Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born September 6, 1972
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.
MovieSwapped
2026
as Calli (voice)
TVPULSE
2025
as Natalie Cruz
TVHappy's Place
2024
as Maritza
TVMatlock
2024
as Eva Muñoz
MovieThe Throwback
2024
as Kate
TVThe Horror of Dolores Roach
2023
as Dolores Roach
MovieNorman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
as Self
MovieFernanda
2022
as Right Bob
MovieThe Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
2022
as Zee (or whatever her name is) (voice)
TVDragons: The Nine Realms
2021
as Carla (voice)
MovieSwitched Before Birth
2021
as Anna Ramirez
MovieMuppets Haunted Mansion
2021
as Singing Bust
MovieRita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
as Self
MovieWith/In Volume 1
2021
as (segment "Coco & Gigi")
MovieAll Together Now
2020
as Becky
MovieScoob!
2020
as Jamie Rivera (voice)
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
MovieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
as Teresa Betancourt
TVHarley Quinn
2019
as Bethany (voice)
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
MovieFamily Pictures
2019
as Sylvie
MovieBetty White: First Lady of Television
2018
as Self
TVOne Day at a Time
2017
as Penelope Alvarez
MovieDe Puerto Rico para el mundo
2016
as Self
TVElena of Avalor
2016
as Carmen (voice)
TVThe $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
TVQueen of the South
2016
as Brenda
TVSuperstore
2015
as Maya (voice)
MovieEndgame
2015
as Karla
MovieQuit
2015
as Amanda
MovieFinders Keepers
2014
as Prof. Elena Carranza
TVJane the Virgin
2014
as Darcy Factor
MovieThe Purge: Anarchy
2014
as Tanya
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVWelcome to the Family
2013
as Lisette Hernandez
MovieThe Last of Robin Hood
2013
as Madge
TVDevious Maids
2013
as Reina
TVThe Fosters
2013
as Sofia Rivera
MovieThe Call
2013
as Rachel
TVFinding Your Roots
2012
as Self
TVSwitched at Birth
2011
as Nurse Munos
TVBody of Proof
2011
as Emily Burrows
TVHarry's Law
2011
as Counsel
TVThree Rivers
2009
as Pam Acosta
MovieIn the Electric Mist
2009
as Rosie Gomez
TVKath & Kim
2008
as Angel
MoviePedro
2008
as Mily
MovieThe Accidental Husband
2008
as Sofia
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Stephanie Kemp
TVBurn Notice
2007
as Lauren
TVUgly Betty
2006
as Cousin Clara
Little Fugitive
2006
as Natalia
MovieFatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
2006
as Alma Ansen
TVGhost Whisperer
2005
as Suzanne Richards
TVBones
2005
as Lupe Rojas
TVDancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Anna Nyles
MovieTorque
2004
as Henderson
TVCold Case
2003
as Amelia Lopez
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVMissing
2003
as Sunny Estrada
MovieFinal Destination 2
2003
as Isabella Hudson
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieFull Frontal
2002
as Linda's Friend in Kitchen
MovieDragonfly
2002
as nurse
MovieA.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
as Assistant
TVSix Feet Under
2001
as Vanessa Diaz
TVStrong Medicine
2000
TVAngel
1999
as Jo
Swallows
1999
MovieThe Week That Girl Died
1998
as Marita
TVOh Baby
1998
as Mona
MovieSticks
1998
as Maria
MovieShe's So Lovely
1997
as Carmen Rodriguez - Lady Ticket Taker
TVEarly Edition
1996
as Laura
Goode Behavior
1996
as Raquel DeLaRosa
MovieNo One Would Tell
1996
as Val Cho
TVSecond Noah
1996
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Marisol
TVER
1994
as Ms. Cruz
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Elsa
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Lauren Whitmer
Hurricane Seasons
The Making of 'Jesus Diabetes'
Alpha Moms
