Edward James Olmos: Quick Facts

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Born	February 24, 1947 (age 79) • California
Awards And Honors	Golden Globe Award (1986) • Emmy Award (1985) • Emmy Award (1985): Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series • Golden Globe Award (1995): Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (1986): Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Married To	Kaija Keel (1971–1992) • Lymari Nadal (2002–present) • Lorraine Bracco (1994–2002)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Mirage" (1995) • "Wolfen" (1981) • "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (2015) • "Battlestar Galactica" (2004–2009) • "500 Nations" (1995) • "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1983) • "Americano" (2016) • "The West Wing" (1999–2000) • "Elena of Avalor" (2018–2019) • "Alambrista!" (1977) • "The Blue Knight" (1976) • "Hill Street Blues" (1982–1984) • "Mayans M.C." (2018–2019) • "Gun" (1997) • "The Green Hornet" (2011) • "América" (2011) • "Miami Vice" (1984–1990) • "Narcos" (2017) • "Stand and Deliver" (1988) • "Battlestar Galactica" (2003) • "Rafferty" (1977) • "A Class Apart" (2009) • "Visions" (1977) • "The Devil Has a Name" (2019) • "My Family" (1995) • "Great Writers, Great Cities" (2000) • "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit" (1998) • "American Playhouse" (1982) • "CHiPs" (1978) • "Disturbing the Peace" (1996) • "Police Woman" (1976) • "The Fortunate Pilgrim" (1988) • "A Million to Juan" (1994) • "Talent for the Game" (1991) • "Zoot Suit" (1981) • "Touched by an Angel" (1998) • "Bless This Mess" (2019) • "Blade Runner" (1982) • "Greetings from Tucson" (2003) • "Jack and Marilyn" (2002) • "Bronk" (1975) • "The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca" (1996) • "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" (1984) • "Police Story" (1977–1978) • "George Lopez" (2007) • "The Magic School Bus" (1995) • "Windows on the World" (2019) • "Fukkatsu no hi" (1980) • "The Road to El Dorado" (2000) • "Splinter" (2006) • "Dead Man's Walk" (1996) • "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995–1997) • "Coco" (2017) • "Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks" (2007) • "Filly Brown" (2012) • "Cannon" (1974) • "The Fitzpatricks" (1978) • "Delvecchio" (1977) • "Imprisoned" (2018) • "The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez" (1982) • "CSI: NY" (2010) • "Blade Runner 2049" (2017) • "Caught" (1996) • "Dexter" (2011) • "A Dog's Way Home" (2019) • "Eureka" (2011) • "Starsky and Hutch" (1977) • "Kojak" (1975) • "Aloha, Bobby and Rose" (1975) • "American Family" (2002) • "Monday Nights at Seven" (2016) • "2 Guns" (2013) • "Hawaii Five-O" (1977) • "Gossip" (2000) • "I'm Still Here" (2010) • "Saving Grace" (1986) • "The Batman" (2004) • "Roosters" (1993) • "Triumph of the Spirit" (1989) • "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" (2008) • "The Simpsons" (2015) • "Selena" (1997) • "Portlandia" (2012) • "Go for Sisters" (2013) • "The Judge" (2001) • "American Me" (1992)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Miami Vice" (1985) • "American Me" (1992) • "Jack and Marilyn" (2002) • "The Devil Has a Name" (2019) • "Battlestar Galactica" (2004–2009)