Danay García
Garcia at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International.
Born
Danay Aguilar García

(1984-07-05) July 5, 1984
Havana, Cuba
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2006–present

Danay Aguilar García (born July 5, 1984) is a Cuban-born actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Sofía Lugo on Fox's drama series Prison Break (2007–2009)[1] and Luciana Galvez on AMC's horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead (2016–2023).

Career

Her first role for the public was playing the lead role in Maria Antonia, by Eugenio Hernandez Espinosa, in a Havana theatre production when she was 17. In the U.S., García started learning English by studying with teachers and dialect coaches. She began booking commercials. She began ballet studies at the Debby Allen Dance Academy, while continuing her acting studies. García booked her first U.S. feature film role playing opposite Marisa Tomei in Danika.

García moved on to CSI: Miami and CSI: NY roles, feature film From Mexico with Love, then landed her big break as series regular, Sofía Lugo, in the Golden Globe Award winning Fox television series, Prison Break. During the 2007 writer's strike, García made it through multiple rounds of auditions for the Bond girl, Camille Montes, in MGM and Eon Productions' Quantum of Solace, but had to be dropped due to a clause in her Fox contract.

After Prison Break, she played the principal guest role of Anna in A&E's series The Cleaner series, and later appeared in the feature film Rehab. García has worked as a co-writer and co-creator for TV and film projects. García was next cast as Coqui in the Fina Torres' helmed drama, Liz in September, which shot on location in the Caribbean Islands around Venezuela, before winning the lead role of Monica in the U.S.–Brazilian co-production, Man Camp, her first significant work in a comedy.

Since 2016, García has portrayed Luciana Galvez on the AMC horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead. She guest starred in an episode of Hawaii Five-0 in 2017.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Danika Myra
2009 From Mexico with Love Maria
2010 Peep World Attractive P.A.
2011 Rehab Michelle Lopez
Cenizas Eternas Elena
2012 Choices Sonora Garcia Short
2013 Man Camp Monica
2014 Liz in September Coqui
2016 Widows Natalie Cruz Short
2017 Havana, Habana Maria
Boost Sheeren Montes
Sniper: Ultimate Kill Kate Estrada
Avenge the Crows Loca
2021 Spiked Diana
Baby Money Minny

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 CSI: Miami Camille Tavez Episode: "No Man's Land"
2007–2009 Prison Break Sofía Lugo Main Cast (Seasons 3–4)
2009 CSI: NY Flora Pollock Episode: "No Good Deed"
The Cleaner Anna Episode: "Crossing the Threshold"
2013 Supernatural Ellie Episode: "Trial and Error"
2016–2023 Fear the Walking Dead Luciana Galvez Recurring (Season 2); Main Cast (Seasons 3–8); Director: (Episode: "Anton")
2017 Hawaii Five-0 Elena Sachs Episode: "He Kaha Lu'u Ke Ala, Mai Ho'okolo Aku"
2020 50 States of Fright Maria Vazquez 3 episodes

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2016 Mafia III Alma Diaz

References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Danay Garcia". www.myfanbase.de. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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