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Arlene Tur is an American actress, television presenter and model. She is best known for her roles as Bebe Arcel in the 2008 television drama series ''
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'', Armenia in the 2010 film ''
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'' and as Vera Juarez in '' Torchwood: Miracle Day''.


Early life

Tur was born in
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,
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, the only child to parents who were Cuban political refugees to the United States. She graduated from
Florida Christian School Florida Christian School is a private, non-denominational Christian school in Olympia Heights, in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. and attended
Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest university in Florida ...
, where she graduated with dual Marketing and Public Relations degrees. Tur played professional beach volleyball during college, and as a result was approached by modeling agents and began a modeling career.


Career

Tur's first acting role was in the 2003
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drama ''Los Teens''. Arlene went on to study with
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in New York City and Howard Fine in Los Angeles. Subsequently, her roles included a 2006 guest-star appearance on ''
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'', a leading role in
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's ''Haskett's Chance'' and the action film ''Final Engagement'' alongside
Peter O'Toole Peter Seamus O'Toole (; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was a British stage and film actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vi ...
. Arlene garnered network attention for her comedic performance with Jason Segel and Mark Valley in the ABC/Paramount pilot "Harry Green and Eugene,", this led to a holding deal with ABC Network and Touchstone Television In 2008, Tur was cast as
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officer Bebe Arcel in ''
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'' starring alongside
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. In 2012, Tur had a recurring role in the
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sci-fi drama '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'' as surgeon Vera Juarez.


Other work

Aside from acting, Tur has hosted shows for the
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, E! Entertainment Television, the
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, and
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. In August 2011, Arlene appeared on '' Top Gear'' for the "Big Star, Small Car" segment. Arlene finished with the time of 1:42.4 which was the fastest time among celebrities who have competed in the segment of the show. This was later topped by
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and Stephen Moyer.


Personal life

Tur lives in Los Angeles, California.


Filmography


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tur, Arlene Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American actresses American women's beach volleyball players American entertainers of Cuban descent Female models from California American television actresses Florida International University alumni Hispanic and Latino American actresses Actresses from Miami Hispanic and Latino American female models Actresses from Los Angeles Female models from Florida