Justina Machado
Justina Machado | |
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Born | Justina Milagros Machado[1] September 6, 1972 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1993–present |
Justina Milagros Machado (born September 6, 1972)
From 2017 to 2020, Machado starred as Penelope Alvarez in the Netflix/Pop TV comedy series, One Day at a Time, for which she received positive reviews from critics and two Imagen Awards for Best Actress - Television, and well as nomination for Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. She also has appeared in films Final Destination 2 (2003), Torque (2004), Little Fugitive (2006), The Call (2013), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), All Together Now (2020) and The Throwback (2024). In 2023, she played the leading role in the Amazon Prime Video black comedy-horror series, The Horror of Dolores Roach.
Early life
Machado was born in
Machado was very active in drama, always participating in her school plays. She also took dance at Franklin Fine Arts Center.
Machado was a guest appearing in Episode 6 of Season 6 of Finding Your Roots, a documentary show by PBS that is hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., during which it was confirmed that she has African matrilineal ancestry (i.e. through a female ancestor on her mother's side[7]) through genetic testing of her mitochondrial DNA.[8]
Career
1993—2015: Career beginnings
In 1990, after graduating from
In 2001, Machado played the leading role in the action comedy film
Machado appeared in
2016–present: Breakthrough and leading roles
In 2016, Machado starred as Brenda Parra during the first season of
In 2019, Machado played the leading role in the Lifetime television drama film Family Pictures.
In 2020, Machado starred in the drama film All Together Now, which was released on Netflix. Also in 2020, Jacob Vargas and Justina Machado were Masters of Ceremonies at the National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards.[24] In 2021, she starred in the Lifetime television drama film, Switched Before Birth directed by Elisabeth Röhm.[25] She starred alongside Will Sasso in the comedy film, The Throwback.[26]
In 2023, Machado starred as Dolores Roach in the Amazon Prime Video black comedy-horror series, The Horror of Dolores Roach.[27] The series received generally positive reviews, with Machado's performance being widely praised.[28] In 2024 she was cast in the Netflix medical drama series, Pulse as Dr. Natalie Cruz.[29][30]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | She's So Lovely | Carmen Rodriguez | |
1998 | The Week That Girl Died | Marita | |
1999 | Swallows | America | |
2000 | Following Paula | Paula Ormida | Short film |
2001 | Sticks | Maria | |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Assistant | ||
2002 | Dragonfly | Oncology Desk Nurse | |
Full Frontal | Linda's Friend in Kitchen | ||
2003 | Final Destination 2 | Isabella Hudson | |
2004 | Torque | FBI Agent Tehya Henderson | |
2006 | Little Fugitive | Natalia | |
2007 | I Think I Love My Wife | Paramedic | |
2008 | The Accidental Husband | Sofia | |
Breast Pump & Blender | Lizzie | Short film | |
Man Maid | Terressa | ||
Pedro | Mily | ||
2009 | In the Electric Mist | Rosie Gomez | |
2012 | A Thousand Words | Caroline’s Friend | |
2013 | The Call | Rachel | |
2014 | Endgame | Karla | |
The Purge: Anarchy | Tanya | ||
2020 | Scoob! | Jamie Rivera | Voice |
All Together Now | Becky | ||
2021 | Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It | Herself | Documentary |
With/In: Volume 1 | Segment: "Coco and Gigi" | ||
2022 | The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild | Zee | Voice |
2023 | The Throwback | Kate |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | ABC Afterschool Special | Episode: "Love Hurts" | |
Missing Persons | Juanita Gonzales | Episode: "That's My Sister, Pal" | |
1996 | NYPD Blue | Donna Mendoza | Episode: "Burnin' Love" |
Second Noah | Roxanna | Episode: "Second Noah" | |
No One Would Tell | Val Cho | Television film | |
1997 | ER | Ms. Cruz | Episode: "Ambush" |
Moloney | Episode: "I'm Ambivalent About L.A." | ||
Crisis Center | Raquel | Episode: "He Said, She Said" | |
Arsenio | Anna Montez | Episode: "We Can Still Be Friends" | |
Goode Behavior
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Raquel DeLarosa | Recurring role (5 episodes) | |
1998 | The Gregory Hines Show | Maria | Episode: "James Stevenson Stands Alone" |
Any Day Now | Olivia | Episode: "It's Who You Sleep With" | |
Touched by an Angel | Marisol | Episode: "An Angel on the Roof" | |
Malcolm & Eddie | Laura Morales | Episodes: "Love Thy Neighbor", "The Fool Monty" | |
