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'''Kiele Michelle Sanchez''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|iː|l|i}} {{respell|KEE|lee}}; born October 13, 1977)<ref>{{cite web|author=The Associated Press|url=http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20091013/APA/910130501 |title=JournalGazette.net - Associated Press &#124; The Journal Gazette &#124; Fort Wayne, IN |publisher=The Journal Gazette |date=2009-10-13 |accessdate=2012-05-21}}</ref> is an American actress who starred in the [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E Network]] drama ''[[The Glades (TV series)|The Glades]]''. Previously, she had starred as Anne Sorelli in [[The WB]] comedy-drama ''[[Related]]'' and as [[Nikki and Paulo|Nikki Fernandez]] on the main cast in the third season of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television drama series ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''. She also starred in the [[DirecTV]] drama series ''[[Kingdom (U.S. TV series)|Kingdom]]'' on the [[Audience (TV network)|Audience Network]].
'''Kiele Sanchez''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|iː|l|i}} {{respell|KEE|lee}}; born October 13, 1977)<ref>{{cite web|agency=The Associated Press|url=http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20091013/APA/910130501 |title=Today in History - Oct. 13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330164228/http://journalgazette.net/article/20091013/apa/910130501/ |website=journalgazette.net |publisher=The Journal Gazette |date=October 13, 2009 |access-date=May 21, 2012 |archive-date=March 30, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> is an American actress who starred in the [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E Network]] drama ''[[The Glades (TV series)|The Glades]]''. Previously, she had starred as Anne Sorelli in [[The WB]] comedy-drama ''[[Related]]'' and as [[Nikki and Paulo|Nikki Fernandez]] on the main cast in the third season of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television drama series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''. She also starred in the [[DirecTV]] drama series ''[[Kingdom (American TV series)|Kingdom]]'' on the [[Audience (TV network)|Audience Network]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Sanchez was born in [[Chicago]]. Her father, Oscar Sanchez, is a racetrack jockey agent.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ross |first=Graham |url=http://www.arlingtonpark.com/news/archives/fathers-day-fruition-friday-oscar-kiele-sanchez |title=Father's Day Fruition Friday for Oscar, Kiele Sanchez |publisher=Arlington Park |date= |accessdate=2012-05-21}}</ref> She is one of four children, and is of [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]], Polish and [[French Americans|French]] descent.<ref name="tvnz"/> Sanchez began her acting career at [[Glenbard North High School]] in [[Carol Stream, Illinois]], when she performed in a school production of ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]''. Her performance helped her overcome her [[stage fright]], with which she struggled at the time.<ref name="tvnz" >{{cite web| url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/410965/967984|title=Kiele Sanchez|accessdate=2007-03-10}}</ref>
Sanchez was born in [[Chicago]]. Her father, Oscar Sanchez, is a racetrack jockey agent.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ross |first=Graham |url= http://www.arlingtonpark.com/news/archives/fathers-day-fruition-friday-oscar-kiele-sanchez |title=Father's Day Fruition Friday for Oscar, Kiele Sanchez |publisher=Arlington Park |access-date= May 21, 2012 |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140906084301/http://www.arlingtonpark.com/news/archives/fathers-day-fruition-friday-oscar-kiele-sanchez |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is one of four children, and is of Puerto Rican descent.<ref name="tvnz"/> Sanchez began her acting career at [[Glenbard North High School]] in [[Carol Stream, Illinois]], when she performed in a school production of ''[[The Grapes of Wrath (play)|The Grapes of Wrath]]''. Her performance helped her overcome her [[stage fright]], with which she struggled at the time.<ref name="tvnz" >{{cite web| url= http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/410965/967984|title=Kiele Sanchez|access-date=March 10, 2007|website=tvnz.co.nz|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070604181315/http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/410965/967984|archive-date=June 4, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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In 2000, Sanchez auditioned for [[MTV]]'s [[Wanna Be a VJ]] contest in New York. She was selected as one of the five finalists, but did not win the competition. However, an agent who had seen her on MTV expressed interest in representing her.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/kiele-sanchez/ |title=Hollywood Life Kiele Sanchez |date=10 October 2015 |publisher=Hollywood Life |access-date=July 20, 2022}}</ref>
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In 2000, Sanchez auditioned for [[MTV]]'s [[Wanna Be a VJ]] contest in New York. She was selected as one of the five finalists, but did not win the competition. However, an agent who had seen her on MTV expressed interest in representing her.


