# Carla Jimenez

Carla Jimenez (born May 14, 1974 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California) is an American television and film actress.

## Career

She has had roles in series such as Lincoln Heights, My Name Is Earl and Little Britain USA, and has appeared in films including Miss March (2009) and Phat Girlz (2006).
Jimenez has appeared in Nacho Libre, Lady in the Water, and Accepted. In 2003, Jimenez appeared as a character named Virginia, in the independent cult film My Life with Morrissey by Andrew Overtoom. She was a recurring character on the ABC TV shows Desperate Housewives, Better Off Ted and Last Man Standing. She also played the recurring role of Rosa on Raising Hope.
Jimenez has also appeared in the Netflix sitcom Fuller House, playing an adoption agent for Jesse and Becky. She played Alba, the Pembertons' maid, on FOX's The Mick.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | My Life with Morrissey | Virginia | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Titillating Steven | Maryanne | |
| 2006 | Phat Girlz | Plus Size Shopper #3 | |
| 2006 | Nacho Libre | Candidia | |
| 2006 | Lady in the Water | Perez de la Torre Sister #2 | |
| 2006 | Accepted | Shoe Store Manager | |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl | Ashley's Caretaker | |
| 2009 | Miss March | Nurse Juanita | |
| 2012 | Act of Valor | Screaming Mom | |
| 2012 | White Frog | Mrs. Rodriguez | |
| 2014 | Murder of a Cat | Rosalita | |
| 2014 | Squatters | Georgia | |
| 2014 | The Purge: Anarchy | Deranged Woman | |
| 2016 | Pup Star | Ida | |
| 2017 | Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale | Señora Zapata | Voice; short |
| 2019 | Spies in Disguise | Geraldine | |
| 2020 | Friendsgiving | Nurse Julie | |
| 2022 | Steppin' Into The Holiday | Marissa | HBO Max release |
| 2024 | Carved | | Hulu release |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002, 2003 | Strong Medicine | Annie / Becky | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Russians in the City of Angels | Lucinda | Episode: "Srok" |
| 2003 | ER | Eloise | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The District | Louise | Episode: "Acceptable Losses" |
| 2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Attendant | Episode: "No Motorcycles" |
| 2005 | Wanted | Woman with Dog | Episode: "Rubbing One Out" |
| 2005 | Half & Half | Jackie | Episode: "The Big State of the Reunion Episode" |
| 2006 | The Shield | Calida | Episode: "Extraction" |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis | Audience Member #4 | Episode: "Saving Venice" |
| 2006 | My Name Is Earl | Penelope | Episode: "Jump for Joy" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Juror #1 | Episode: "Post Mortem" |
| 2006, 2008 | Everybody Hates Chris | Nurse | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Days of Our Lives | Nurse | Episode #1.10544 |
| 2007 | In Case of Emergency | Concession Cashier | Episode: "Disorder in the Court" |
| 2007 | Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz | Latina Woman | Episode #1.4 |
| 2007 | Entourage | Nurse | Episode: "The Dream Team" |
| 2007 | Shark | Jury Foreperson | Episode: "Gangster Movies" |
| 2008 | Black Widow | Rosa | Television film |
| 2008 | Night Life | Nanny | Television film |
| 2008 | Little Britain USA | Helen Fisher | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Dexter | Nurse | Episode: "Turning Biminese" |
| 2008 | Lincoln Heights | Maria Rodriguez | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Ernesto | Lupita | Television film |
| 2009 | Eleventh Hour | Latina Nurse | Episode: "Pinocchio" |
| 2009 | The Closer | Crowd Member #6 | Episode: "Half Load" |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana | Opera Singer | Episode: "Judge Me Tender" |
| 2009–2010 | Better Off Ted | Patricia / Lab Worker #2 | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Justified | Mrs. Pena | Episode: "Long in the Tooth" |
| 2010 | Hawthorne | Woman | Episode: "The Match" |
| 2010 | Sons of Anarchy | Clinic Admin | Episode: "Lochan Mor" |
| 2010 | Desperate Housewives | Carmen Sanchez | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Bones | Lucy Rodriguez | Episode: "The Bikini in the Soup" |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Xenia Torres | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2014 | Raising Hope | Rosa | 12 episodes |
| 2012 | GCB | Lupe | Episode: "Hell Hath No Fury" |
| 2013 | Archer | Mercedes Moreno | Episode: "Coyote Lovely" |
| 2013 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Kathy's Family's Maid | Episode: "It's a Mirace" |
| 2013 | Community | Cashier | Episode: "Heroic Origins" |
| 2013 | Anger Management | Kim | Episode: "Charlie and Kate's Dirty Pictures" |
| 2013 | Super Clyde | Adriana | Television film |
| 2013 | Sean Saves the World | Consuela | Episode: "Shut Your Parent Trap" |
| 2013–2015 | Last Man Standing | Blanca | 8 episodes |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Janice | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Devious Maids | Esperanza | Episode: "Proof" |
| 2014 | Bad Teacher | Lupe | Episode: "Life Science" |
| 2014 | Jennifer Falls | Lupe | Episode: "School Trouble" |
| 2015 | 2 Broke Girls | Raquel | Episode: "And the Gym and Juice" |
| 2015 | The King of 7B | Juana | Television film |
| 2015–2018 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Señora Zapata | 31 episodes; voice |
| 2016 | Young & Hungry | Martina | Episode: "Young & Therapy" |
| 2016 | The Mindy Project | Rosa | Episode: "Under the Texan Sun" |
| 2016 | Fuller House | Mrs. Lopez | Episode: "Glazed and Confused" |
| 2016 | Internity | Tracey Wiggins | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017 | Santa Clarita Diet | Esther | Episode: "How Much Vomit?" |
| 2017 | Gay of Thrones | Carla Jimenez | Episode: "The Kween's Juicefast" |
| 2017–2018 | The Mick | Alba | Main Cast |
| 2018–2020 | Single Parents | Lil | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Life in Pieces | Sherri | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | A Million Little Things | Elena | Episode: "Daisy" |
| 2022 | Better Things | Carla | Episode: "F*ck Anatoly's Mom |
| 2022 | Holiday Harmony | Zachael | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2023 | The Good Doctor | Daphne Garcia | Episode: “The Blip” |
| 2023 | Freeridge | | Episode: "Karmic Coincidence" |
| 2024 | Grotesquerie | Jill | Episode: "In Dreams" |

## Personal life

Jimenez is of Mexican heritage.