Alana and Alyssa

Alana De La Garza has established herself as a household name in the world of the television. De La Garza, a Mexican American father as well as an Irish American mother, were both born in Columbus Ohio on June 26 in 1976. Her move to Texas to pursue the career of an Occupational Therapist at the University of Texas. De La Garza did not reside in Texas for very long, and she quickly moved to Orlando Florida, where she played a variety of roles as an actor as well as independent commercials as well as films. Her passion for acting quickly grew to perform even in small roles. Then she moved from the Midwest to New York. Her first role was on the soap-opera All My Children. She had minor roles on JAG: Las Vegas as well as Two and a Half Men during the first half of 2000. Her first major part came in the year 2004, on the underrated dramatic The Mountain. De La Garza starred as Maria Serrano alongside top TV celebrities like Barbara Hershey Oliver Hudson Penn Badgley, Anson Mount and Mitch Pileggi. Her most famous role was Law & Order, where she portrayed A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa. The actress was on the show for 85 episodes. Following a brief time, her character moved into Law & Order: LA. The character of De La Garza received several nominations for the show, including Best Supporting Actress for Television at the Imagen Foundation Awards. She was also awarded ALMA Award nods. The National Hispanic Media Coalition awarded her with the Impact Award, which is given for outstanding performances in the drama series. De La Garza was then chosen as a recurring character in CSI Miami. She was cast in the role of Marisol Delko as the spouse of David Caruso's Horatio. Her most current TV work was with NBC's rather dramatic dark show Do No Harm as Dr. Lena Solis. It was pulled after just two episodes. Alyssa Milano.............................Alyssa Jayne Milano was born on December 19 1972 in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn New York City to fashion designer and talent manager Lin Milano and film-music editor Thomas M. Milano. Her younger brother Cory has a ten year old brother who is older than her. Her family was very strict and spiritual one. Milano's career began at age seven after her child's sitter brought her to an audition. The audition was attended by four girls from over 1000 applicants. Milano appeared on the television in commercials, and off Broadway productions like an adaptation musical to Jane Eyre.