her appearances. She was introduced as a replacement for Steven Williams' character X, after the latter was killed by a Syndicate assassin. The character has received mixed criticism, being compared unfavorably to similar characters from the series.

The X-Files' creator Chris Carter felt it would be "more interesting for Mulder's next contact to be a woman", noting that he "wanted there to be some suspicion about whether Mulder would become involved with her romantically.X, the character who had previously filled Covarrubias' role as an informant in the series, had originally been cast as a female character. However Natalija Nogulich, the actress cast in that role, was replaced by Steven Williams after shooting her first scene.