Justina Machado

Acting

Justina Machado

Born September 6, 1972Chicago, Illinois, USA86 credits

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

Swapped

Swapped

Movie

2026

PULSE
7.7

PULSE

TV

2025

Happy's Place
6.2

Happy's Place

TV

2024

Matlock
7.0

Matlock

TV

2024

The Throwback
7.3

The Throwback

Movie

2024

The Horror of Dolores Roach
6.5

The Horror of Dolores Roach

TV

2023

Filmography

Swapped
2026Swappedas Calli (voice)Movie
PULSE
2025PULSEas Natalie CruzTV
Happy's Place
2024Happy's Placeas MaritzaTV
Matlock
2024Matlockas Eva MuñozTV
The Throwback
2024The Throwbackas KateMovie
The Horror of Dolores Roach
2023The Horror of Dolores Roachas Dolores RoachTV
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughteras SelfMovie
Fernanda
2022Fernandaas Right BobMovie
With/In Volume 2
2022With/In Volume 2Movie
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
2022The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wildas Zee (or whatever her name is) (voice)Movie
Dragons: The Nine Realms
2021Dragons: The Nine Realmsas Carla (voice)TV
Switched Before Birth
2021Switched Before Birthas Anna RamirezMovie
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021Muppets Haunted Mansionas Singing BustMovie
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for Itas SelfMovie
With/In Volume 1
2021With/In Volume 1as (segment "Coco & Gigi")Movie
All Together Now
2020All Together Nowas BeckyMovie
Scoob!
2020Scoob!as Jamie Rivera (voice)Movie
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas SelfTV
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"as Teresa BetancourtMovie
Harley Quinn
2019Harley Quinnas Bethany (voice)TV
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hallas Self - GuestTV
Family Pictures
2019Family Picturesas SylvieMovie
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018Betty White: First Lady of Televisionas SelfMovie
One Day at a Time
2017One Day at a Timeas Penelope AlvarezTV
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
2016De Puerto Rico para el mundoas SelfMovie
Elena of Avalor
2016Elena of Avaloras Carmen (voice)TV
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016The $100,000 Pyramidas SelfTV
Queen of the South
2016Queen of the Southas BrendaTV
Superstore
2015Superstoreas Maya (voice)TV
Endgame
2015Endgameas KarlaMovie
Quit
2015Quitas AmandaMovie
Finders Keepers
2014Finders Keepersas Prof. Elena CarranzaMovie
Jane the Virgin
2014Jane the Virginas Darcy FactorTV
The Purge: Anarchy
2014The Purge: Anarchyas TanyaMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
Welcome to the Family
2013Welcome to the Familyas Lisette HernandezTV
The Last of Robin Hood
2013The Last of Robin Hoodas MadgeMovie
Devious Maids
2013Devious Maidsas ReinaTV
The Fosters
2013The Fostersas Sofia RiveraTV
The Call
2013The Callas RachelMovie
Finding Your Roots
2012Finding Your Rootsas SelfTV
Switched at Birth
2011Switched at Birthas Nurse MunosTV
Body of Proof
2011Body of Proofas Emily BurrowsTV
Harry's Law
2011Harry's Lawas CounselTV
Three Rivers
2009Three Riversas Pam AcostaTV
In the Electric Mist
2009In the Electric Mistas Rosie GomezMovie
Kath & Kim
2008Kath & Kimas AngelTV
Pedro
2008Pedroas MilyMovie
The Accidental Husband
2008The Accidental Husbandas SofiaMovie
Private Practice
2007Private Practiceas Stephanie KempTV
Burn Notice
2007Burn Noticeas LaurenTV
Ugly Betty
2006Ugly Bettyas Cousin ClaraTV
L
2006Little Fugitiveas NataliaMovie
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
2006Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in Americaas Alma AnsenMovie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Suzanne RichardsTV
Bones
2005Bonesas Lupe RojasTV
Dancing with the Stars
2005Dancing with the Starsas Self - ContestantTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Anna NylesTV
Torque
2004Torqueas HendersonMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas Amelia LopezTV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
Missing
2003Missingas Sunny EstradaTV
Final Destination 2
2003Final Destination 2as Isabella HudsonMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Full Frontal
2002Full Frontalas Linda's Friend in KitchenMovie
Dragonfly
2002Dragonflyas nurseMovie
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001A.I. Artificial Intelligenceas AssistantMovie
Six Feet Under
2001Six Feet Underas Vanessa DiazTV
Strong Medicine
2000Strong MedicineTV
Angel
1999Angelas JoTV
S
1999SwallowsMovie
The Week That Girl Died
1998The Week That Girl Diedas MaritaMovie
Oh Baby
1998Oh Babyas MonaTV
Sticks
1998Sticksas MariaMovie
She's So Lovely
1997She's So Lovelyas Carmen Rodriguez - Lady Ticket TakerMovie
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas LauraTV
G
1996Goode Behavioras Raquel DeLaRosaTV
No One Would Tell
1996No One Would Tellas Val ChoMovie
Second Noah
1996Second NoahTV
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas MarisolTV
ER
1994ERas Ms. CruzTV
NYPD Blue
1993NYPD Blueas ElsaTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Lauren WhitmerTV
H
—Hurricane SeasonsMovie
T
—The Making of 'Jesus Diabetes'Movie
A
—Alpha MomsTV