1999 | Promised Land | Roxie Kahle | Episode: "Darkness Visible" |
Early Edition | Laura | Episode: "Camera Shy" | |
1999–2000 | Oh Baby | Mona | Episodes: "Guilt", "Friendship", "Cinderella" |
2000 | Angel | Jo | Episode: " Judgment "
|
2001–2005 | Six Feet Under | Vanessa Diaz
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Regular role (42 episodes) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2004) Nominated — Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress - Television (2005-2006) Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Series (2006) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2005-2006) |
2002 | The Johnny Chronicles | Marisol | TV pilot |
Strong Medicine | Episode: "Type & Cross" | ||
2003–2004 | Missing | Sunny Estrada | Main role (17 episodes) |
2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Suzanne | Episode: "Demon Child" |
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America | Alma Ansen | Television film | |
Grey's Anatomy | Anna Nyles | Episode: " Oh, the Guilt "
| |
2007 | Cold Case | Amelia Lopez | Episode: "The Good Death" |
Ugly Betty | Cousin Clara | Episodes: " Family/Affair "
| |
2008 | Man of Your Dreams | Sheryl | TV pilot |
Kath & Kim | Angel | Episodes: "Old", "Money" | |
2009 | ER | Claudia Diaz | Recurring role (8 episodes) Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (2009) |
2009–2010 | Three Rivers | Pam Acosta | Main role (13 episodes) |
2010 | Burn Notice | Lauren | Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" |
Bones | Lupe Rojas | Episode: "The Couple in the Cave" | |
2011 | Off the Map | Teresa | Episode: "Hold on Tight" |
The Protector | Marisol Casas | Episode: "Blood" | |
Body of Proof | Emily Burrows | Episode: "Lazarus Man" | |
Harry's Law | Counsel | Episode: "American Girl" | |
2012 | Desperate Housewives | Claudia Sanchez | Episodes: " What's the Good of Being Good "
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Switched at Birth | Nurse Britzia Munoz | Episodes: "Starry Night", "The Art of Painting" | |
2012–2013 | Private Practice | Stephanie Kemp | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
2013 | The Fosters | Sonia Rivera | Episodes: "Saturday", "The Fallout", "I Do" |
Welcome to the Family | Lisette Hernandez | Episodes: "1.1", "1.2" | |
Murder Police | Rosa Sanchez (voice) | 13 episodes | |
2014 | Major Crimes | Ana Ruiz | Episode 13, Season 3: "Acting Out" |
2014 | Finders Keepers | Prof. Elena Carranza | Television film |
2015 | Devious Maids | Reina | Episodes: "She Done Him Wrong", "The Turning Point" |
2016 | Heartbeat | Beth / Emily | Episode: "Twins" |
2016–2019 | Jane the Virgin | Darci Factor | Recurring role, 19 episodes |
2016, 2019 | Queen of the South | Brenda | Main role (Season 1); 13 episodes Guest role (Season 4); 2 episodes |
2016–2020 | Elena of Avalor | Carmen (voice) | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
2017–2020 | One Day at a Time | Penelope Alvarez | Main role; 45 episodes Imagen Award for Best Actress - Television (2017-2018) Imagen Award for Best Voice-Over Actor - Television (2019) Nominated - Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (2019) Nominated - Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (2017) Nominated - Imagen Award for Best Actress - Television (2019-2020) |
2019 | Family Pictures | Sylvie | Television film Nominated - Imagen Award for Best Actress - Television |
Superstore | Maya | 4 episodes: "Trick-or-Treat", "Shoplifter Rehab", "Negotiation", “Zephra Cares” | |
2020 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself | Contestant on season 29
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Harley Quinn | Bethany (voice) | Episode:"A Fight Worth Fighting For" | |
2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion | Singing Bust | TV special |
Switched Before Birth | Anna Ramirez | Television film Nominated - Imagen Award for Best Actress - Drama (Television) | |
2021–2023 | DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms | Carla Gonzalez (voice) | 10 episodes |
2023 | Lopez vs Lopez | Beatrice "Bunny" Perez | Season 1 Episode 16: Lopez vs. Cheating |
Law & Order | Defense Attorney Lauren Whitmer | Season 22 Episode 20: Class Retreat | |
The Horror of Dolores Roach | Dolores Roach | Lead role, 8 episodes | |
TBA | Pulse | Natalie Cruz | Series regular |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Gears of War 4 | Reyna Diaz | |
2019 | Gears 5 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Stated on Finding Your Roots, January 28, 2020
- ^ a b c d e "Justina M. Machado, Actress". Sweet Home Cook County. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ Screener.
