| Laura Cerón | |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Yearsactive: | 1986–present |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Laura Cerón (born September 28, 1964) is an Alma Award-winning Mexican-born American actress.[1] Her most recognizable role is that of Nurse Chuny Marquez on the television series ER.
Cerón was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She moved to Elgin, Illinois at the age of 10. She is the third oldest of two brothers and three sisters.[2] In junior high school she became involved with theater. After leaving high school she joined the Latino Chicago Theater Company and went on to become one of their leading actresses. She has performed in dozens of plays, including Each Day Dies With Sleep, Heroes and Saints, and Federico García Lorca's Once Five Years Pass.
Cerón's first film appearance was in the 1992 movie The Public Eye, starring Joe Pesci. This was followed by a small part in the 1995 movie Losing Isaiah. After playing the recurring role of Anita Marrón on the short-lived 1993–1994 ABC drama Missing Persons, Cerón joined the supporting cast of the NBC drama ER in 1995, near the end of its first season. Cerón was one of only six actors to appear in every season of ER until the final episode in April 2009. She guest-starred in Strong Medicine in 2004. In 2009, she starred in the fifth installment of Bring It On alongside Christina Milian.
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
| 1992 | The Public Eye | Puerto Rican Woman | Film Debut | |
| 1995 | Losing Isaiah | NICU Woman | ||
| 1996 | The Big Squeeze | Letter Carrier | ||
| 2000 | Details | Dr. Diaz | ||
| 2002 | King Rikki | Emalita Ortega | ||
| 2004 | Criminals | Waitress | ||
| 2006 | Broken Circle | Sgt. Campos | ||
| 2007 | Rails & Ties | Susan Garcia | ||
| MaNiC | OBGYN | |||
| 2008 | Oh Baby! | Betty | ||
| 2009 | Isabel | Direct-to-DVD | ||
| 2010 | Political Disasters | Lenora | ||
| Flights of Fancy | María Luisa Saca | |||
| 2011 | The Perfect Family | Carmelita | ||
| 2023 | Scrambled | |||
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1993–1994 | Missing Persons | Anita Marrón | Recurring role | |
| 1995–2009 | ER | Nurse Chuny Marquez | ||
| 2001 | Touched by an Angel | Lorena Acosta | 1 episode | |
| 2002 | The Brothers Garcia | Alena | ||
| 2003 | Luis | Unknown Role | ||
| Judging Amy | Alma Zapata | |||
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Taryn | ||
| 2008 | The Unit | Ana Rocha | ||
| 2009 | DeeDee Curson | |||
| 2010 | Saving Grace | Caroline | ||
| 2016–2018 | Shameless | Celia Delgado | 6 episodes | |
| 2018 | The Big Bang Theory | Marta | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | Station 19 | Tia Sandra / Sandra Alvarez | 3 episodes | |
| 2021 | Firefly Lane | Isabel Brody | 1 episode | |
| Year | Group | Award | Result | Film/Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | ALMA Award | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | ER | |
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| 2001 |