{{short description|Mexican-American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Elena Tovar | image = | caption = | birth_name = Linda Elena Tovar | birth_date = | birth_place = Mexico | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2007–present | spouse = | children = }} '''Linda Elena Tovar''' is a Mexican-American actress. After leaving Mexico, Tovar moved to New York City and began appearing in off-Broadway shows, before working in television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/actors/linda-elena-tovar|title=Linda Elena Tovar |date=9 June 2015 |publisher=Soaps.com|access-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>
==Career==
Tovar is known for her recurring role as Rosalie Martinez on the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' from 2014 to 2015. In 2015, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series for this role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldderby.com/article/2015/daytime-emmy-acting-nominations-general-hospital-young-restless-entertainment-13579086-story/|title=''General Hospital'' cast reaps 13 Daytime Emmy nominations, ''Young & Restless'' gets 11|first=Daniel|last=Montgomery|date=31 March 2015|publisher=|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="NATAS 2015">{{cite web |title=The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_42nd_nominations.pdf |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=March 31, 2015 |date=March 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093445/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_42nd_nominations.pdf |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |location=New York City |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2015/04/26/daytime-emmys-2015-winners/|title=Daytime Emmys: Days and Y&R Split Best Drama, GH Wins 3 Acting Awards, B&B Tops Soap Opera Pack|first=Matt Webb|last=Mitovich|date=27 April 2015|publisher=|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> She has appeared on ''Modern Family'', ''CSI: NY'', ''Criminal Minds'', and ''NCIS: New Orleans''.
In 2017, Tovar was cast in a recurring role as Iris Machado in The CW prime time soap opera reboot ''Dynasty''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/news/50344/rick-hearst-announces-dynasty-reboot-role-on-the-cw|title=Rick Hearst Announces ''Dynasty'' Reboot Role on the CW|publisher=Soaps.com|first=Dustin|last=Cushman|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital-rick-hearst-dynasty-146652|title=''General Hospital''{{'s}} Rick Hearst to Appear on ''Dynasty''!|work=ABC Soaps in Depth|first=Chris|last=Eades|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>
In 2018, Tovar was cast in a recurring role in the third season of Netflix's ''Designated Survivor'' as Isabel Pardo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/designated-survivor-elena-tovar-cast-season-3-1202492683/|title=''Designated Survivor'' Adds Elena Tovar In Key Role For Season 3|last=Nellie|first=Andreeva|date=October 30, 2018|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://madison.com/entertainment/television/netflix-s-edgier-designated-survivor-will-share-dna-from-west/article_16b06cab-6bd5-5ee4-94a3-9a36d5b87a6f.html|title=Netflix's Edgier ''Designated Survivor'' Will Share DNA From ''West Wing'', ''ER'' & ''SVU''|last=Rudolph|first=Ileane|work=Madison|date=February 22, 2019|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231528/https://madison.com/entertainment/television/netflix-s-edgier-designated-survivor-will-share-dna-from-west/article_16b06cab-6bd5-5ee4-94a3-9a36d5b87a6f.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2007 | ''Spiker'' | Erin Cole | |- |2009 | ''Fake Marriage'' |Lyla |Short film |- |2010 | ''Moving Forward'' | Reporter |Short film |- |2011 | ''Femme Fatales'' | Elena Machado |Episode: "Something Like Murder" |- |2011 | ''All God's Creatures '' | Hipster Girl | |- |2012 | ''Modern Family '' | Juanita |Episode: "Baby on Board" |- |2012 | ''Man from Shaolin'' | Alexa | |- |2012 | ''Joy Incorporated'' | Chloe | |- |2013 | ''CSI: NY'' | Victoria Jimenez |Episode: "Today Is Life" |- |2013 | ''The Honey Maple Morgan'' | Marita |Short film |- |2015 | ''Criminal Minds'' | Lizette Castro |Episode: "Protection" |- |2015 | ''NCIS: New Orleans'' | Lucia |Episode: "My City" |- |2014–2015 | ''General Hospital '' | Rosalie Martinez | Recurring role<br>Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series (2015) |- |2016 | ''Ceresia'' | Leila | |- |2017–2018, 2022 | ''Dynasty '' | Iris Machado | Recurring role, 6 episodes |- |2018 |''Burying Yasmeen'' |Shannon | |- |2018 |''Reverie'' |Young Pilar |Episode: "Despedida" |- |2019 |''Designated Survivor'' |Isabel Pardo |Recurring role |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|2669183}}
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