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Amelia Rico

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  • Director
  • Writer
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1923 Las Vegas premiere
Grey's Anatomy (ABC ep #1715) Yellowstone (Parmount Television ep #306) Walker (CW ep #107) Rich Kids  (Netflix, Best Feature Film - HBO's Latino Film Festival)
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Amelia Rico is a multi-hyphenate Indigenous/Latina Actress/Writer/Filmmaker from San Antonio, TX who now splits her time between L.A. and Texas. Her ancestry is Indigenous of South Texas and North and Central Highlands Mexico.

You can see her as the witch, Ada Growing Thunder, in Dark Winds, Mary Ann Hanson on long running ABC drama, Grey's Anatomy, Dana Whitefeather on Season 3 of Paramount Television's hit show, Yellowstone, in season 1 of CWs hit show Walker and Netflix show, Mo, and as Gabriela in the Blumhouse/Amazon feature, Madres, opposite Tenoch Huerta.

She married her high school sweetheart and now business and life partner, Art Ornelas, and is the mother of 2 amazing children, Apollo and award winning actress, Artemis Rico. Along with her husband, Amelia has built award winning multi-media production company, Ricornel Productions, which specializes in minority and female driven works for a general audience.
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins

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1923 Las Vegas premiere
1923 Las Vegas Premiere
1923 Las Vegas premiere
Chris Eyre, Zahn McClarnon, Deanna Allison, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Amelia Rico, and DezBaa'
Amelia Rico
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Amelia Rico in 1923 (2022)
1923 Las Vegas premiere
1923 Las Vegas premiere
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Known for

James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Grey's Anatomy
7.6
TV Series
  • Mary Ann
Kevin Costner in Yellowstone (2018)
Yellowstone
8.7
TV Series
  • Dana Whitefeather
Jared Padalecki in Walker (2021)
Walker
6.1
TV Series
  • Laredo Police Officer
Rich Kids (2018)
Rich Kids
6.0
  • Carla
  • 2018

Credits

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Actress

  • Los Muros Entre Nosotros (The Walls Between Us)
    • Patty
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Aminah Nieves, Darren Mann, and Michelle Randolph in 1923 (2022)
    1923
    • Issaxche
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Mo (2022)
    Mo
    • Medic #2
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Dark Winds (2022)
    Dark Winds
    • Ada Growing Thunder
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Madres (2021)
    Madres
    • Gabriela
    • 2021
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    • Mary Ann
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Jared Padalecki in Walker (2021)
    Walker
    • Laredo Police Officer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Kevin Costner in Yellowstone (2018)
    Yellowstone
    • Dana Whitefeather
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Let's Kill Mom (2019)
    Let's Kill Mom
    • Police Sergeant
    • 2019
  • Amelia Rico in Vilomah (2019)
    Vilomah
    • Mother
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Rich Kids (2018)
    Rich Kids
    • Carla
    • 2018
  • Angel of Mercy (2017)
    Angel of Mercy
    • Lidia
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Levie Isaacks, Brad Maule, Bill Wise, Peyton Paulette, Rose Ftz, Ethan Cartwright, and Keenan Chiasson in Sins of the Fathers (2017)
    Sins of the Fathers
    • Erica Marcel
    • 2017
  • Detra Massey in Joy Comes in the Morning (2017)
    Joy Comes in the Morning
    • Susanna's sister
    • 2017
  • Worlds Collide (2016)
    Worlds Collide
    • Mom (voice)
    • TV Short
    • 2016
  • The Nightclub
    • Mrs. Vargas
    • Short
    • 2015

Director

  • Postal
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Terrified
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Jennifer Wang and Tricia Jane Carson-Walker in Tutor (2022)
    Tutor
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Shelley Brandt Akins in Affluenza (2022)
    Affluenza
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Something Like Sunshine (2019)
    Something Like Sunshine
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Angel of Mercy (2017)
    Angel of Mercy
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Linda Cerasuolo, Ronald Calzolari, and Sandra Gronberg in A Little Broken (2017)
    A Little Broken
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Sandra Gronberg in Conscious (2017)
    Conscious
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Nicky Mondellini and Ronald Calzolari in Affluenza (2017)
    Affluenza
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Nicky Mondellini, Ronald Calzolari, and Kharisma Cato in Role Play (2017)
    Role Play
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Fabrizia Faustinella in Spicy Recipe (2016)
    Spicy Recipe
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Taroki (2016)
    Taroki
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Worlds Collide (2016)
    Worlds Collide
    • Director
    • TV Short
    • 2016
  • Deadline
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2011

Writer

  • Los Muros Entre Nosotros (The Walls Between Us)
    • Writer
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Terrified
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Jennifer Wang and Tricia Jane Carson-Walker in Tutor (2022)
    Tutor
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Amelia Rico in Vilomah (2019)
    Vilomah
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Linda Cerasuolo, Ronald Calzolari, and Sandra Gronberg in A Little Broken (2017)
    A Little Broken
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Sandra Gronberg in Conscious (2017)
    Conscious
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Nicky Mondellini and Ronald Calzolari in Affluenza (2017)
    Affluenza
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Nicky Mondellini, Ronald Calzolari, and Kharisma Cato in Role Play (2017)
    Role Play
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Avary Dawn, Ashton Remo, Enzo Palacio, and Tanya Reyna in Love Knot (2017)
    Love Knot
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Tanya Reyna in Group Therapy (2017)
    Group Therapy
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Fabrizia Faustinella in Spicy Recipe (2016)
    Spicy Recipe
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Taroki (2016)
    Taroki
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Traffick
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • The Nightclub
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2015

Videos3

Amelia Rico Drama Reel 2020
Demo Reel 2:19
Amelia Rico Drama Reel 2020
Amelia Rico Drama Reel May 2021
Demo Reel 4:59
Amelia Rico Drama Reel May 2021
Amelia Rico Comedy Reel
Demo Reel 1:11
Amelia Rico Comedy Reel

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Amelia Rico Ornelas
  • Spouse
    • Art Ornelas? - present (2 children)
  • Children
    • Artemis Rico
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    • 2 Articles

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Female

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    Mother of Artemis Rico.

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