After her agent recommended a move to Los Angeles, Sanchez auditioned and landed roles in the short-lived drama series ''[[That Was Then]]'' and the sitcom ''[[Married to the Kellys]]''. In 2003, Sanchez appeared in the film ''[[Stuck on You (2003 film)|Stuck on You]]''. She joined the cast of the hit ABC show ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' for the series' [[Lost (season 3)|third season]], as [[Nikki and Paulo|Nikki Fernandez]], but due to fan responses to her character, she was killed off six episodes after her first appearance. She had a recurring role on the ABC show ''[[Samantha Who?]]''. She played a leading role in the 2008 film ''[[Insanitarium]]'' alongside [[Jesse Metcalfe]] and co-starred in the 2009 thriller ''[[A Perfect Getaway]]'' as Gina, Nick's ([[Timothy Olyphant]]) girlfriend. Sanchez's character was famously seen [[nude swimming]] near a waterfall in her first scene.
After her agent recommended a move to Los Angeles, Sanchez auditioned and landed roles in the short-lived drama series ''[[That Was Then]]'',<ref name="tv">{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kiele-sanchez/credits/3030386083/ |title= Kiele Sanchez Credits |work= tvguide.com |access-date= January 7, 2024}}</ref> and the sitcom ''[[Married to the Kellys]]''.<ref name="tv"/> In 2003, Sanchez appeared in the film ''[[Stuck on You (2003 film)|Stuck on You]]''.<ref name="tv"/> She joined the cast of the hit ABC show ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'',<ref name="tv"/> for the series' [[Lost (season 3)|third season]], as [[Nikki and Paulo|Nikki Fernandez]], but due to fan responses to her character, she was killed off six episodes after her first appearance. She had a recurring role on the ABC show ''[[Samantha Who?]]'',<ref name="tv"/> and played a leading role in the 2008 film ''[[Insanitarium]]'',<ref name="tv"/> alongside [[Jesse Metcalfe]]. She co-starred as Gina, Nick's ([[Timothy Olyphant]]) girlfriend, her character was famously seen [[nude swimming]], near a waterfall in her first scene, in the 2009 thriller ''[[A Perfect Getaway]]''.<ref name="tv"/>


Sanchez starred in the 2010 film ''[[30 Days of Night: Dark Days]]'', taking over the role of [[Stella Olemaun|Stella Oleson]] from [[Melissa George]], who played her in the [[30 Days of Night (film)|first film]]. Sanchez also starred in the [[DirecTV]] drama series ''[[Kingdom (American TV series)|Kingdom]]'' which premiered on the [[Audience (TV network)|Audience Network]] in the fall of 2014. She also appears in The Glades which ran for four years.
Sanchez starred in the 2010 film ''[[30 Days of Night: Dark Days]]'',<ref name="tv"/> taking over the role of [[Stella Olemaun|Stella Oleson]] from [[Melissa George]], who played her in the [[30 Days of Night (film)|first film]]. Sanchez also starred in the [[DirecTV]] drama series ''[[Kingdom (American TV series)|Kingdom]]'' which premiered on the [[Audience (TV network)|Audience Network]] in the fall of 2014. She also appeared in 49 episodes of ''[[The Glades (TV series)|The Glades]]'', which ran for four years.<ref name="tv"/>


