Biography
Claudia Cristina Rocafort is a multi-cultural actress, dancer, spokesperson, certified Life Coach and Communications Consultant.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Claudia got her passion for film from her father, Juan Antonio Rocafort, a film producer in Spain, and her love of the theater from her mother Aura Siso, and grandmother--both New York born and avid theater lovers. Her father's side of the family is Spanish and her mother's side is of New York, Venezuelan, Colombian, English and Scottish descent.
Claudia's love of the stage began with her first ballet recital when she was five. She went to an American school in Venezuela and grew up bilingually. She then moved to the US to attend The Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, CT, where she continued her dance training, began performing in musicals, and took choreography classes. In 1987 she was awarded the Genevra Minor Darling Dance Cup and continued performing as a dancer throughout college.
Claudia acquired her BA with a double major in Drama and Art History from Tufts University in Boston. She continued her studies at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in NYC, where she made her acting debut Off-Broadway in the Working Theater production of "Heroes and Saints" (1994) written by Cherrie Moraga and directed by Albert Takazauckas. She continued working on Off-Broadway plays and made her Television debut in 1995 with the recurring role of Delia on One Life to Live. She has worked in various television shows including Spin City, As the World Turns, Now and Again, Burn Notice, The Glades, Los Secretos de Lucia, and most recently as the recurring guest-star role of Poppy in Life Sentence (2018).
Claudia made her film debut in 1998 as the femme fatale female lead Sasha Rollins in the Independent Film The Definite Maybe (aka No Money Down) alongside Bob Balaban and Josh Lucas. Claudia returned to the screen after her maternity leave in Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) and Step Up Revolution (2012).
With an International background and look that has allowed Claudia to appear in numerous national and international commercials, she has worked in English, Spanish, French and Italian. She is most recognizable for her Kellogg's Smart Start in the US and Boddingtons Pub Ale in England. Some of the campaigns she has worked on include AT&T, Budweiser, Canon, Cadillac, Clairol, Digitel, IBM, McDonald's, MSNBC, Panasonic, PesoForma, Snapple, The ESPY Awards, V8, Verizon, and The Wall Street Journal, to name a few.
Known for her deep sultry voice, Claudia has also worked on an array of voice-over radio commercials, infomercials, industrials, public service announcements, and dubbing for films.
