What is Elizabeth Gutiérrez's Net Worth?
Elizabeth Gutiérrez is an American actress and model of Mexican descent. She is most well-known for playing the leading roles in the telenovelas "El Rostro de Analia" and "El fantasma de Elena." She also appeared as herself on the reality show "Mira quien baila."
Early Life
Elizabeth Gutiérrez was born on April 1, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. Her parents were originally from Mexico. She grew up with heir six older sisters and one older brother. When she was five years old, her family moved to Jalisco, Mexico. She went to school there for five years before her family moved back to the United States when she was ten years old.
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Career
In 2003, Gutierrez appeared onscreen for the first time as a reality show participant in the second season of "Protagonistas de Novela." In 2004, she appeared in "Lingerie Bow," another reality show that featured women playing each other in football while wearing lingerie. The show was aired as a Super Bowl halftime alternative show. In 2005, she began appearing on "The Price is Right" as one of the models during the 33rd season of the show.
The same year, in 2005, Gutierrez began her work in telenovelas when she played the villain Isabela in Venevision International's "Olvidarte jamas." She had to leave the show 12 episodes before the season's end due to her first pregnancy. The show aired in 2006. The next year, she began playing Paola in "Acorralada." However, she left that project when she was cast as Mariana Gomez in "Amor Comprado," which was a leading role. In 2007, she also played the lead role in "Isla paraiso," a mininovela of 15 two-minute episodes that was produced by Venevision and published online.
In 2008, Gutierrez took another lead role when she appeared in the Telemundo telenovela "El Rostro de Analia." The show was broadcast in more than 50 countries and became one of Telemundo's most popular telenovelas. Due to its popularity, Gutierrez received worldwide recognition. She appeared in 178 episodes of the show between 2008 and 2009. In 2009, she turned down the role of Priscila on "Bella calamidades" in order to play a villain in the fifth remake of "Corazon salvaje." She played the character of Rosenda Montes de Oca in 102 episodes of the show between 2009 and 2010. Critics responded favorably to Gutierrez's performance.
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In 2010, she began appearing as Elena Lafé in "El fantasma de Elena." She appeared in 117 episodes of the telenovela between 2010 and 2011. The show was not as popular as expected in the United States but it was quite successful elsewhere in the world, airing in 70 countries. She had also planned to be in "La Mala, La Buena y La Tonta" but gave up the project in order to devote herself to "El fantasma de Elena."
Gutierrez also appeared in the American Spanish-language reality show "Mira quien baila" beginning in 2010. The show is a version of the British show "Strictly Come Dancing" and the American show "Dancing with the Stars."
In 2012, she accepted the role of Mariana San Lucas in "El rostro de la venganza." She did not remain on the telenovela for very long as she announced she was leaving after only two weeks of broadcast. The initial plot for the show had to be changed and her character was unexpectedly killed. In 2017, she appeared in an episode of "Milagros de Navidad." The following year, in 2018, she appeared as Elena in the film "El fantasma de mi novia." The film is a Dominican fantasy romantic comedy that stars Carmen Villalobos and William Levy.
Personal Life
While working on "Protagonistas de Novela," Gutierrez met and began dating fellow contestant, William Levy. Their relationship began in 2003 and has been on-again, off-again over the past two decades. Over the course of their relationship, they worked together professionally in a number of shows and films. In 2006, the couple welcomed a son together named Christopher Alexander. In 2010, they had a daughter together named Kailey Alexandra. In 2022, they ended their relationship officially by announcing their break-up on Instagram. Since then, the two have appeared together in public on multiple occasions, sparking rumors that they were back together. However, neither of the two have confirmed the rumors that they are back together.
