Nadine Velazquez

Nadine E. Velázquez (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.
== Early life ==
Velázquez was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is of Puerto Rican descent. After graduating from Notre Dame High School for Girls,[1] she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Columbia College Chicago in 2001.[2]
== Career ==
Velázquez has appeared in print ads, television, and film. Her first acting role was a McDonald's commercial as a drive-through lady.[3] She was originally cast as Fernando Sucre's girlfriend, Maricruz Delgado, in the Fox television series Prison Break but took the role of Catalina Aruca in the NBC series 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 was one of the actors in the 2006 monologue show Skirts & Flirts[4]. In 2006, she was named #39 in the annual Maxim Hot 100 list.[5] 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.[6] In 2013, Velazquez reunited with her former My Name is Earl cast members for a guest appearance in Raising Hope.[7]Velazquez joined the main cast of the TNT series Major Crimes, beginning with season two.[8] 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.[9] They divorced in 2011.[10]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2003	Biker Boyz 	Allison 	
2004	Blast 	Luna 	
2005	Sueño 	Claudia 	
2005	House of the Dead II 	Private Maria Rodriguez	
2007	War 	Maria 	
2009	A Day in the Life 	Special Agent Natasha 	
2009	All's Faire in Love 	Mathilda 	
2010	PSA: An Important Message from Women EVERYWHERE	Woman 	Short film
2010	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 	
2016	Aztec Warrior 	Lisa 	
2018	Sharon 1.2.3. 	Sharon #2 	
2018	Discarnate 	Maya Sanchez 	post-production
2019	A World Away 	Lyra 	post-production
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2003 	The Bold and the Beautiful	Anna 	
2004 	The Last Ride 	JJ Cruz 	Television film
2004 	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
2010 	Scrubs 	Nicole 	Episode: "Our True Lies"
2010 	CSI: Miami 	Sarah Walker 	Episode: "Sudden Death"
2010 	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, 2017	Major Crimes 	D.D.A. Emma Rios	18 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"
2017–2018 	Six 	Jackie Ortiz 	18 episodes