In February 2020, she was cast as Lorna (the ex-wife of Mickey) in the [[CBS]] series ''The Lincoln Lawyer'', which is based from the [[The Lincoln Lawyer|2005 novel of the same name]] by [[Michael Connelly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/kiele-sanchez-to-co-star-in-the-lincoln-lawyer-cbs-drama-series-1202850324/|title=Kiele Sanchez To Co-Star In ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ CBS Drama Series|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|first2=Denise|last2=Petski|date=February 3, 2020|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
In February 2020, she was cast as Lorna (the ex-wife of Mickey Haller) in the [[CBS]] series ''The Lincoln Lawyer'', which is based on the [[The Lincoln Lawyer|2005 novel of the same name]] by [[Michael Connelly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/kiele-sanchez-to-co-star-in-the-lincoln-lawyer-cbs-drama-series-1202850324/|title=Kiele Sanchez To Co-Star In 'The Lincoln Lawyer' CBS Drama Series|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|first2=Denise|last2=Petski|date=February 3, 2020|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

In November 2022, Sanchez joined her husband Zach Gilford in a recurring role as Sydney Voit, the wife of Gilford's character Elias Voit in ''[[Criminal Minds (season 16)|Criminal Minds: Evolution]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ray |first=Alyssa |date=November 24, 2022 |title=When Zach Gilford Learned About His Wife's Criminal Minds Role |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1355478/how-criminal-minds-evolutions-zach-gilford-found-out-hed-be-co-starring-with-his-wife |access-date=November 24, 2022 |website=E! Online}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Sanchez was married to screenwriter and director [[Zach Helm]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theunion.com/article/20071127/NEWS/111270151|title=NU grad directs 'Wonder Emporium'|date=November 27, 2007|work=[[The Union (Grass Valley)|The Union]]|accessdate=April 19, 2011}}</ref> from 2001 to 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/09/business/la-fi-hotprop-kiele-sanchez-zach-helm-20120109|title=Actress Kiele Sanchez, ex-husband Zach Helm list Los Feliz-area home at $1.849 million|date=January 9, 2012|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=December 30, 2012}}</ref>
She was married to screenwriter and director [[Zach Helm]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theunion.com/article/20071127/NEWS/111270151|title=NU grad directs 'Wonder Emporium'|date=November 27, 2007|work=[[The Union (Grass Valley)|The Union]]|access-date=April 19, 2011|archive-date=March 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323204749/http://www.theunion.com/article/20071127/NEWS/111270151|url-status=dead}}</ref> from 2001 to 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-jan-09-la-fi-hotprop-kiele-sanchez-zach-helm-20120109-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111011629/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/09/business/la-fi-hotprop-kiele-sanchez-zach-helm-20120109|url-status=live|archive-date=January 11, 2012|title=Actress Kiele Sanchez, ex-husband Zach Helm list Los Feliz-area home at $1.849 million|date=January 9, 2012|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=December 30, 2012}}</ref>


