# Terri Hoyos

Teresa Victoria "Terri" Hoyos is an American actress and former makeup artist.

## Early life

Hoyos was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and is of Mexican descent and is the daughter of actor Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., aka Rodolfo Hoyos. In the 1980s, she began her career as a makeup artist, and later trained in acting at LACC Theatre Arts Academy.

## Career

Hoyos made her screen debut in 1984, with a small part in the film Crimes of Passion, and later had guest starring roles on Hill Street Blues, Gimme a Break!, Cheers, ER, Dharma & Greg, Frasier, NYPD Blue, Parks and Recreation, and Modern Family. She also had a recurring role as Rosa Valens in the CBS procedural Cold Case (2009–2010). She was a regular cast member on the Fox sitcom The Ortegas in 2003. The series was canceled before its debut. In 2014, she was cast in the ABC comedy series Cristela. In 2020, she appeared as Victor's grandma in Love, Victor.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Crimes of Passion | Group Member No.2 | |
| 1991 | Howling VI: The Freaks | Towny #3 | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Clockwatchers | Female Executive | |
| 1998 | Bulworth | Reporter #3 | |
| 1999 | Implicated | Charlotte | |
| 1999 | Soft Toilet Seats | The Gas Woman | |
| 2001 | Town & Country | Yolanda | |
| 2003 | A Man Apart | Lucero's Wife | |
| 2005 | Sueño | Olga | |
| 2021 | Together Together | Dana | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Hill Street Blues | Raina Vasquez | Episode: "City of Refuse" |
| 1987 | Hunter | Lupe | Episode: "Double Exposure" |
| 1987 | The Tortellis | Louise | Episode: "The Good Life" |
| 1987 | Cheers | Auction Bidder | Episode: "Bidding on the Boys" |
| 1988 | Buck James | Katie | Episode: "The Requiem" |
| 1989 | Head of the Class | Mrs. Borges | Episode: "Little Shop 'Til You Drop: Part 2" |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | Cashier | Episode: "Not in Our Stars" |
| 1990 | Molloy | Marguerita | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Brotherhood of the Gun | Rose | Television film; uncredited |
| 1991 | Married... with Children | Mrs. Garcia | Episode: "Lookin' for a Desk in All the Wrong Places" |
| 1992 | Indecency | Wanda | Television film |
| 1994 | My So-Called Life | Dr. Skolnick | Episode: "Pressure" |
| 1995 | Touched by an Angel | Mary Garcia | Episode: "The Driver" |
| 1995 | ER | Mrs. Corvalan | Episode: "The Secret Sharer" |
| 1996 | Almost Perfect | Officer Escalante | Episode: "Mind Games" |
| 1996 | Diagnosis: Murder | Diane | Episode: "Murder Can Be Murder" |
| 1997 | Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac | Jean | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Dharma & Greg | Alba | Episode: "Valet Girl" |
| 1999 | Payne | Alejandra Valdez | Episode: "Sexual Intercom" |
| 2000 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Merritt | Episode: "Tainted Love" |
| 2000 | A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story | N/A | Television film |
| 2001 | Popular | Salsa Instructor | Episode: "The Brain Game" |
| 2001 | Frasier | Hostess | Episode: "Cranes Go Caribbean" |
| 2002 | She's No Angel | Blanca | Television film |
| 2002 | MDs | Mrs. Davis | Episode: "Family Secrets" |
| 2005 | NYPD Blue | Aunt Sylvia | Episode: "Stratis Fear" |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Realtor | Episode: "Everyone's Waiting" |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | Governor Maria Nuñez | Episode: "First Disaster" |
| 2006 | Lovespring International | Cleaning Lady | Episode: "Burke Makes a Friend" |
| 2006 | The Nine | Lucia Perez | Episode: "Brother's Keeper" |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Dolores | Episode: "The Calm Before" |
| 2006 | Out of Practice | Carmen | Episode: "You Win Some, You Use Some" |
| 2007 | Crossing Jordan | Panel Chair | Episode: "33 Bullets" |
| 2007 | Standoff | Carol Wolfe | Episode: "Lie to Me" |
| 2007 | Monk | Maria Cordova | Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night" |
| 2008 | Everybody Hates Chris | Thrift Store Clerk | Episode: "Everybody Hates Mother's Day" |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar | Knife expert witness | Episode: "Guatemala Gulfstream" |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | Esther Ramos | Episode: "Yielding" |
| 2009–2010 | Cold Case | Rosa Valens | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | The Deep End | Secretary | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2010, 2011 | Parks and Recreation | Rita Ludgate | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | The Craigslist Killer | Sophie Flores | Television film |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Medical Examiner | Episode: "See No Evil" |
| 2011 | Bones | Nicole Francuzzi | Episode: "The Pinocchio in the Planter" |
| 2012 | Modern Family | Abuela | Episode: "Baby on Board" |
| 2014 | Twisted | Elaine | Episode: "You're a Good Man, Charlie McBride" |
| 2014 | Chasing Life | Charlotte Morissey | Episode: "What to Expect When You're Expecting Chemo" |
| 2014–2015 | Cristela | Natalia | 22 episodes |
| 2015 | Graceland | Teresa Arrabuena | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Fosters | Judge Eloise Wagner | Episode: "Rehearsal" |
| 2017 | Rosewood | Izzy Vermundo | Episode: "Naegleria & Neighborhood Watch" |
| 2017 | Animal Kingdom | Ring Woman | Episode: "Treasure" |
| 2018 | Mom | Soledad | Episode: "Esta Loca and a Little Klingon" |
| 2018 | Young & Hungry | Abuelita | Episode: "Young & Magic" |
| 2018 | Grey's Anatomy | Flor's Abuela | Episode: "Flowers Grow Out Of My Grave" |
| 2018–2023 | 9-1-1 | Aunt Josephina 'Pepa' | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Team Kaylie | Consuelo | Episode: "19 Is the New 15" |
| 2020 | Deputy | Carmen | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Love, Victor | Victor's Grandmother | Episode: "Sweet Sixteen" |
| 2021 | S.W.A.T. | Mama Pina | Episode: "Safe House" S5-E8 |
| 2025 | Lopez vs Lopez | Elsa Lopez | Episode: "Lopez vs Memories" |