The beauty of Alana De La Garza is awe-inspiring on small screens. Her parents are Mexican-American and Irish-American. She was born in Ohio's Columbus on the 26th of December, 1976. Soon after, she moved to Texas and completed her degree in physical therapy at the University of Texas. De La Garza did not stay in Texas for very long, and she soon made the move in Orlando Florida, where she played a variety of acting roles, including independent local commercials as well as films. Despite having small parts, De La Garza rapidly realized the passion she had for performing. After moving into New York, in 2001 she got her first acting role on All My Children. Through the first half of 2000 she had small parts on JAG Las Vegas as well as Two and a Half Men. In 2004, her debut big-screen series aired on The Mountain. De La Garza starred as Maria Serrano alongside top TV actors like Barbara Hershey Oliver Hudson Penn Badgley, Anson Mount, and Mitch Pileggi. In 2006 she was also cast as ...