Marina Palmier is a renowned American actress and award-winning writer/director, boasting an extensive career with hundreds of projects under her belt. She has collaborated with esteemed directors such as Lasse Hallstrom, Shawn Levy, and Blake Edwards, showcasing her versatility on stage and screen. As a devoted mother, Palmier has shielded her children from the likes of Tim Daly in the controversial NBC film Witness to the Execution, dictated foreign policy to John Spencer on The West Wing, and prosecuted Lea Thompson in the NBC film The Unspoken Truth, to name a few.
Palmier's bilingual abilities have allowed her to seamlessly transition between Anglo and Latina roles, including her dual roles as an upscale Anglo mayor in the ABC series Threat Matrix and an upscale Latina mayor on the Disney channel series In A Heartbeat. Her impressive resume boasts work on several high-profile series, including Harry's Law, Desperate Housewives, CSI Miami, Beverly Hills 90210, West Wing, and ER, among others.
Variety praised Palmier's performance in the CBS film The Absolute Truth, starring Bruce Greenwood and Jane Seymour, stating "Marina Gonzalez Palmier turns in a solid performance as a strong woman haunted by her past."
Palmier was selected to participate in the prestigious American Film Institute Directing Workshop for Women, where her script, White Like the Moon, about prejudices and bigotry between light and dark-skinned individuals in the Latin community, was chosen from thousands of submissions. Her directorial debut of White Like the Moon received dozens of awards, including Best Short Film at the New York Latino Festival, The Los Angeles Imagine Foundation, The Chicago International Children's Film Festival, the Eastman Kodak Prize, and broadcast on HBO.
On stage, Palmier has been seen in numerous new and classical works throughout Los Angeles. Some of her notable performances include You Can Call Me Eve at Write Act Theater, Bianca in Othello directed by Ted Lange at The Inner City Cultural Center, Epic Proportions at Avery Schreiber Theater, and Madre at Theater Theater.