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CSI: Miami
“Natalia
Boa Vista”
(Eva
La Rue)
Natalia Boa Vista
takes up professional residence at
Miami’s crime lab after winning a federal grant,
the proceeds of which are used to upgrade the lab substantially.
Per the dictates of the grant, she was to work only on “unsolved
cases,” but she soon learns that there can be a strong connection
between her cases and those of the field CSIs, and she becomes enmeshed
in the work of the department.
Extra-curricular relations with Eric Delko, and subsequently Ryan
Wolfe, make enemies for her of both men when she is revealed to be the
department’s “mole” at the end of Season Four.
Despite this, however, she is made a full CSI at the beginning of
Season Five, and will have her hands full learning the ropes in an
atmosphere where her colleagues are suspect of her motives and actions.
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Eva La Rue joined
the cast at the start of the fourth season in the role of Natalia Boa
Vista, a lab specialist whose successful government grant funds the
redesign of the CSI lab facility.
Initial tensions between Boa Vista and the other CSIs eventually
subside, and she becomes an important part of the team.
In
addition to her role on CSI:
Miami, La Rue is co-host of Style Network’s
Modern Girls Guide to Life.
She also served as part-time weekend anchor and correspondent for
the syndicated newsmagazine
EXTRA for the past two years.
La
Rue was born in
Long Beach, California
and grew up in Norco.
Her role as Dr. Maria Santos on daytime TV’s popular drama series
All My Children earned
La Rue her first Emmy and NAACP Image Award nominations, and earned her
an ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a daytime drama.
In 2005, she was awarded the esteemed Gracie Allen Award by the
foundation of American Women in Radio and Television.
La
Rue’s other credits include recurring guest appearances on NBC’s
Third Watch, Showtime’s hit series
Soul Food, and ABC’s The
George Lopez Show.
She also starred as Carmen in UPN’s comedy series
Head over Heels.
La
Rue is the mother of a beautiful daughter, Kaya.
She enjoys gardening, decorating and anything that includes Kaya.
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