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Justina Machado

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Justina Machado

Justina Milagros Machado (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress. She began her career playing secondary roles on television and film before starring as Vanessa Diaz in the HBO comedy-drama series, Six Feet Under (2001–05), for which she received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Machado later starred in the short-lived series Missing, Three Rivers and Welcome to the Family and was a regular cast member in the first season of the USA Network crime drama Queen of the South. 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. In 2025 Machado appeared in the Broadway Musical Real Women Have Curves for which she received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

Infobox

Born
Justina Milagros Machado (1972-09-06) September 6, 1972 (age 53)Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1993–present

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1997
Role(s)
Carmen Rodriguez
1998
The Week That Girl Died
Role(s)
Marita
1999
Swallows
Role(s)
America
2000
Following Paula
Role(s)
Paula Ormida
Notes
Short film
2001
Role(s)
Maria
Role(s)
Assistant
2002
Role(s)
Oncology Desk Nurse
Role(s)
Linda's Friend in Kitchen
2003
Role(s)
Isabella Hudson
2004
Role(s)
FBI Agent Tehya Henderson
2006
Role(s)
Natalia
2007
Role(s)
Paramedic
2008
Role(s)
Sofia
Breast Pump & Blender
Role(s)
Lizzie
Notes
Short film
Man Maid
Role(s)
Terressa
Role(s)
Mily
2009
Role(s)
Rosie Gomez
2012
Role(s)
Caroline’s Friend
2013
Role(s)
Rachel
2014
Role(s)
Karla
Role(s)
Tanya
2020
Role(s)
Jamie Rivera
Notes
Voice
Role(s)
Becky
2021
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Documentary
Notes
Segment: "Coco and Gigi"
2022
Role(s)
Zee
Notes
Voice
2023
Role(s)
Kate
Year
Title
Role
Notes
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
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
· Filmography › Television
1993
Notes
Episode: "Love Hurts"
Role(s)
Juanita Gonzales
Notes
Episode: "That's My Sister, Pal"
1996
Role(s)
Donna Mendoza
Notes
Episode: "Burnin' Love"
Role(s)
Roxanna
Notes
Episode: "Second Noah"
Role(s)
Val Cho
Notes
Television film
1997
ER
Role(s)
Ms. Cruz
Notes
Episode: "Ambush"
Notes
Episode: "I'm Ambivalent About L.A."
Role(s)
Raquel
Notes
Episode: "He Said, She Said"
Role(s)
Anna Montez
Notes
Episode: "We Can Still Be Friends"
Role(s)
Raquel DeLarosa
Notes
Recurring role (5 episodes)
1998
Role(s)
Maria
Notes
Episode: "James Stevenson Stands Alone"
Role(s)
Olivia
Notes
Episode: "It's Who You Sleep With"
Role(s)
Marisol
Notes
Episode: "An Angel on the Roof"
Role(s)
Laura Morales
Notes
Episodes: "Love Thy Neighbor", "The Fool Monty"
1999
Role(s)
Roxie Kahle
Notes
Episode: "Darkness Visible"
Role(s)
Laura
Notes
Episode: "Camera Shy"
1999–2000
Role(s)
Oh Baby
Notes
Mona
2000
Role(s)
Jo
Notes
Episode: "Judgment"
2001–2005
Role(s)
Six Feet Under
Notes
Vanessa Diaz
2002
The Johnny Chronicles
Role(s)
Marisol
Notes
TV pilot
Notes
Episode: "Type & Cross"
2003–2004
Role(s)
Missing
Notes
Sunny Estrada
2006
Role(s)
Suzanne
Notes
Episode: "Demon Child"
Role(s)
Alma Ansen
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
Anna Nyles
Notes
Episode: "Oh, the Guilt"
2007
Role(s)
Amelia Lopez
Notes
Episode: "The Good Death"
Role(s)
Cousin Clara
Notes
Episodes: "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara", "Family/Affair"
2008
Man of Your Dreams
Role(s)
Sheryl
Notes
TV pilot
Role(s)
Angel
Notes
Episodes: "Old", "Money"
2009
ER
Role(s)
Claudia Diaz
Notes
Recurring role (8 episodes)Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (2009)
2009–2010
Role(s)
