Ana Alicia
Actress

Ana Alicia Net Worth

Ana Alicia was born in Mexico City, Mexico on December 12, 1956 and grew up in El Paso, Texas. She received a full scholarship to attend Wellesley College in Massachusetts, but left to pursue a career in acting. She won the role of Alicia Nieves on ABC's Ryan's Hope (1975) and later became one of the last Universal Studios contract players. She attended Southwestern University Law School at night while acting, but eventually chose to focus on her acting career. She landed several roles on major television films and series' episodes, including the role of Melissa Agretti on Falcon Crest (1981). In 1991, she met her now husband Gary Benz and in 1996, she left her acting career to focus on raising her two children. In 2015, she returned to her first love and opened her own production company, Quebrada Entertainment, which focuses on developing scripted and unscripted film and television for a diverse audience.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Soundtrack
Birth Day December 12, 1956
Birth Place  Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Mexico
Age 67 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Capricorn
Citizenship American-Mexican
Alma mater Wellesley College University of Texas at El Paso Southwestern University
Occupation Actress Voice actress Singer Producer
Years active 1977–1997
Known for Ryan's Hope Falcon Crest
Spouse(s) Gary R. Benz (1994-2016)(divorced); 2 children)

💰 Net worth: $15 Million (2024)

Ana Alicia's net worth is estimated to be $15 million in 2024. She is a renowned actress and soundtrack artist from Mexico. With her successful career in the entertainment industry, Ana Alicia has not only garnered immense fame but also a significant fortune. Throughout her acting journey, she has portrayed various memorable characters on both the big and small screens, earning her critical acclaim and a loyal fan base. Her talent and dedication have undoubtedly contributed to her financial success, making her one of the most prosperous individuals in the industry.

Biography/Timeline

1936

Alicia sang two songs on the soap, Falcon Crest. The first song was "Goody Goody", a famous 1936 song composed by Matty Malneck with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was first sung by Bing Crosby. The second song was "Body and Soul". It was written by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and Johnny Green in 1930. The song was presented by Libby Holman in the revue Three's a Crowd and used as the theme of the 1947 film, Body and Soul, becoming a jazz favorite.

1972

She was born as Ana Alicia Ortiz in Mexico City to Carlos Celestino Ortiz and Alicia Torres Ortiz, who ran businesses in Acapulco, Mexico. She was the third of four children. Her family moved to El Paso, Texas when she was a child of 6 years old after the passing of her father. There, she lived with her grandmother, widowed mother, her uncle Louie and three siblings in a house her father had purchased for her grandmother. Upon graduating high school in 1972, Ortiz earned a scholarship to Wellesley College. Upon arrival at Wellesley College, Ana Alicia auditioned and won the lead role for Jules Feiffer's "Crawling Arnold". On summer break after her freshmen year, Ana Alicia auditioned for The Adobe Horseshoe Dinner Theatre outside El Paso, Texas. The theatre offered her a position as a recurring Actress in all feature productions. The opportunity would allow her to work with name actors from Hollywood and New York and receive a large weekly salary. She accepted the offer and also acquired her actor's equity card through her term. She left Wellesley College, instead pursuing her bachelor's degree in drama at the University of Texas at El Paso to be closer to her mother and three brothers. Her first professional role under an AEA contract was as one of the Pigeon Sisters in a production of The Odd Couple starring Bob Denver at The Adobe Horseshoe Dinner Theater in El Paso.

1977

After earning her degree in 1977, Ortiz moved to Los Angeles and started auditioning for roles in various productions. She won the part of Alicia Nieves on Ryan's Hope, a daytime soap opera, moving to New York City for taping. After fifteen months on the show, Ortiz moved back to Los Angeles part-time and kept auditioning while attending law school at Southwestern University at night back in Texas. Eventually, her acting opportunities suffered and she decided to pursue acting full-time.

1979

Now going by "Ana Alicia" professionally, she landed several guest roles in episodic television, including Starbuck's love interest, Aurora, in the 1979 Battlestar Galactica episode "Take the Celestra" and Gloria Alonzo in the episode "Space Croppers" of the series sequel Galactica 1980. Between these she appeared as Falina Redding in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "Vegas in Space." Then, she played a major role in the 1981 TV movie Coward Of The County, which also starred Kenny Rogers and was based on his hit song of the same name. Next Ana Alicia auditioned for the role of spoiled, selfish vineyard heiress Melissa Agretti on Falcon Crest as a replacement for Actress Delores Cantú who had played Melissa for one episode in early 1982. Melissa went on to become the series' "love to hate" character and a firm fan favorite, as a worthy rival for the show's arch-villainess Angela Channing, played by Jane Wyman. In 1979 Ana Alicia appeared in the made-for-TV movie The Sacketts as Drusilla, the love of Tyrell Sackett. The movie was based on the Louis L'Amour books The Sacketts and The Daybreakers. Ana Alicia appeared in the 1983 TV-movie, Happy Endings, opposite John Schneider and her former Ryan's Hope co-star, Catherine Hicks.

1989

In 1989, Ortiz appeared with Raúl Juliá in the movie Romero, her only non-television film role apart from Halloween II in 1981. Then in 1990, Ana Alicia appeared in the 1990 made-for-TV movie Miracle Landing as FLIGHT attendant Michelle Honda. The film is based on an in-flight accident aboard Aloha Airlines FLIGHT 243 that occurred in April 1988. Ana Alicia continued to play guest roles on episodic television, including two episodes in the action series Renegade which reunited her with her former Falcon Crest screen husband Lorenzo Lamas. This was her last known acting role. She has taken a hiatus to raise her family.

1994

Alicia married Gary Benz on April 24, 1994, and they divorced in 2016. They have two children, including Actress Cathryn Dylan.

2010

In October 2010, Ana Alicia appeared in a promotional video for the Norwegian television show Gylne Tider. She and other celebrities filmed a cover of The Beatles song "Let It Be."

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