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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Muppets Haunted Mansion
as Singing Bust
2021

Switched Before Birth
as Anna Ramirez
2021

Final Destination 2
as Isabella Hudson
2003

The Accidental Husband
as Sofia
2008

In the Electric Mist
as Rosie Gomez
2009
Swallows
1999

The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
as Zee (or whatever her name is) (voice)
2022

The Week That Girl Died
as Marita
1998
Little Fugitive
as Natalia
2006

The Call
as Rachel
2013

Fernanda
as Right Bob
2022

The Purge: Anarchy
as Tanya
2014

Quit
as Amanda
2015

Finders Keepers
as Prof. Elena Carranza
2014

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
as Self
2022

With/In Volume 2
2022

Pedro
as Mily
2008

Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
as Alma Ansen
2006

Dragonfly
as nurse
2002

Endgame
as Karla
2015
TV Appearances

Six Feet Under
as Vanessa Diaz
2001

Ghost Whisperer
as Suzanne Richards
2005

Early Edition
as Laura
1996

Cold Case
as Amelia Lopez
2003

Angel
as Jo
1999

Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012

Ugly Betty
as Cousin Clara
2006

ER
as Ms. Cruz
1994
Goode Behavior
as Raquel DeLaRosa
1996

Three Rivers
as Pam Acosta
2009
Alpha Moms
TBA

Kath & Kim
as Angel
2008