In 2010, Sanchez began dating actor [[Zach Gilford]], with whom she co-starred in the ABC television pilot ''The Matadors''.<ref>{{cite web|last=MacKenzie|first=Carina Adly|title=Friday Night Lights' Zach Gilford engaged to Kiele Sanchez|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/11/friday-night-lights-zach-gilford-engaged-to-kiele-sanchez.html|work=[[zap2it]]|accessdate=December 18, 2011|date=November 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002158/http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/11/friday-night-lights-zach-gilford-engaged-to-kiele-sanchez.html|archivedate=December 3, 2013}}</ref> The couple became engaged in November 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20550036,00.html|title=Friday Night Lights Star Zach Gilford Engaged|date=December 1, 2011|work=People Magazine|accessdate=December 1, 2011}}</ref> and married on December 29, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Friday Night Lights' Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez Tie the Knot!|url=http://ca.eonline.com/news/374771/friday-night-lights-zach-gilford-and-kiele-sanchez-tie-the-knot|work=E Online|date = December 29, 2012|accessdate=December 30, 2012}}</ref> The couple also co-starred in ''[[The Purge: Anarchy]]''. In August 2015, Sanchez announced that she and Gilford were expecting their first child, a son, that November.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kiele-sanchez-pregnant-expecting-first-child-zach-gilford-201598|title=Kiele Sanchez Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Zach Gilford: Find Out Her Due Date!|work=[[Us Weekly]]|accessdate=August 10, 2015}}</ref> In October 2015, the couple announced that Sanchez had suffered a late-term miscarriage.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Green|first1=Mary|title=Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez Suffer Late-Term Miscarriage|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/10/09/zach-gilford-kiele-sanchez-miscarriage-baby-boy/|accessdate=9 October 2015|publisher=People|date=October 9, 2015}}</ref> In 2017, the couple had a daughter, born via surrogate.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Green|first1=Mary|title=Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez Welcome Daughter Zeppelin Adele|url=http://people.com/babies/kiele-sanchez-zach-gilford-welcome-daughter-zeppelin-adele|publisher=People|accessdate=22 December 2017|date=22 December 2017}}</ref>
In 2010, Sanchez began dating actor [[Zach Gilford]], with whom she co-starred in the ABC television pilot ''The Matadors''.<ref>{{cite web|last=MacKenzie|first=Carina Adly|title=Friday Night Lights' Zach Gilford engaged to Kiele Sanchez|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/11/friday-night-lights-zach-gilford-engaged-to-kiele-sanchez.html|work=[[zap2it]]|access-date=December 18, 2011|date=November 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002158/http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/11/friday-night-lights-zach-gilford-engaged-to-kiele-sanchez.html|archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> The couple became engaged in November 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20550036,00.html|title=Friday Night Lights Star Zach Gilford Engaged|date=December 1, 2011|work=People Magazine|access-date=December 1, 2011}}</ref> and married on December 29, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Friday Night Lights' Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez Tie the Knot!|url=http://ca.eonline.com/news/374771/friday-night-lights-zach-gilford-and-kiele-sanchez-tie-the-knot|work=E Online|date = December 29, 2012|access-date=December 30, 2012}}</ref> The couple also co-starred in ''[[The Purge: Anarchy]]''. In August 2015, Sanchez announced that she and Gilford were expecting their first child, a son, that November.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kiele-sanchez-pregnant-expecting-first-child-zach-gilford-201598|title=Kiele Sanchez Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Zach Gilford: Find Out Her Due Date!|work=[[Us Weekly]]|access-date=August 10, 2015}}</ref> In October 2015, the couple announced that Sanchez had suffered a stillbirth.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Green|first1=Mary|title=Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez Suffer Late-Term Miscarriage|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/10/09/zach-gilford-kiele-sanchez-miscarriage-baby-boy/|access-date=9 October 2015|publisher=People|date=October 9, 2015|archive-date=October 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010170155/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/10/09/zach-gilford-kiele-sanchez-miscarriage-baby-boy/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2017, the couple had a daughter, born via surrogate.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Green|first1=Mary|title=Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez Welcome Daughter Zeppelin Adele|url=http://people.com/babies/kiele-sanchez-zach-gilford-welcome-daughter-zeppelin-adele|publisher=People|access-date=December 22, 2017|date=December 22, 2017}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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Kiele Sanchez
Sanchez at the premiere of Kingdom in 2014
Born (1977-10-13) October 13, 1977 (age 47)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouses
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    (m. 2001; div. 2008)​
  • ​
    (m. 2012)​
Children2

Kiele Sanchez (/ˈkiːli/ KEE-lee; born October 13, 1977)[1] is an American actress who starred in the A&E Network drama The Glades. Previously, she had starred as Anne Sorelli in The WB comedy-drama Related and as Nikki Fernandez on the main cast in the third season of the ABC television drama series Lost. She also starred in the DirecTV drama series Kingdom on the Audience Network.

Early life and education

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Sanchez was born in Chicago. Her father, Oscar Sanchez, is a racetrack jockey agent.[2] She is one of four children, and is of Puerto Rican descent.[3] Sanchez began her acting career at Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Illinois, when she performed in a school production of The Grapes of Wrath. Her performance helped her overcome her stage fright, with which she struggled at the time.[3]

Career

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In 2000, Sanchez auditioned for MTV's Wanna Be a VJ contest in New York. She was selected as one of the five finalists, but did not win the competition. However, an agent who had seen her on MTV expressed interest in representing her.[4]