Three Rivers
Notes
Pam Acosta
2010
Role(s)
Lauren
Notes
Episode: "Neighborhood Watch"
Role(s)
Lupe Rojas
Notes
Episode: "The Couple in the Cave"
2011
Role(s)
Teresa
Notes
Episode: "Hold on Tight"
Role(s)
Marisol Casas
Notes
Episode: "Blood"
Role(s)
Emily Burrows
Notes
Episode: "Lazarus Man"
Role(s)
Counsel
Notes
Episode: "American Girl"
2012
Role(s)
Claudia Sanchez
Notes
Episodes: "Who Can Say What's True?", "What's the Good of Being Good"
Role(s)
Nurse Britzia Munoz
Notes
Episodes: "Starry Night", "The Art of Painting"
2012–2013
Role(s)
Private Practice
Notes
Stephanie Kemp
2013
Role(s)
Sonia Rivera
Notes
Episodes: "Saturday", "The Fallout", "I Do"
Role(s)
Lisette Hernandez
Notes
Episodes: "1.1", "1.2"
Murder Police
Role(s)
Rosa Sanchez (voice)
Notes
13 episodes
2014
Role(s)
Ana Ruiz
Notes
Episode 13, Season 3: "Acting Out"
Role(s)
Prof. Elena Carranza
Notes
Television film
2015
Role(s)
Reina
Notes
Episodes: "She Done Him Wrong", "The Turning Point"
2016
Role(s)
Beth / Emily
Notes
Episode: "Twins"
2016–2019
Role(s)
Jane the Virgin
Notes
Darci Factor
2016, 2019
Role(s)
Queen of the South
Notes
Brenda
2016–2020
Role(s)
Elena of Avalor
Notes
Carmen (voice)
2017–2020
Role(s)
One Day at a Time
Notes
Penelope Alvarez
2019
Family Pictures
Role(s)
Sylvie
Notes
Television filmNominated - Imagen Award for Best Actress - Television
Role(s)
Maya
Notes
4 episodes: "Trick-or-Treat", "Shoplifter Rehab", "Negotiation", “Zephra Cares”
2020
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Contestant on season 29
Role(s)
Bethany (voice)
Notes
Episode:"A Fight Worth Fighting For"
2021
Role(s)
Singing Bust
Notes
TV special
Switched Before Birth
Role(s)
Anna Ramirez
Notes
Television filmNominated - Imagen Award for Best Actress - Drama (Television)
2021–2023
Role(s)
DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms
Notes
Carla Gonzalez (voice)
2023
Role(s)
Beatrice "Bunny" Perez
Notes
Episode: "Lopez vs Cheating"
Role(s)
Defense Attorney Lauren Whitmer
Notes
Episode: "Class Retreat"
Role(s)
Dolores Roach
Notes
Lead role, 8 episodes
2025
Role(s)
Maritza
Notes
season 1 episode 13 "Mama Drama"
Role(s)
Natalie Cruz
Notes
Series regular
Role(s)
Eva Muñoz
Notes
season 2 episode 3 "Tomorrow is still Tomorrow"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
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
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
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: "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara", "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: "Who Can Say What's True?", "What's the Good of Being Good"
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
· Filmography › Theatre (select)
1993
Role(s)
Ana
Notes
Josefina Lopez
2005
Role(s)
Anna Maria
Notes
Various
2009
Role(s)
Daniela
Notes
Lin-Manuel MirandaQuiara Alegría Hudes
2010
Role(s)
Doña Smeralda / Josephine
Notes
John Guare
2023
Role(s)
Carmen Garcia
Notes
Various
Year
Title
Role
Playwright
Venue
Ref.
1993
Real Women Have Curves
Ana
Josefina Lopez
Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago
2005
The Mambo Kings
Anna Maria
Various
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco
2009
In the Heights
Daniela
Lin-Manuel MirandaQuiara Alegría Hudes
Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway
2010
A Free Man of Color
Doña Smeralda / Josephine
John Guare
Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway
2023
Real Women Have Curves
Carmen Garcia
Various
American Repertory Theater, Cambridge
2025
James Earl Jones Theatre, Broadway
· Filmography › Video games
2016
Role(s)
Reyna Diaz
2019
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2016
Gears of War 4
Reyna Diaz
2019
Gears 5

