Iyari Limón
Limon in 2005
Born
Iyari Pérez Limón

(1976-07-08) July 8, 1976
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
NationalityAmerican, Mexican
Spouse(s)Efren Ramirez (m. 1998; ann. 1999)
Alejandro Thais
​
(m. 2007)​
Children1

Iyari Pérez Limón (born July 8, 1976) is a Mexican-born American actress, best known for her supporting role as Potential Slayer Kennedy on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Early life

Limón was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on July 8, 1976. She moved to Los Angeles, California, at the age of one, and grew up in Southern California.

Career

Limon at the 2004 Moonlight Rising Slayercon.

Limón has appeared in numerous TV commercials, both in Spanish and English. Among her credits are commercials for Toyota, Dr Pepper, and Always.

During her screen test for the part of Carmen Morales in The L Word, Limón ad libbed a Spanish phrase into Kate Moennig's ear ("Quiero lamerte hasta que te vengas en mi boca mil veces" - "I want to lick you until you come in my mouth a thousand times"); the phrase was written into the show and used in the series by Sarah Shahi's portrayal of the character.[1]

Limón played Clovis Galletta in the 2011 video game L.A. Noire.

Personal life

Limón came out as bisexual in an interview with the website AfterEllen.com in April 2006, in which she stated that she was once married to Napoleon Dynamite actor Efren Ramirez and was, at the time of the interview, dating DJ Sandra Edge.[1] In September 2007, AfterEllen.com further reported that Limon and Edge had ended their relationship, and that Limon was pregnant by her boyfriend Alejandro Soltero.[2] Limon married Alejandro Soltero and their daughter was born on August 24, 2007. She then married Pascal Goehen in 2021. [3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 King Cobra Teen Girl Video
2000 The Egg Plant Lady Jamie Vecino
2005 Death by Engagement Erica
2007 Maquillaje Monica
2008 Turok: Son of Stone Young Catori (voice) Video

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 ER Brenda "Love Among the Ruins"
1997 On the Line Esperanza Gomez TV film
1998 Reyes y Rey Lisa "La Logica De LA Sangre"
1999-2001 Humphrey Herself Host for the Spanish language broadcasts
2000 Cover Me Iris "Beauty Marks"
2000 Undressed Cindy "3.13", "3.14", "3.15"
2002 Double Teamed Zoe Gold TV film
2002 Strong Medicine Flaca "Discharged"
2002 The Mind of the Married Man Stephanie "The Perfect Babysitter"
2002–03 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Kennedy Recurring role (season 7, 13 Episodes)
2002–03 The Brothers García Jennifer "Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover", "New Man on Campus... Sorta"
2004 The Drew Carey Show Carmelita "Girlfriend, Interrupted"
2004 Without a Trace Louisa Cruz "In the Dark"
2005 Quintuplets Wendy "The Coconut Kapow"
2017 My Crazy Sex "Planes, Strains and Automobiles"
2018 Jane the Virgin Allison "Chapter 77"
2020 How to Get Away with Murder Actress "We're Not Getting Away with It"

Video games

Year Title Role
2008 Dead Space Nicole Brennan
2009 Dead Space: Extraction Nicole Brennan
2011 L.A. Noire Clovis Galletta

References

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