Alex Meneses

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Alexandra Estella DeAnna "Alex" Meneses (born February 12, 1965) is an American television and film actress and model. She was born in Chicago of Mexican American descent on her father's side and Ukrainian American descent on her mother's. Meneses studied acting at Chicago's The Second City Improvisational Theater during summer vacations. Immediately upon graduation from high school,she got a modeling contract in Milan, Italy. Originally she was to stay in Italy for only 3 months, but fell in love with Italy and stayed there for 2 years where she became a successful model. When Alex came back to the USA, she headed to Los Angeles, where she studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Meneses portrayed Teresa Morales in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, and has had significant recurring roles on Everybody Loves Raymond as Robert's Italian lover Stefania, Friends (1997, Third season) as Cookie (Joey Tribiani's sister), and The Hughleys. She has also appeared in Martial Law as Alex Delgado in the episode Lock Up and the films Amanda and the Alien, Selena, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Auto Focus, NCIS, and Funny Money. Alex has also appeared in numerous L.A. stage productions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Meneses, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Amanda & the Alien (1995)

Amanda, an employee at an upscale clothing store, is leading a relatively lonely and unremarkable life. All this changes when an alien that's been held a secret military installation excapes by taking over the body of one of the base employees. Amanda finds the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Kroll
CAST:  Nicole Eggert  •  John Diehl  •  Michael Bendetti  •  Michael Dorn

Amanda, an employee at an upscale clothing store, is leading a relatively lonely and unremarkable life. All this changes when an alien that's been held a secret military installation excapes by taking over the body of one of the base employees. Amanda finds the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Kroll
CAST:  Nicole Eggert  •  John Diehl  •  Michael Bendetti  •  Michael Dorn

Auto Focus (2002)

A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Schrader
CAST:  Greg Kinnear  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Rita Wilson  •  Maria Bello

A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Schrader
CAST:  Greg Kinnear  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Rita Wilson  •  Maria Bello

Selena (1997)

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In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Nava
CAST:  Jennifer Lopez  •  Edward James Olmos  •  Jon Seda  •  Constance Marie

In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Nava
CAST:  Jennifer Lopez  •  Edward James Olmos  •  Jon Seda  •  Constance Marie

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

The Flintstones are at it again. The Flintstones and the Rubbles head for Rock Vegas with Fred hoping to court the lovely Wilma. Nothing will stand in the way of love, except for the conniving Chip Rockefeller who is the playboy born in Baysville but who has made ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Levant
CAST:  Mark Addy  •  Stephen Baldwin  •  Kristen Johnston  •  Jane Krakowski

The Flintstones are at it again. The Flintstones and the Rubbles head for Rock Vegas with Fred hoping to court the lovely Wilma. Nothing will stand in the way of love, except for the conniving Chip Rockefeller who is the playboy born in Baysville but who has made ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Levant
CAST:  Mark Addy  •  Stephen Baldwin  •  Kristen Johnston  •  Jane Krakowski

Living in Peril (1997)

The young architect Walter leaves his wife Linda to go to L.A. to draw a mansion for Harrison. On the highway a truck driver almost drives him off the road. Walter calls the truck-company to complain. The driver gets fired. When Walter arrives to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Ersgard
CAST:  Rob Lowe  •  Jim Belushi  •  Dean Stockwell  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

The young architect Walter leaves his wife Linda to go to L.A. to draw a mansion for Harrison. On the highway a truck driver almost drives him off the road. Walter calls the truck-company to complain. The driver gets fired. When Walter arrives to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Ersgard
CAST:  Rob Lowe  •  Jim Belushi  •  Dean Stockwell  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

Fire from Below (2009)

Digging at a nearby cave, a careless industrialist unearths a vein of pure base Lithium and inadvertently brings it to the surface, where the Lithium combusts when coming into contact with water and begins to wreak havoc on the country side.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Wynorski  •  Andrew Stevens
CAST:  GiGi Erneta  •  Kevin Sorbo  •  Alex Meneses  •  Maeghan Albach

Digging at a nearby cave, a careless industrialist unearths a vein of pure base Lithium and inadvertently brings it to the surface, where the Lithium combusts when coming into contact with water and begins to wreak havoc on the country side.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Wynorski  •  Andrew Stevens
CAST:  GiGi Erneta  •  Kevin Sorbo  •  Alex Meneses  •  Maeghan Albach

Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009)

A small-time crime boss kills a drug dealer without realizing that the drug dealer works for the biggest crime boss in the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franck Khalfoun
CAST:  Cuba Gooding Jr.  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Louis Mandylor  •  Alex Meneses

A small-time crime boss kills a drug dealer without realizing that the drug dealer works for the biggest crime boss in the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franck Khalfoun
CAST:  Cuba Gooding Jr.  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Louis Mandylor  •  Alex Meneses

Stealth Fighter (1999)

