Roselyn Sanchez was born on April 2, 1973 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer, model and film/television actress.

She soon made her feature film debut playing a small role in the feature film Captain Ron (1992), starring Kurt Russell. Sanchez also modeled and appeared in beauty pageants. She was crowned Miss Puerto Rico Petite 1993.

She also starred as Jackie Chan’s love interest in the Hollywood blockbuster Rush Hour 2 (2001).

Suddenly finding herself in demand, Sanchez quickly found herself starring in Boat Trip (2003) alongside Cuba Gooding Jr., Basic (2003) with John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, and Chasing Papi (2003).

In 2005, she joined the cast of the hit crime drama series Without a Trace, playing Elena Delgado, but she continues to act in movies such as The Game Plan (2007), starring The Rock.

Sánchez was married to actor Gary Stretch from 1999 to 2001. After her divorce, she started a relationship with Puerto Rican salsa singer, Víctor Manuelle. Currently, she has been dating actor Eric Winter.

Filmography

• The Perfect Sleep (2007)
• "Without a Trace" (50 episodes, 2005-2007)
• The Game Plan (2007)
• Venus & Vegas (2007)
• Yellow (2006)
• Shooting Gallery (2005)
• Edison (2005)
• Cayo (2005)
• Underclassman (2005)
• "Kojak" (5 episodes, 2005)
• State Property 2 (2005)
• Kojak (2005)
• "Dragnet" (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
• Larceny (2004)
• Chasing Papi (2003)
• Basic (2003)
• "The Drew Carey Show" (1 episode, 2002)
• "In-Laws" (1 episode, 2002)
• Nightstalker (2002)
• Boat Trip (2002)
• Miss Miami (2002)
• Rush Hour 2 (2001)
• "Nash Bridges" (2 episodes, 2000)
• "Ryan Caulfield: Year One" (2 episodes, 1999)
• Held Up (1999)
• "Fame L.A." (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
• "As the World Turns" (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
• Captain Ron (1992)