Edy Ganem

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]

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]