Person
Justina Machado
Acting · Born 1972-09-06 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Justina Milagros Machado is an American actress, known for her roles as Penelope Alvarez on the Netflix and Pop TV sitcom One Day at a Time, Darci Factor in The CW dramedy Jane the Virgin, Vanessa Diaz on the HBO drama Six Feet Under, and Brenda on the USA drama Queen of the South.
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Anna Nyles
Law & Order
Lauren Whitmer
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Bones
Lupe Rojas
Desperate Housewives
Claudia Sanchez
ER
Ms. Cruz
NYPD Blue
Elsa
Ghost Whisperer
Suzanne Richards
Swapped
Calli (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Filmography
- 2026SwappedCalli (voice)
- 2025PULSENatalie Cruz
- 2024Happy's PlaceMaritza
- 2024MatlockEva Muñoz
- 2024The ThrowbackKate
- 2023The Horror of Dolores RoachDolores Roach
- 2022Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and LaughterSelf
- 2022FernandaRight Bob
- 2022The Ice Age Adventures of Buck WildZee (or whatever her name is) (voice)
- 2021Dragons: The Nine RealmsCarla (voice)
- 2021Switched Before BirthAnna Ramirez
- 2021Muppets Haunted MansionSinging Bust
- 2021Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for ItSelf
- 2021With/In Volume 1(segment "Coco & Gigi")
- 2020All Together NowBecky
- 2020Scoob!Jamie Rivera (voice)
- 2020Stars in the HouseSelf
- 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"Teresa Betancourt
- 2019Harley QuinnBethany (voice)
- 2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
- 2019Family PicturesSylvie
- 2018Betty White: First Lady of TelevisionSelf
- 2017One Day at a TimePenelope Alvarez
- 2016De Puerto Rico para el mundoSelf
- 2016Elena of AvalorCarmen (voice)
- 2016The $100,000 PyramidSelf
- 2016Queen of the SouthBrenda
- 2015SuperstoreMaya (voice)
- 2015EndgameKarla
- 2015QuitAmanda
- 2014Finders KeepersProf. Elena Carranza
- 2014Jane the VirginDarcy Factor
- 2014The Purge: AnarchyTanya
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
- 2013Welcome to the FamilyLisette Hernandez
- 2013The Last of Robin HoodMadge
- 2013Devious MaidsReina
- 2013The FostersSofia Rivera
- 2013The CallRachel
- 2012Finding Your RootsSelf
- 2011Switched at BirthNurse Munos
- 2011Body of ProofEmily Burrows
- 2011Harry's LawCounsel
- 2009Three RiversPam Acosta
- 2009In the Electric MistRosie Gomez
- 2008Kath & KimAngel
- 2008PedroMily
- 2008The Accidental HusbandSofia
- 2007Private PracticeStephanie Kemp
- 2007Burn NoticeLauren
- 2006Ugly BettyCousin Clara
- 2006Little FugitiveNatalia
- 2006Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in AmericaAlma Ansen
- 2005Ghost WhispererSuzanne Richards
- 2005BonesLupe Rojas
- 2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant
- 2005Grey's AnatomyAnna Nyles
- 2004Desperate HousewivesClaudia Sanchez
- 2004TorqueHenderson
- 2003Cold CaseAmelia Lopez
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
- 2003MissingSunny Estrada
- 2003Final Destination 2Isabella Hudson
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
- 2002Full FrontalLinda's Friend in Kitchen
- 2002Dragonflynurse
- 2001A.I. Artificial IntelligenceAssistant
- 2001Six Feet UnderVanessa Diaz
- 2000Strong Medicine
- 1999AngelJo
- 1999Swallows
- 1998The Week That Girl DiedMarita
- 1998Oh BabyMona
- 1998SticksMaria
- 1997She's So LovelyCarmen Rodriguez - Lady Ticket Taker
- 1996Early EditionLaura
- 1996Goode BehaviorRaquel DeLaRosa
- 1996No One Would TellVal Cho
- 1996Second Noah
- 1994Touched by an AngelMarisol
- 1994ERMs. Cruz
- 1993NYPD BlueElsa
- 1990Law & OrderLauren Whitmer
- —Hurricane Seasons
- —The Making of 'Jesus Diabetes'
- —Alpha Moms
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