Aimee Garcia Net Worth

What Is Aimee Garcia's Net Worth?

Aimee Garcia is an American actress, writer, director, and producer who has a net worth of $4 million. Aimee Garcia is best known for playing Veronica Palmero on ABC's "George Lopez" (2006–2007), Jamie Batista on Showtime's "Dexter" (2011–2013), Yvonne Sanchez on CBS's "Vegas" (2012–2013), and Ella Lopez on the Fox/Netflix series Lucifer (2016–2021). Garcia has more than 80 acting credits to her name, including the films "The Good Girl" (2002), "D.E.B.S." (2004), "Spanglish" (2004), "A Lot Like Love" (2005), "RoboCop" (2014), "Dear Evan Hansen" (2021), and "Christmas With You" (2022) and the television series "Greetings from Tucson" (2002–2003), "All About the Andersons" (2003–2004), "Trauma" (2009–2010), "Off the Map" (2011), "Rush Hour" (2016), "M.O.D.O.K." (2021), and "Woke" (2022). She also co-wrote the 2022 film "Blade of the 47 Ronin," produced the 2017 short film "Helen,"  and wrote, directed, and produced the 2025 short film "Aimee Comes First." Garcia co-wrote the comic book series "GLOW vs. The Babyface" (2020), "Dungeons & Dragons: At the Spine of the World" (2021), and "Day of the Dead Girl" (2024) with professional wrestler AJ Mendez. The two launched the production company Scrappy Heart Productions in 2020.

Early Life

Aimee Garcia was born Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez on November 28, 1978, in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother, Eloisa, graduated from the dental school at Northwestern University and came from Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico, and her father, Hector, is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces and came from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Aimee began acting in television commercials during her childhood, and she started appearing in theatrical productions at the age of seven. She graduated from Fenwick High School in 1996, and she studied acting at Piven Theatre Workshop. After graduation, Garcia enrolled at Northwestern University and majored in French, economics, and journalism. As a college student, she performed in local plays and musicals, but after she graduated, she gave up acting for a year and worked for a Brooklyn mutual fund analyst. In the early 2000s, Aimee moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

Career

Garcia made her film debut in 1996's "The Homecoming," and she followed it with "Betaville" (2001), "The Good Girl" (2002), "D.E.B.S." (2004), and "Chicago Boricua" (2004) and narrated the 2004 Adam Sandler movie "Spanglish." She guest-starred on "ER" (1999), "Resurrection Blvd" (2001), "The Agency" (2001), "V.I.P." (2001), "Angel" (2002), "Las Vegas" (2004), "CSI: NY" (2005), "Lovespring International" (2006), "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2007), "Supernatural" (2008), "My Boys" (2008), "CSI: Miami" (2008), and "Bones" (2009), and she appeared in the 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie "Cadet Kelly." In 2002, Aimee had a recurring role as Young Nina on the PBS series "American Family" and began playing Maria Tiant on The WB sitcom "Greetings from Tucson." From 2003 to 2004, she starred as Lydia Serrano on another WB sitcom, "All About the Andersons," and from 2006 to 2007, she played Veronica Palmero on the ABC sitcom "George Lopez." Garcia appeared in the films "A Lot Like Love" (2005), "Cruel World" (2005), "Dirty" (2005), "The Alibi" (2006), "Mercy Street" (2006), "Graduation" (2007), "D-War" (2007), "Dead Tone" (2007), "Universal Signs" (2008), "Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous" (2008), "Shrink" (2009), and "B-Girl" (2009), and from 2009 to 2010, she starred as Marisa Benez on the NBC medical drama "Trauma."

In 2010, Aimee starred in the TV movie "Beach Lane," and the following year, she had a recurring role as Alma on the ABC medical drama "Off the Map," guest-starred on "Love Bites" and "Hawaii Five-0," and appeared in the films "Go for It!" and "Convincing Clooney." That year, she also joined the cast of the Showtime series "Dexter" as Jamie Batista. Garcia had a recurring role during seasons six and seven, and she was promoted to a main cast member for season eight. From 2012 to 2013, she played Yvonne Sanchez on the CBS series "Vegas," then she guest-starred on "About a Boy" (2014) and "Impastor" (2015) and played Jae Kim in the 2014 reboot of "RoboCop," which grossed $242.6 million at the box office.

In 2016, Aimee starred as Didi Diaz on the CBS police procedural "Rush Hour," and from 2016 to 2021, she played forensic scientist Ella Lopez on the Fox/Netflix series "Lucifer," joining the show during its second season. Around this time, she appeared in the films "Sister Cities" (2016), "What They Had" (2018), "Saint Judy" (2018), "El Chicano" (2019), "Dear Evan Hansen" (2021), "Murder at Yellowstone City" (2022), and "Christmas With You" (2022) and the TV movies "Holiday in Santa Fe" (2021), "The Cases of Mystery Lane" (2023), and "The Cases of Mystery Lane: Death Is Listening" (2024), and she voiced Denise in the 2019 animated movie "The Addams Family." In 2021, she played Jodie Ramirez-Tarleton on the Hulu Marvel series "M.O.D.O.K." and began voicing Alex Gonzalez on the animated Hulu/Peacock series "DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms." In 2022, Garcia had a recurring role as Laura on the Hulu comedy "Woke."

Personal Life

In May 2021, it was announced that Aimee had joined the ownership group of the National Women's Soccer League team the Chicago Red Stars. She has also thrown out the opening pitch at Chicago Cubs games at Wrigley Field several times. In a 2019 interview with the "Chicago Tribune," Garcia stated, "I'm from Chicago. I hustle. I work hard. I don't take things for granted. I know it could all be taken away. My parents and my friends from Chicago keep me really grounded. I feel like it's not what you've done, it's what you're doing and what you're going to do."

Awards and Nominations

Garcia has received two ALMA Award nominations, winning for Special Achievement in Television for "Dexter" in 2013. Her other nomination was for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie for "George Lopez" (2007). Aimee also earned an Imagen Foundation Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress – Television for "George Lopez" in 2007, and in 2012, the "Dexter" cast received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for "Dexter."