Nadine Velazquez - wikipedia Nadine Velazquez Nadine Velazquez Velazquez c. 2006 ( 1978 - 11 - 20 ) November 20, 1978 ( age 38 ) Chicago, Illinois, United States Occupation Actress, model Years active 2003 -- present Spouse ( s ) Marc Provissiero ( m. 2005 ; div. 2011 ) Nadine E. Velazquez ( born November 20, 1978 ) 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. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Velazquez was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is of Puerto Rican descent. After graduating from Notre Dame High School for Girls, she earned a BA 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 originally cast as Fernando Sucre 's girlfriend, Maricruz Delgado, in the Fox television series Prison Break, but acquired a role in the NBC series My Name Is Earl as Catalina Aruca 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 was one of the actors in the 2006 monologue show Skirts & Flirts In 2006, she was named # 39 in the annual Maxim Hot 100 list. Velazquez 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 Charlie 's Angels as Gloria Martinez, one of Charlie 's hired `` Angels ''. Her character was killed off after a few minutes of screen time and was replaced by Minka Kelly. She appeared in a recurring role in FX 's fantasy football sitcom The League and on The CW 's comedy - drama Hart of Dixie. In 2012, Velazquez appeared in the movie Flight, playing flight attendant Katerina Marquez, a supporting role opposite the main protagonist character played by Denzel Washington. In 2013, Velazquez reunited with her former My Name is Earl cast members for a guest appearance in Raising Hope. Velazquez joined the main cast of the TNT series Major Crimes, beginning with season two. She plays Emma Rios, a DA, who is a romantic interest of Raymond Cruz 's Julio Sanchez. Cruz played Paco, her boyfriend, on My Name is Earl. Personal life Velazquez was married to talent agent Marc Provissiero of Philadelphia in 2005. They divorced in 2011. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Biker Boyz Allison Blast Luna 2005 Sueño Claudia 2005 House of the Dead 2 Private Maria Rodriguez 2007 War Maria 2009 A Day in the Life Special Agent Natasha 2009 All 's Faire in Love Mathilda PSA : An Important Message from Women EVERYWHERE Woman Short film Byron Jessica Short film 2012 Guitar Face Ana Lucia Short film 2012 Flight Katerina Marquez 2013 Snitch Analisa 2015 Within ( Crawlspace ) Melanie Alexander Direct to DVD 2015 Clarity Carmen 2016 Ride Along 2 Tasha 2016 The Bounce Back Kristin Peralta TBA Aztec Warrior Lisa Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 The Bold and the Beautiful Anna The Last Ride JJ Cruz Television film Entourage Janeen Episode : `` New York '' 2005 Hollywood Vice Marla Flynt Television film 2005 Las Vegas Myra Gonzalez Episode : `` Mothwoman '' 2005 -- 2009 My Name Is Earl Catalina Aruca 96 episodes 2007 Kings of South Beach Olivia Palacios Television film 2008 Husband for Hire Lola Television film 2009 CSI : NY Marcia Vasquez Episode : `` Dead Reckoning '' 2009 Gary Unmarried Sophia Episode : `` Gary and Allison 's Friend '' 2009 -- 2015 The League Sofia 26 episodes 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 -- 2012 Hart of Dixie Didi Ruano 6 episodes 2013 Raising Hope Valentina Episode : `` Making the Band '' 2013 Arrested Development Rosalita Episode : `` It Gets Better '' 2013 - 2014 Real Husbands of Hollywood Herself 5 episodes 2013 -- 2015 Major Crimes D.D.A. Emma Rios 17 episodes 2014 Killer Women Martina Alvarez Episode : `` La Sicaria '' 2015 Win, Lose or Love Nancy Gander Television film 2015 Love Is a Four - Letter Word Rebecca Television film 2016 Z Nation Camilla Episode : `` Doc 's Angels '' 2017 SIx Jackie Ortiz References Jump up ^ Nadine Velazquez, Actress ( profile ) -- Cook County ( IL ) Clerk 's Office. Jump up ^ Vaccino, Steven. `` Celebrity College Flashback : Nadine Velazquez, '' U.S. News & World Report, September 26, 2008. Jump up ^ Maxim October 8. 2008, p. 78 Jump up ^ Gloria Calderon Kellett ( March 14, 2006 ). `` Skirts and Flirts Premieres at The Hudson Mainstage Theatre ''. LatinHeatOnline.com. Retrieved January 24, 2008. Jump up ^ Nadine Velazquez of 2006 Hott 100 on Maxim.com Jump up ^ `` ' Conversations with Ross, Featuring Nadine Velazquez ''. rosscarey.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016. Jump up ^ Roots, Kimberly. ( January 23, 2013 ) Raising Hope Season 3 Cast -- My Name Is Earl Reunion. TVLine. Retrieved on July 13, 2013. Jump up ^ Nadine Velazquez to be a Series Regular on TNT 's ' Major Crimes ' - Ratings. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved on July 13, 2013. Jump up ^ Lina Das ( August 30, 2008 ). `` Earl 's girl : Nadine Velazquez ''. Daily Mail. Retrieved June 18, 2012. Jump up ^ Nadine Velazquez ( December 29, 2013 ). `` Nadine Velazquez 's blog : Goodbye 2013 ''. Nadine Velazquez. Retrieved January 7, 2013. External links Nadine Velazquez on IMDb Maxim magazine article on Nadine Velazquez VIAF : 29294633 LCCN : no2006109022 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nadine_Velazquez&oldid=799072870 '' Categories : 1978 births Actresses from Chicago American film actresses Female models from Illinois American television actresses American people of Puerto Rican descent Living people Columbia College Chicago alumni 21st - century American actresses Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from January 2014 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 5 September 2017, at 13 : 36. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who plays catalina on my name is earl
Answer: Nadine E. Velazquez