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

Grey's Anatomy

Anna Nyles

Law & Order

Lauren Whitmer

Ghost Whisperer

Suzanne Richards

Bones

Lupe Rojas

Switched at Birth

Nurse Munos

Six Feet Under

Vanessa Diaz

Cold Case

Amelia Lopez

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	The Throwback	Kate
2022	The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild	Zee (or whatever her name is) (voice)
2022	Fernanda	Right Bob
2022	Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter	Self
2022	With/In Volume 2
2021	Muppets Haunted Mansion	Singing Bust
2021	Switched Before Birth	Anna Ramirez
2021	Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It	Self
2021	With/In Volume 1	(segment "Coco & Gigi")
2020	All Together Now	Becky
2020	Scoob!	Jamie Rivera (voice)
2019	Family Pictures	Sylvie
2019	Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"	Teresa Betancourt
2018	Betty White: First Lady of Television	Self
2016	De Puerto Rico para el mundo	Self
2015	Quit	Amanda
2015	Endgame	Karla
2014	The Purge: Anarchy	Tanya
2014	Finders Keepers	Prof. Elena Carranza
2013	The Call	Rachel
2009	In the Electric Mist	Rosie Gomez
2008	The Accidental Husband	Sofia
2008	Pedro	Mily
2006	Little Fugitive	Natalia
2006	Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America	Alma Ansen
2004	Torque	Henderson
2003	Final Destination 2	Isabella Hudson
2002	Dragonfly	nurse
2002	Full Frontal	Linda's Friend in Kitchen
2001	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Assistant
1999	Swallows
1998	The Week That Girl Died	Marita
1997	She's So Lovely	Carmen Rodriguez - Lady Ticket Taker
1996	No One Would Tell	Val Cho
	Minor Incidents	Court Clerk

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	PULSE	Natalie Cruz
2024	Happy's Place	Maritza
2023	The Horror of Dolores Roach	Dolores Roach
2021	Dragons: The Nine Realms	Carla (voice)
2020	Stars in the House	Self
2019	Tamron Hall	Self - Guest
2019	Harley Quinn	Bethany (voice)
2017	One Day at a Time	Penelope Alvarez
2016	Elena of Avalor	Carmen (voice)
2016	Queen of the South	Brenda
2016	The $100,000 Pyramid	Self
2015	Superstore	Maya (voice)
2015	Superstore	Maya
2014	Jane the Virgin	Darcy Factor
2014	Jane the Virgin	Darci Factor
2013	Welcome to the Family	Lisette Hernandez
2013	The Fosters	Sofia Rivera
2013	Devious Maids	Reina
2012	Finding Your Roots	Self
2011	Switched at Birth	Nurse Munos
2011	Body of Proof	Emily Burrows
2011	Harry's Law	Counsel
2009	Three Rivers	Pam Acosta
2008	Kath & Kim	Angel
2007	Burn Notice	Lauren
2007	Private Practice	Stephanie Kemp
2006	Ugly Betty	Cousin Clara
2005	Ghost Whisperer	Suzanne Richards
2005	Grey's Anatomy	Anna Nyles
2005	Bones	Lupe Rojas
2005	Dancing with the Stars	Self - Contestant
2003	Cold Case	Amelia Lopez
2003	Missing	Sunny Estrada
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Self
2001	Six Feet Under	Vanessa Diaz
2000	Strong Medicine
1999	Angel	Jo
1998	Oh Baby	Mona
1996	Early Edition	Laura
1996	Goode Behavior	Raquel DeLaRosa
1996	Second Noah
1994	ER	Ms. Cruz
1994	ER	Claudia Diaz
1994	Touched by an Angel	Marisol
1993	NYPD Blue	Elsa
1990	Law & Order	Lauren Whitmer
	Alpha Moms