Edy Ganem

Edurne Ganem, known professionally as Edy Ganem, is an American actress known for her role as Valentina Diaz in the Lifetime comedy-drama series Devious Maids.^[2][3]

Edy Ganem
Ganem at the premiere of The Gunman in Los Angeles in 2015
Born	Edurne Ganem[1] (1983-09-20) September 20, 1983 (age 41) Modesto, California, U.S.
Other names	Edy Ganem
Alma mater	San Diego University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Ryan Oehm ​ ​ (m. 2010; div. 2021)​
Children	2

Life and career

Ganem was born in Modesto, California and raised in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico^[4] along with her two younger brothers.^[5] Her parents are both of Mexican and Lebanese descent, Ghanem being Arabic (غانم) for "victorious".^[6][7] She is a graduate of the University of San Diego.^[4] In 2008, she had various small roles in three episodes of HBO's comedy-drama series Entourage. Ganem had guest roles on several television shows, including It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Cleveland Show and Rob.^[8]

On Lifetime's Devious Maids, Ganem played Valentina Diaz, the positive, open-minded nineteen-year-old daughter and co-worker of Zoila Diaz (Judy Reyes) and love interest of Genevieve Delatour's (Susan Lucci's) son, Remi Delatour (Drew Van Acker).^[9] The Diazes both serve as maids to Delatours and the romance between Valentina and Remi is something that Zoila discourages.^[10]

Personal life

On September 24, 2015, Ganem announced via Instagram that she was pregnant.^[11] An Instagram photo posted in February 2016 revealed that she gave birth to a son.^[12] On September 24, 2017, Ganem announced via Instagram that she was expecting her second child.^[13] An Instagram photo posted in February 2018 revealed that she gave birth to a daughter.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Way to Happiness	Andi Bali
2010	Las Angeles	Conchita
2010	Roundabout	Linda	Short film
2010	The Loneliest Road in America	Amarantha
2010	Black Limousine	Dolores
2011	Salvador	Iris	Short film
2011	Lucha	Lucha	Short film
2011	Sex/Absurd	Kacie
2011	Laptop	Jenny Mendez	Short film
2011	Like Crazy	Isabelle	Uncredited
2011	The Ghostmaker	Gina
2012	Unspoken	Anna	Short film
2012	Ojalá	Young Olga	Short film
2012	Lola's Love Shack	Felicia
2012	Goodbye, I Love You		Short film
2013	Violeta	Carmen	Short film
2014	After the Wedding	Mariana Diaz
2015	Ana Maria in Novela Land	Ana Maria / Ariana Tomosa
2015	Tattooed Love	Yesenia
2018	Created Equal	Alejandra B.
2019	Made for You with Love	Amanda
2020	Beneath Us	Sandra Silva
2020	Useless Humans	Chum
2020	In Other Words	Karina Salas
2021	7th & Union	Lucia	Originally titled “Color Box”
2022	Free Dead or Alive	Eva
2023	Fool's Paradise	The Daughter	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Life, Love & Hollywood	Model	Episode: "Taking Risks"
2008	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Model Contestant	Episode: "America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest"
2008	Entourage	Various	3 episodes
2008	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Go-Go Dancer	Episode: "Let It Bleed"
2010–11	Livin' Loud	Herself	6 episodes
2012	The Cleveland Show	Flora (voice)	Episode: "Y Tu Junior Tambien"
2012	Rob	Monica	Episode: "Dad Comes to Visit"
2013–2015	Devious Maids	Valentina Diaz	Main cast (Seasons 1–2): 26 episodes Guest star (Season 3): 2 episodes
2019–2020	The Neighborhood	Sofia	3 episodes
2021–2022	Bob Hearts Abishola	Olivia	Recurring, season 3
2022–2024	9-1-1	Marisol	5 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2014	Imagen Awards	Best Actress - Television	Devious Maids	Nominated[15]
2015		Best Actress - Feature Film	Ana Maria in Novela Land	Nominated[16]