References

  1. Stated on Finding Your Roots, January 28, 2020
  2. Sweet Home Cook County
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130927103847/http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sweethomecookcounty/pages/justinamachado.aspx
  3. Screener
    http://screenertv.com/television/star-justina-machado-norman-lear-one-day-at-a-time-remake/
  4. Vulture
    https://www.vulture.com/2016/12/justina-machado-one-day-at-a-time-on-her-first-leading-tv-role.html
  5. Chicago Tribune
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-1003-justina-machado-welcome-family-20131002-story.html
  6. Popsugar
    http://www.popsugar.com/latina/Netflix-One-Day-Time-Interview-2017-42928980
  7. S6 E6: Justina Machado African Ancestry | Finding Your Roots
    https://www.thirteen.org/programs/finding-your-roots/african-ancestry-viyzxz/
  8. PBS
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200129222937/https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/watch/episodes/secrets-lies
  9. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/theater-reviews-126454
  10. BroadwayWorld
    http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Justina-Machado-Joins-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-20090630
  11. Los Angeles Times
    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/06/justina-machado-nancy-travis-to-join-love-loss-at-geffen-playhouse.html
  12. "Justina Machado Joins 'Queen Of The South'; Kyle Gallner In 'Outsiders'"
    https://deadline.com/2014/11/justina-machado-cast-queen-of-the-south-kyle-gallner-outsiders-1201296794/
  13. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2016/10/jane-the-virgin-cast-justina-machado-recurring-1201833060/
  14. Latina
    http://www.latina.com/entertainment/tv/one-day-time-cast-exclusive-interview
  15. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/one-day-at-a-time-review-960493
  16. "'One Day at a Time' Season 2 Review: Netflix's Best Multi-Cam Sitcom Just Gets Sharper and More Sincere"
    https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/one-day-at-a-time-season-2-review-netflix-1201922008/
  17. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0532461/awards/
  18. "Top 6 women who deserve Emmy nominations: Justina Machado, Jenifer Lewis, Marin Hinkle …"
    https://www.goldderby.com/article/2018/emmy-underdogs-justina-machado-jenifer-lewis-marin-hinkle-news-064283579/
  19. International Business Times
    https://www.ibtimes.com/justina-machado-talks-lifetimes-family-pictures-save-one-day-time-campaign-2803444
  20. TVLine
    https://tvline.com/2019/08/28/superstore-season-5-justina-machado-cast-new-district-manager/
  21. Entertainment Weekly
    https://ew.com/tv/2019/05/22/original-jeffersons-cast-member-made-surprise-cameo-live-studio-audience/
  22. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2019/12/woody-harrelson-marisa-tomei-ellie-kemper-ike-barinholtz-returning-abc-all-in-the-family-good-times-live-special-live-in-front-of-a-studio-audience-kevin-bacon-justina-machado-and-jesse-eisenberg-1202806262/
  23. ABC.com
    https://abc.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/news/updates/dancing-with-the-stars-2020-celebrity-cast-announced?linkId=98669467
  24. Average Socialite
    https://www.averagesocialite.com/la-events/2020/2/28/2020-nhmc-impact-awards-gala-la
  25. "Justina Machado Co-Stars In Lifetime's Drama 'Switched Before Birth'"
    https://www.zenger.news/2021/11/09/justina-machado-co-stars-in-lifetimes-drama-switched-before-birth/
  26. "Justina Machado & Will Sasso To Star In Indie Comedy 'The Throwback'"
    https://deadline.com/2022/04/justina-machado-will-sasso-to-star-in-indie-comedy-the-throwback-1235009342/
  27. "Justina Machado To Headline 'The Horror Of Dolores Roach' Amazon Pilot From Blumhouse Based On Podcast"
    https://deadline.com/2021/06/justina-machado-the-horror-of-dolores-roach-amazon-pilot-1234768234/
  28. www.rottentomatoes.com
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_horror_of_dolores_roach/s01
  29. "Netflix Orders First Medical Procedural 'Pulse'; Justina Machado Cast In Series From Zoe Robyn & Carlton Cuse"
    https://deadline.com/2024/02/netflix-pulse-medical-procedural-justina-machado-zoe-robyn-carlton-cuse-1235842036/
  30. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-medical-drama-pulse-justina-machado-carlton-cuse-1235839668/
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