Marisol Padilla Sánchez is an American actress born on June 7, in Los Angeles, California, She is known for her profound dramatic roles in L.A. Confidential (1997), Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells (2000) and Bevor es Nacht wird (2000) amongst others. Her mother Daniela Valli, a Mexican Actress and Trapeze Artist, and is most likely a daughter to David Cassidy, an American actor and singer best known by the public for his role as Keith Partridge on Die Partridge Familie (1970). Marisol was raised in Mexico and never thought about becoming an actress until, while She was waiting in the gardens of Churubusco studios in Mexico City where her mother was working as an actress, a man came and said he was David Lynch's assistant and invited her to be on a film a space odyssey, Dune - Der Wüstenplanet (1984). She was 14 years old. She discovered the power of her imagination and fell in love with Acting. To avoid becoming a pop Televisa star and better learn the art of acting She moved back to her birthplace Los Angeles to meet and find the man whom her mother told was her father and to search for a great Acting school. A couple of years later she visited New York to study at The Actors Studio New York and was also fortunate to attend classes directly with Stella Adler, Uta Hagen, Sanford Meisner, years later She was introduced by her manager Davien Littlefield to Acting Teacher Tony Greco, who changed the course of her life as an Actress and a human being, She studied with him for several years. Tony was a long time assistant to Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio NY. From NY theaters, TV shows, to featured films in Hollywood, Marisol's acting career progressed quickly allowing her to work with renowned directors like Wim Wenders, Curtis Hanson, Julian Schnabel, Steven Soderbergh, and many others. Among her many awarded films where She appeared, two of them won plural Oscar awards, L.A. Confidential (1997) and Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells (2000). She met her father and began a story that for the love of her children needs to unfold. Marisol now lives in Guadalajara, Mexico with her husband and children, where she continues to work as an Actress and influencing a great generation of Filmmakers. She is the creator of The Acting Lab Studio where she is also a Teacher sharing her experience and artistic passion with Actors who want to succeed and learn how to create more meaningful Acting roles. Marisol wants to cultivate a new breed of Film Artists who wish to be a part of a new world formed of Actors and Filmmakers with greater inspiration in humanity. Marisol believes Guadalajara (Guillermo del Toro's land) will be the new Meca of Cinema in a few years. She has discovered a goldmine of great Talent in Mexico and is a great inspiration to be part of this new beginning. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Totó