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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1972-09-06 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Justina Machado

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

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Grey's Anatomy

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Law & Order

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Dancing with the Stars

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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Bones

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Superstore

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Tamron Hall

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Ghost Whisperer

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Jane the Virgin

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NYPD Blue

Acting

2025

PULSE as Natalie Cruz

2024

The Throwback as Kate

Happy's Place as Maritza

2023

The Horror of Dolores Roach as Dolores Roach

2022

The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild as Zee (or whatever her name is) (voice)

Fernanda as Right Bob

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter as Self

With/In Volume 2

2021

Muppets Haunted Mansion as Singing Bust

Switched Before Birth as Anna Ramirez

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self

With/In Volume 1 as (segment "Coco & Gigi")

Dragons: The Nine Realms as Carla (voice)

2020

All Together Now as Becky

Scoob! as Jamie Rivera (voice)

Stars in the House as Self

2019

Family Pictures as Sylvie

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" as Teresa Betancourt

Tamron Hall as Self - Guest

Harley Quinn as Bethany (voice)

2018

Betty White: First Lady of Television as Self

2017

One Day at a Time as Penelope Alvarez

2016

De Puerto Rico para el mundo as Self

Elena of Avalor as Carmen (voice)

Queen of the South as Brenda

The $100,000 Pyramid as Self

2015

Quit as Amanda

Endgame as Karla

Superstore as Maya (voice)

Superstore as Maya

2014

The Purge: Anarchy as Tanya

Finders Keepers as Prof. Elena Carranza

Jane the Virgin as Darcy Factor

Jane the Virgin as Darci Factor

2013

The Call as Rachel

Welcome to the Family as Lisette Hernandez

The Fosters as Sofia Rivera

Devious Maids as Reina

2012

Finding Your Roots as Self

2011

Switched at Birth as Nurse Munos

Body of Proof as Emily Burrows

2009

In the Electric Mist as Rosie Gomez

Three Rivers as Pam Acosta

2008

The Accidental Husband as Sofia

Pedro as Mily

Kath & Kim as Angel

2007

Burn Notice as Lauren

Private Practice as Stephanie Kemp

2006

Little Fugitive as Natalia

Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America as Alma Ansen

Ugly Betty as Cousin Clara

2005

Ghost Whisperer as Suzanne Richards

Grey's Anatomy as Anna Nyles

Bones as Lupe Rojas

Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant

2004

Torque as Henderson

2003

Final Destination 2 as Isabella Hudson

Cold Case as Amelia Lopez

Missing as Sunny Estrada

The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self

2002

Dragonfly as nurse

Full Frontal as Linda's Friend in Kitchen

2001

A.I. Artificial Intelligence as Assistant

Six Feet Under as Vanessa Diaz

2000

Strong Medicine

1999

Angel as Jo

1998

The Week That Girl Died as Marita

Oh Baby as Mona

1997

She's So Lovely as Carmen Rodriguez - Lady Ticket Taker

1996

No One Would Tell as Val Cho

Goode Behavior as Raquel DeLaRosa

1994

ER as Ms. Cruz

ER as Claudia Diaz

Touched by an Angel as Marisol

1993

NYPD Blue as Elsa

1990

Law & Order as Lauren Whitmer

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Minor Incidents as Court Clerk