Background
Sanchez was born in Chicago. Her father, Oscar Sanchez, is a racetrack jockey agent.
Sanchez was born in Chicago. Her father, Oscar Sanchez, is a racetrack jockey agent.
Previously she had starred as Anne Sorelli in The World Bank comedy-drama Related and as Nikki Fernandez on the main cast in the third season of the American Broadcasting Company television action-adventure series Lost. She currently stars in the Direct Television drama series Kingdom on the Audience Network. She is one of four children, and is of Puerto Rican and French descent.
Sanchez began her acting career at Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Illinois, when she performed in a school production of The Grapes of Wrath.
Her performance helped her overcome her stage fright, with which she struggled at the time. In 2000, Sanchez auditioned for Music Television"s Wanna Be a VJ contest in New New York
However, an agent who had seen her on Music Television expressed interest in representing her. After her agent recommended a move to Los Angeles, Sanchez auditioned and landed roles in the short-lived drama series That Was Then and the sitcom Married to the Kellys.
In 2003, Sanchez appeared in the film Stuck on You.
She joined the cast of the hit American Broadcasting Company show Lost for the series" third season, as Nikki Fernandez, but due to fan responses to her character, she was killed off six episodes after her first appearance. She had a recurring role on the American Broadcasting Company show Samantha Who?. She played a leading role in the 2008 film Insanitarium alongside Jesse Metcalfe and co-starred in the 2009 thriller A Perfect Getaway as Gina, Nick (Timothy Olyphant)"s girlfriend.
Sanchez"s character was famously seen nude swimming near a waterfall in her very first scene.
Sanchez starred in the 2010 film 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, taking over the role of Stella Oleson from Melissa George, who played her in the first film. Sanchez currently stars in the Direct Television drama series Kingdom which premiered on the Audience Network in the fall of 2014.