After her agent recommended a move to Los Angeles, Sanchez auditioned and landed roles in the short-lived drama series That Was Then,[5] and the sitcom Married to the Kellys.[5] In 2003, Sanchez appeared in the film Stuck on You.[5] She joined the cast of the hit ABC show Lost,[5] for the series' third season, as Nikki Fernandez, but due to fan responses to her character, she was killed off six episodes after her first appearance. She had a recurring role on the ABC show Samantha Who?,[5] and played a leading role in the 2008 film Insanitarium,[5] alongside Jesse Metcalfe. She co-starred as Gina, Nick's (Timothy Olyphant) girlfriend, her character was famously seen nude swimming, near a waterfall in her first scene, in the 2009 thriller A Perfect Getaway.[5]

Sanchez starred in the 2010 film 30 Days of Night: Dark Days,[5] taking over the role of Stella Oleson from Melissa George, who played her in the first film. Sanchez also starred in the DirecTV drama series Kingdom which premiered on the Audience Network in the fall of 2014. She also appeared in 49 episodes of The Glades, which ran for four years.[5]

In February 2020, she was cast as Lorna (the ex-wife of Mickey Haller) in the CBS series The Lincoln Lawyer, which is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Michael Connelly.[6]

In November 2022, Sanchez joined her husband Zach Gilford in a recurring role as Sydney Voit, the wife of Gilford's character Elias Voit in Criminal Minds: Evolution.[7]

Personal life

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She was married to screenwriter and director Zach Helm[8] from 2001 to 2008.[9]

In 2010, Sanchez began dating actor Zach Gilford, with whom she co-starred in the ABC television pilot The Matadors.[10] The couple became engaged in November 2011,[11] and married on December 29, 2012.[12] The couple also co-starred in The Purge: Anarchy. In August 2015, Sanchez announced that she and Gilford were expecting their first child, a son, that November.[13] In October 2015, the couple announced that Sanchez had suffered a stillbirth.[14] In November 2017, the couple had a daughter, born via surrogate.[15]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Migrating Forms Dream Woman
2001 The Kiss Girl Short
2001 Stealing Time Emily
2003 Stuck on You Pepper Spray Cutie
2007 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Mrs. Goodman
2008 Insanitarium Lily Video
2009 A Perfect Getaway Gina
2010 Redemption Road Hannah
2010 30 Days of Night: Dark Days Stella Olemaun Video
2014 The Purge: Anarchy Liz
2018 Benji Whitney Hughes

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Live Girls Lynne Television film
2001 Class Warfare Amber Whidden Television film
2002 That Was Then Claudia Wills-Glass 7 episodes
2003 Young MacGyver[16] Taylor Unaired TV Pilot
2003–2004 Married to the Kellys Susan Wagner 21 episodes
2005–2006 Related Anne Sorelli 19 episodes
2006 Four Kings Jen Episode: "Pilot"
2006 Modern Men Lisa Episode: "Pilot"
2006 Girls on the Bus Ronnie Sarazen Episode: "Pilot"
2006–2007 Lost Nikki Fernandez 14 episodes
2007 Football Wives Donna Reynolds Unsold TV pilot
2007–2008 Samantha Who? Chloe 4 episodes
2008 The End of Steve Emily Green Television film
2010 Matadors Natalie Munoz Television film
2010–2013 The Glades Callie Cargill 49 episodes
2011 Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe Amanda Maples Television film
2014–2017 Kingdom Lisa Prince 40 episodes
2019 Drunk History Emma Pulaski Episode: "Good Samaritans"
2019 The Lost Boys Lucy Unsold TV pilot
2020 The Lincoln Lawyer Lorna Unsold TV pilot
2022–2024 Criminal Minds: Evolution Sydney Voit Recurring role
2023–2024 Station 19 Kate Powell Recurring role
2023 The Fall of the House of Usher — Co-writer: "The Raven"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Today in History - Oct. 13". journalgazette.net. The Journal Gazette. The Associated Press. October 13, 2009. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  2. ^ Ross, Graham. "Father's Day Fruition Friday for Oscar, Kiele Sanchez". Arlington Park. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
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