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Justina Machado

Justina Machado

Highest Rated: 96% Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It (2021)

Lowest Rated: 11% The Accidental Husband (2008)

Birthday: Sep 6, 1972

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Justina Machado grew up in Chicago, but experienced a mixture of cultures as both of her parents were born in Puerto Rico. That blend helped color Machado's early career and even guided her to work in Latino acting groups in her home of Chicago. In the early '90s, she moved out of Chicago, eventually winding up in California where she started her acting career in earnest. Starting in 1996, she made numerous appearances on TV shows ranging from "NYPD Blue" (ABC 1993-2005) to "Angel" (The WB 1999-2004). Her film debut was in the Sean Penn-starring "She's So Lovely" (1997). All of that experience led to Machado joining the cast of "Six Feet Under" (HBO 2001-05) as Vanessa Diaz, a character who started off as recurring but wound up being a main character in later seasons. After "Six Feet Under" ended, she went back to appearing in smaller roles on the big and small screen, including "Torque" (2004), "I Think I Love My Wife" (2007), and "ER" (NBC 1994-2009) - a show that she had guest-starred on in an early season. While her recurring role on "ER" ended, she starred in the short-lived medical drama "Three Rivers" (CBS 2009-2010). After a few more years of one-off roles across TV shows like "Desperate Housewives" (ABC 2004-2012) and movies like "The Purge: Anarchy" (2014), Machado landed a recurring role on "Jane the Virgin" (The CW 2014- ) as Darci Factor. That quickly led to Machado starring as matriarch Penelope Alvarez on the critically adored sitcom "One Day at a Time" (Netflix 2017- ).

Highest rated movies

96% 93% Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It
88% Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'
80% Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times'
68% 71% All Together Now 58% 56% The Purge: Anarchy
54% 34% In the Electric Mist
50% 31% Endgame
50% 58% Final Destination 2

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 95% The Throwback Kate (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2024
19% 32% The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild Zee (Voice) - 2022
No Score Yet 80% With/In Unknown (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Switched Before Birth Anna Ramirez (Character) - 2021
96% 93% Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It Unknown (Character) $263.2K 2021
68% 71% All Together Now Becky (Character) - 2020
80% No Score Yet Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' Unknown (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Family Pictures Sylvie (Character) - 2019
88% No Score Yet Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' Florence Johnston (Character) - 2019
50% 31% Endgame Karla (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 26% Finders Keepers Prof. Elena Carranza (Character) - 2014
58% 56% The Purge: Anarchy Tanya (Character) $71.5M 2014
28% 24% The Last of Robin Hood Madge (Character) $269.6K 2013
44% 65% The Call Rachel (Character) $51.9M 2013
54% 34% In the Electric Mist Rosie Gomez (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 10% Man Maid Terressa (Character) - 2008
11% 36% The Accidental Husband Sophia (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 72% Pedro Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 33% Little Fugitive Natalia (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 23% Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America Alma Ansen (Character) - 2006
22% 41% Torque FBI Agent Henderson (Character) $21.2M 2004
50% 58% Final Destination 2 Isabella Hudson (Character) $46.5M 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sticks Maria (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Week That Girl Died Marita (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 72% No One Would Tell Val Cho (Character) - 1996

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2017-2018 2020 2024
No Score Yet 51% Dragons: The Nine Realms Carla Gonzalez (Voice) 2021-2023
80% 87% The Horror of Dolores Roach Dolores Roach (Character) 2023
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Lauren Whitmer (Guest Star) 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lopez vs Lopez Beatrice "Bunny" Perez (Guest Star) 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dancing With the Stars Contestant 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Elena of Avalor Carmen (Guest Voice) 2016 2019-2020
No Score Yet 62% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2020
99% 89% One Day at a Time Penelope Alvarez (Character) 2017-2020
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Finding Your Roots Guest 2020
100% 86% Jane The Virgin Darci Factor (Guest Star) 2016-2018 2020
93% 81% Superstore Maya (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet 88% Queen of the South Brenda Parra (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2016 2019
No Score Yet 51% Busy Tonight Guest 2019
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The $100,000 Pyramid Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest 2018
No Score Yet 71% Heartbeat Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet 79% Devious Maids Reina (Character) 2015
No Score Yet 78% Major Crimes Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
42% 50% Welcome to the Family Lisette Hernandez (Character) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murder Police Rosa Sanchez (Voice) 2013
97% 85% The Fosters Sofia (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet 81% Private Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 2012-2013
No Score Yet 82% Switched at Birth Brizia Munoz (Guest Star) 2012
72% 88% Desperate Housewives Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
76% 61% Body of Proof Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
18% 67% Off the Map Teresa (Guest Star) 2011
90% 83% Bones Lupe Rojas (Guest Star) 2010
31% No Score Yet Three Rivers Pam Acosta (Character) 2009-2010
88% 95% Burn Notice Lauren (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 85% ER Ms. Cruz (Guest Star) 1997 2009
20% No Score Yet Kath & Kim Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
97% 84% Ugly Betty Cousin Clara (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet 95% Cold Case Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
84% 72% Grey's Anatomy Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 87% Ghost Whisperer Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
81% 96% Six Feet Under Vanessa Diaz (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2001-2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet 1-800-Missing Sunny Estrada (Character) 2003-2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Malcolm & Eddie Unknown (Guest Star) 1998-1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Any Day Now Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
93% No Score Yet The Gregory Hines Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Goode Behavior Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Moloney Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
31% No Score Yet Arsenio Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
20% No Score Yet Crisis Center Raquel (Guest Star) 1997
50% No Score Yet Second Noah Unknown (Character) 1996
83% 93% NYPD Blue Elsa (Guest Star) 1996