Alana De La Garza has made a name for herself on television. De La Garza born 1976 to her Irish mother as well as a Mexican father in Columbus Ohio. De La Garza soon moved to Texas, where she studied in physical therapy at the University of Texas. De La Garza didn't stay long in Texas before relocating to Florida, Orlando. In Orlando, she played a range of roles from local independent films to world-wide commercials. Even with the minor role, she found acting as her true passion. Her move was from the Midwest to New York. Her first acting gig was with the soap opera All My Children. She had minor roles on JAG: Las Vegas as well as Two and a Half Men at the beginning of 2000. Her first major series appearance was on the short-lived 2004 drama The Mountain. De La Garza, who was Maria Serrano on The Mountain had the privilege of appearing alongside many notable TV actors, such as Barbara Hershey Oliver Hudson Penn Badgley Mitch Pilegget and Mitch Pilegget. Her role most well-known f...