Detective Irene Daniels

Detective Irene Daniels is a fictional character featured in TNT's The Closer, portrayed by Gina Ravera. Daniels was a Detective on the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Priority Homicide Department in seasons 1 through 4.

While her character is usually not in the foreground of the show or the investigation, Detective Daniels is a very strong woman who can relate to the families of victims. Extremely intelligent and sassy, Detective Daniels is a hard worker with a sense of humor. Her good looks get her more on-the-job attention than she sometimes wants. However, she never hesitates to put the detectives in their place when they attempt to flirt with her -- except for Sgt. David Gabriel, whom she dated, though, at least on screen, they were never flirtatious so as to avoid attention to their relationship from their superiors.

The friction caused by the breakup between Daniels and Gabriel grew stronger throughout season 4. During the season finale "Double Blind," Provenza ordered that either she or Gabriel apply to the CI division, to save the squad from their drama. They both applied, though Chief Johnson did not know. At the start of the 5th season, Detective Daniels was in another division.