Nadine Velazquez

Nadine Velazquez Biography

Nadine E. Velazquez is an American actress and model known for her roles as Catalina Aruca on My Name Is Earl and Sofia Ruxin on The League. She has also appeared in films such as War and Flight, and is a cast member on the TV series Major Crimes.

Early life

Velazquez was born in Chicago, Illinois, and is of Puerto Rican descent. After graduating from Notre Dame High School for Girls, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Columbia College Chicago in 2001.

Career

Velazquez has appeared in print ads, television, and film. Her first acting role was a McDonald's commercial as a drive-through lady.

She was also originally cast as Fernando Sucre's girlfriend, Maricruz Delgado, in the Fox television series Prison Break, but acquired a role in My Name Is Earl instead.

Her first film roles were in the movie War with Jet Li and Jason Statham, and in the Oxygen Network original television film Husband for Hire. She starred in the NBC series My Name Is Earl as Catalina Aruca. She was one of the actors in the 2006 monologue show Skirts & Flirts In 2006, she was ranked #54 in 102 sexiest women in the world, and was named #39 in the annual Maxim Hot 100 list.

Velaquez was one of the judges in the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant and the host for the Miss USA 2009 pageant.

In 2011 Velazquez appeared in the pilot of ABC's original series Charlie's Angels as Gloria Martinez, one of Charlie's hired "Angels". Her character was killed off after a few minutes screen time and was replaced by Minka Kelly.

She co-stars in FX's fantasy football sitcom The League, and also appears in a recurring role on The CW's comedy-drama Hart of Dixie.

In 2012, Velazquez appeared in the movie Flight, playing flight attendant Katerina Marquez. In 2013, Velazquez reuinited with her former My Name is Earl cast members for a guest appearance in Raising Hope. Velazquez joined the main cast of Major Crimes, beginning with season two.

Personal life

Velazquez was married to talent agent Marc Provissiero in 2005. They divorced in 2012.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Biker Boyz	Allison
2003	Chasing Papi	Attractive Woman at Conga Club
2004	Blast!	Luna
2005	Sueño	Claudia
2007	War	Maria
2009	All's Faire in Love	Mathilda
2009	A Day in the Life	Special Agent Natasha
2012	Flight	Katerina Marquez
2013	Snitch	Analisa
2013	Aztec Warrior	Liza
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The Bold and the Beautiful	Anna	Episode: "Episode #1.4155"
2004	The Last Ride	JJ Cruz	TV movie
2004	Entourage	Janeen	Episode: "New York"
2005	Hollywood Vice	Marla Flynt	TV movie
	House of the Dead II	Rodriguez	TV movie
	Las Vegas	Myra Gonzalez	Episodes: "Mothwoman"
2005"2009	My Name Is Earl	Catalina Aruca	Main cast
2007	Kings of South Beach	Olivia	TV movie
2008	Husband for Hire	Lola	TV movie
2009	CSI: NY	Marcia Vasquez	Episode: "Dead Reckoning"
2009	Gary Unmarried	Sophia	Episode: "Gary And Allison's Friend"
2009"present	The League	Sophia Ruxin	Recurring cast
2010	Scrubs	Nicole	Episode: "Our True Lies"
	CSI: Miami	Sarah Walker	Episode: "Sudden Death"
	Hawaii Five-0	Linda Leon	Episode: "Ko'olauloa"
2011	Charlie's Angels	Gloria Martinez	Episode: "Angel with a Broken Wing"
2011	Hart of Dixie	Didi	Recurring season 1
2013	Raising Hope	Valentina	Episode: "Making The Band"
2013"present	Major Crimes	Emma Rios	Main cast, season 2
2013	Arrested Development	Rosalita	Episode: "It Gets Better"

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