Lourdes Benedicto (born November 12, 1974 in Brooklyn) is an American actress of Filipino and Dominican descent. She is most well known for her starring role as Eva Rios on The Nine. She is primarily known as a television actress, but has been in a few films. Bendicto has had recurring roles on NYPD Blue, ER, Dawson's Creek and as Carrie Turner on 24. Her film debut was in Permanent Midnight (1998) and she followed that up with roles in Drive Me Crazy (1999), Two Days (2003), The Fighting Temptations (2003) and Unbeatable Harold (2005). Benedicto graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
