Wanda De Jesus

Wanda De Jesus
De Jesus at the 2013 Imagen Awards
Born	(1958-08-26) August 26, 1958 (age 58) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–present
Partner(s)	Jimmy Smits (1986–present)

Wanda De Jesus (born August 26, 1958) is an American actress. She is most notably recognized for her role as the fourth actress to portray Santana Andrade in NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara. Aside from her work on soap operas, De Jesus appeared in several TV shows in a guest starring role, and she had a recurring role on the CBS crime series CSI: Miami as MDPD Detective Adelle Sevilla. On the week of June 14, 2010, she made her debut on All My Children as Iris Blanco, the mayor of Pine Valley. In 2010, De Jesus was cast as the head of the police squad on Law & Order: Los Angeles, but the role – which had already been changed significantly before De Jesus joined – was changed again and reshot with a different actress after two episodes had been filmed.