- ^ Vulture.
- ^ a b Crowder, Courtney (October 2, 2013). "Justina Machado works hard at laughs on new sitcom". Chicago Tribune.
- Popsugar.
- ^ S6 E6: Justina Machado African Ancestry | Finding Your Roots, retrieved February 29, 2020
- ^ "Secrets & Lies". PBS.
- ^ Vittes, Laurence (February 7, 2008). "Theater Reviews: Some Girl(s)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Photo Flash: Justina Machado Joins IN THE HEIGHTS". BroadwayWorld. June 30, 2009.
- ^ Ng, David (June 3, 2010). "Nancy Travis, Conchata Ferrell to join 'Love, Loss and What I Wore' at Geffen Playhouse". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Petski, Denise (November 25, 2014). "Justina Machado Joins 'Queen Of The South'; Kyle Gallner In 'Outsiders'".
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 7, 2016). "'Jane The Virgin': Justina Machado To Recur On Season 3 Of the CW Series". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Young, Taiia Smart (January 6, 2017). "Exclusive: 'One Day at a Time' Has The Power to Change Latinos on TV Forever". Latina.
- ^ Feinberg, Daniel (January 3, 2017). "'One Day at a Time': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Miller, Liz Shannon (January 26, 2018). "'One Day at a Time' Season 2 Review: Netflix's Best Multi-Cam Sitcom Just Gets Sharper and More Sincere".
- ^ "Justina Machado - Awards". IMDb.
- ^ Montgomery, Daniel (June 27, 2018). "Top 6 women who deserve Emmy nominations: Justina Machado, Jenifer Lewis, Marin Hinkle …".
- ^ "Justina Machado Talks Lifetime's 'Family Pictures'". International Business Times. June 28, 2019.
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (August 28, 2019). "Superstore Season 5: Justina Machado to Recur, SNL's Heidi Gardner Also Cast". TVLine. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee (May 22, 2019). "Original 'The Jeffersons' cast member made surprise cameo on 'Live in Front of a Studio Audience'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ Bennett, Anita; Andreeva, Nellie (December 11, 2019). "Woody Harrelson & Marisa Tomei Among 4 Returning For ABC's 'All In the Family' Live Special, 3 New Stars Join". Deadline.
- ^ ""Dancing with the Stars" 2020 Celebrity Cast Announced!". ABC.com. September 2, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NHMC IMPACT AWARDS GALA, LA". Average Socialite. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Martínez, Julio (November 9, 2021). "Justina Machado Co-Stars In Lifetime's Drama 'Switched Before Birth'".
- ^ Grobar, Matt (April 25, 2022). "Justina Machado & Will Sasso To Star In Indie Comedy 'The Throwback'".
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 2, 2021). "Justina Machado To Headline 'The Horror Of Dolores Roach' Amazon Pilot From Blumhouse Based On Podcast".
- ^ "The Horror of Dolores Roach - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 29, 2024). "Netflix Orders First Medical Procedural 'Pulse'; Justina Machado Cast In Series From Zoe Robyn & Carlton Cuse".
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (February 29, 2024). "Justina Machado to Star in Netflix Medical Drama From Carlton Cuse".
External links
- Justina Machado at IMDb
- Justina Machado on Twitter