
As Dr. Grace Santiago,
Valerie Cruz became an eminent figure on the first season of
Nip/Tuck. She worked as a staff psychologist for McNamara/Troy, giving advice and helping the plastic surgeons screen potential patients. Throughout the show, she was noted for consultations regarding the identical twins that wanted to look different, the patient with manic depression and the patient with multiple personality. Aside from her medical expertise, she was also known for her affair with the promiscuous Dr. Christian Troy (
Julian McMahon). In attempt to address the doctor's high sexual activity, she referred him to a support group but contradicted her own advice by having a sexual encounter with him. She disappeared from the show with very little explanation, although it was revealed that Christian and Sean McNamara (
Dylan Walsh) were talking about firing her. Later this year, the 31-year-old actress will be featured in a comedy flick directed by Ian Gurvitz.
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