A navy pilot fakes his own death and steals a stealth fighter plane from a U.S.A.F base. He then acts as a mercenary, targeting military installations around the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Wynorski
CAST:  Ice-T  •  Erika Eleniak  •  Costas Mandylor  •  William Sadler

A navy pilot fakes his own death and steals a stealth fighter plane from a U.S.A.F base. He then acts as a mercenary, targeting military installations around the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Wynorski
CAST:  Ice-T  •  Erika Eleniak  •  Costas Mandylor  •  William Sadler

The Princess and the Barrio Boy (2000)

A teenager who dreams of becoming an Olympic swimmer has a romance with a boy from the wrong side of town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Plana
CAST:  Marisol Nichols  •  Nicholas Gonzalez  •  Edward James Olmos  •  María Conchita Alonso

A teenager who dreams of becoming an Olympic swimmer has a romance with a boy from the wrong side of town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Plana
CAST:  Marisol Nichols  •  Nicholas Gonzalez  •  Edward James Olmos  •  María Conchita Alonso

Funny Money (2006)

Henry Perkins, a mild-mannered accountant, accidentally trades briefcases with another man, to find out that there's a million dollars inside. Henry tells his unsuspecting wife of their new-found fortune, but she doesn't embrace it as well as he does. Soon they're ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Greif
CAST:  Chevy Chase  •  Penelope Ann Miller  •  Armand Assante  •  Christopher McDonald

Henry Perkins, a mild-mannered accountant, accidentally trades briefcases with another man, to find out that there's a million dollars inside. Henry tells his unsuspecting wife of their new-found fortune, but she doesn't embrace it as well as he does. Soon they're ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Greif
CAST:  Chevy Chase  •  Penelope Ann Miller  •  Armand Assante  •  Christopher McDonald

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)

After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Simoneau
CAST:  Michael Madsen  •  Ron Livingston  •  Ray Baker  •  Douglas Spain

After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Simoneau
CAST:  Michael Madsen  •  Ron Livingston  •  Ray Baker  •  Douglas Spain

The Round and Round (2002)

A state proposes a law banning cock fights.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Slane
CAST:  Robert Knott  •  Alex Meneses  •  Hunter von Leer  •  Wilford Brimley

A state proposes a law banning cock fights.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Slane
CAST:  Robert Knott  •  Alex Meneses  •  Hunter von Leer  •  Wilford Brimley

Ripped (2017)

Two free-spirited stoners find themselves catapulted into 2016 after smoking some top secret pot created by the CIA in 1986. With 30 years of their lives lost, these now balding and overweight friends use their uncomplicated enthusiasm to get their lives back on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Epstein
CAST:  Alex Meneses  •  Faizon Love  •  Russell Peters  •  Rebecca Chulew

Two free-spirited stoners find themselves catapulted into 2016 after smoking some top secret pot created by the CIA in 1986. With 30 years of their lives lost, these now balding and overweight friends use their uncomplicated enthusiasm to get their lives back on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Epstein
CAST:  Alex Meneses  •  Faizon Love  •  Russell Peters  •  Rebecca Chulew

The Wall of Mexico (2020)

A young white handyman, hired by a wealthy Mexican-American family to upkeep their ranch, finds himself caught between disgruntled locals and the family’s outrageously decadent daughters and discovers that something quite unusual is happening at the ranch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zachary Cotler  •  Magdalena Zyzak
CAST:  Jackson Rathbone  •  Esai Morales  •  Alex Meneses  •  Moisés Arias

A young white handyman, hired by a wealthy Mexican-American family to upkeep their ranch, finds himself caught between disgruntled locals and the family’s outrageously decadent daughters and discovers that something quite unusual is happening at the ranch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zachary Cotler  •  Magdalena Zyzak
CAST:  Jackson Rathbone  •  Esai Morales  •  Alex Meneses  •  Moisés Arias

Stickfighter (1994)

D.E.A. Agent John Lambert (Kely McClung) fights the powerful drug cartels on a daily basis. But when his partner is killed in a violent shoot-out, Lambert needs some time away from the job to cope. Unfortunately, trouble has followed him and he quickly finds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  BJ Davis
CAST:  Kely McClung  •  Alex Meneses  •  Karl Johnson  •  Jeff Celentano

D.E.A. Agent John Lambert (Kely McClung) fights the powerful drug cartels on a daily basis. But when his partner is killed in a violent shoot-out, Lambert needs some time away from the job to cope. Unfortunately, trouble has followed him and he quickly finds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  BJ Davis
CAST:  Kely McClung  •  Alex Meneses  •  Karl Johnson  •  Jeff Celentano

Kissing Miranda (1995)

A young man falls in love with a co-worker's mail order bride from Latin America.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleks Horvat
CAST:  Larry Poindexter  •  Alex Meneses  •  Chick Vennera  •  Dea Lawrence

A young man falls in love with a co-worker's mail order bride from Latin America.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleks Horvat
CAST:  Larry Poindexter  •  Alex Meneses  •  Chick Vennera  •  Dea Lawrence