Tomiko Martinez

Tomiko Martinez (also known as Graciella Evelina Martinez, Tomiko Ly, Tomiko Ly-Martinez) is an actress.

In 2006, she played Monique, a call girl who was murdered by Brian Moser aka The Ice Truck Killer, on Showtime’s series DEXTER.

Appearances
Season One:
 * "Seeing Red"
 * "Truth Be Told"

Career
Films

Her movie credits include roles in Snitch’d (2003); Mindbenders (2004); In the Bathroom (2005 Short); and Shades of Gray (2005).

Television

Her TV credits include appearances on Family Law; ER; The West Wing; Dragnet (2003); CSI: Miami; House, M.D.; Standoff; The Last Ship; CSI: Cyber; and Designated Survivor.

Personal Life
She was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as Tomiko Ly-Martinez. She began her dancing career at the age of four. At the age of eight, her family moved to Miami, Florida, where she began to learn English.

She trained to play Table Tennis at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, and played competitively for the U.S national Team. After this, she majored in Child Psychology at Iowa State University. After college, she moved to New York, after which she moved to Los Angeles, where she worked as an Assistant Interior Designer. She then began her career as an actress.

Trivia

 * She is fluent in French and Portuguese.
 * Her father and uncle were Table Tennis champions in Puerto Rico.
 * Her Japanese name came from a soap-opera title at the time in Puerto Rico.