
Born Nov 1, 1958 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Rachel Ticotin Strauss (born November 1, 1958) is an American film and television actress. She's best known for her roles as Director Tyson in Superintellegince, Lt. Arleen Gonzales on NBC's Law & Order: LA, Christina Lowell in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1 & 2, Mariana Garcia Guerrero in Man on Fire, Dr. Martinez in Something's Gotta Give, Laura Roam on the FOX series Skin, Guard Sally Bishop in Con Air, Rachel Taper in Turbulence, Doña Inez in Don Juan DeMarco, Melina in Total Recall (1990), and Teresa Storm on the ABC series Ohara. She was married to actor David Caruso from 1984 to 1987, with whom she has a daughter Greta, born in 1984. Since 1998, she has been married to actor Peter Strauss.

Diamond
2026

Sheriff Country
2025

Grassland
2025

Superintelligence
2020

The Act
2019

Homeland
2011

Unforgettable
2011

America
2011

Blue Bloods
2010

Law & Order: LA
2010

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009

The Eye
2008

The Burning Plain
2008

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008

John from Cincinnati
2007

Grey's Anatomy
2005

Weeds
2005

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2005

Lost
2004

Man on Fire
2004

NCIS
2003

Something's Gotta Give
2003

Skin
2003

Desert Saints
2002

Warden of Red Rock
2001

Can't Be Heaven
2000

Civility
2000

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999

Con Air
1997

Turbulence
1997

First Time Felon
1997

The Wharf Rat
1996

The Outer Limits
1995

Steal Big Steal Little
1995

Gargoyles
1994

Don Juan DeMarco
1994

Deconstructing Sarah
1994

Criminal Passion
1994

Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
1994

Falling Down
1993

Crime & Punishment
1993

Where the Day Takes You
1992

Keep the Change
1992

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992

F/X2
1991

One Good Cop
1991

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991

Total Recall
1990

Tales from the Crypt
1989

Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs
1988

Ohara
1987

Critical Condition
1987

When the Bough Breaks
1986

Rockabye
1986

Stingray
1985

Love, Mary
1985

For Love and Honor
1983

Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981