---
name: "Judy Reyes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/judy-reyes"
fi1m_id: "judy-reyes"
imdb_id: "nm0721332"
tmdb_id: 159657
wikidata_id: "Q242584"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 November 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T13:07:04.955283+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Judy Reyes

## Identity

Judy Reyes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/judy-reyes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** judy-reyes
- **IMDb ID:** nm0721332
- **TMDB ID:** 159657
- **Wikidata ID:** Q242584
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Reyes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242584, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0721332/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/159657

Actor. Born 5 November 1967 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 November 1967, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Also known as:** جودی رئیس, Джуди Рейес
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 81 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Comedy 1, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Reyes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242584, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0721332/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/159657

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*High Potential*](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Judy Reyes is an American actress. She was born on 5 November 1967 in New York City to Dominican immigrant parents and began her career with guest roles on series such as Law & Order and NYPD Blue in the 1990s, alongside early theatre work.

She is best known for playing nurse Carla Espinosa on the medical comedy Scrubs (2001–2009) and its 2026 revival, Zoila Diaz on Devious Maids (2013–2016), Annalise "Quiet Ann" Zayas on Claws (2017–2022), and Lieutenant Selena Soto on High Potential (2024–). Other credits include recurring roles on Jane the Virgin and Succession, and film appearances in Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Smile (2022) and Birth/Rebirth (2023).

Reyes trained at Hunter College and has a twin sister, Joselin Reyes, who is also an actress.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *High Potential* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Selena Soto — [page](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md)
- *Better Things* (2016), Fi1m 84, as Lala — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-things-2016.md)
- *Oz* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Tina Rivera — [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)

## Complete filmography (64)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Scrubs* (2026), series, as Carla Espinosa · Executive Producer
- *Our Little Secret* (2024), as Margaret
- *High Potential* (2024), series, as Selena Soto — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md)
- *Turtles All the Way Down* (2024), as Gina
- *Birth/Rebirth* (2023), as Celie Morales
- *Christmas Unfiltered* (2022), as Carol
- *Smile* (2022), as Victoria Munoz
- *Torn from Her Arms* (2021), as Thelma Garcia
- *Dr. Death* (2021), series, Actor
- *All Together Now* (2020), as Donna
- *Batwoman* (2019), series, as Kiki Roulette
- *Dirty John* (2018), series, as Verga
- *Succession* (2018), series, as Eva — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/succession.md)
- *Claws* (2017), series, as Quiet Ann
- *The Circle* (2017), as Olivia Santos
- *One Day at a Time* (2017), series, as Ramona
- *Search Party* (2016), series, as Deb — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/search-party-2016.md)
- *Better Things* (2016), series, as Lala — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-things-2016.md)
- *Girl Flu.* (2016), as Celeste
- *iZombie* (2015), series, as Lola Abano
- *My Name Is David* (2015), as His Neighbor
- *Fresh Off the Boat* (2015), series, as Mindy
- *Jane the Virgin* (2014), series, as Dina Milagro, Dina Milagro (uncredited)
- *black-ish* (2014), series, as Dr. Laurie
- *Devious Maids* (2013), series, as Zoila Diaz
- *Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja* (2012), series, as Señora Jorge (voice)
- *The Pregnancy Project* (2012), as Juana Rodriguez
- *Kaylien* (2011), as Teacher
- *Gun Hill Road* (2011), as Angela Rodriguez
- *Without Men* (2011), as Magnolia
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Nola Gades — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Hawthorne* (2009), series, Actor
- *Party Down* (2009), series, as Sacker — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-down.md)
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Theresa Candela — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *The Poker Club* (2008), as Detective Patterson
- *Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story* (2008), as Luz Cuevas
- *Glow Ropes: The Rise and Fall of a Bar Mitzvah Emcee* (2008), as Vanessa Dupree · Producer
- *The Passion* (2007), as Adio · Director
- *Our House* (2006), as Billy
- *Medium* (2005), series, as Jane Livingston
- *King of the Corner* (2004), as Nurse Kathleen Delehant
- *It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie* (2002), as Nurse Carla Espinosa
- *Washington Heights* (2002), as Daisy
- *Scrubs* (2001), series, as Carla Espinosa
- *Home Invaders* (2001), Actor
- *WW3* (2001), as Maria Cruz
- *King of the Jungle* (2000), as Lydia Morreto
- *Madigan Men* (2000), series, Actor
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, as Jane Lopez
- *The Beat* (2000), series, Actor
- *Bringing Out the Dead* (1999), as ICU Nurse
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Gina Fuentes
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Inez Rivera
- *Mind Prey* (1999), as Det. Vega
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Michelle — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Tina Rivera — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Lena's Dreams* (1997), as Martisa
- *No Exit* (1996), as Maria Lentini
- *The Prosecutors* (1996), as Maria Valquez
- *Blue's Clues* (1996), series, Actor
- *New York Undercover* (1994), series, as Helena
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, as Anna Ortiz — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Jack and His Friends* (1992), as Rosie
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Maria Barragon — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

## Gallery

- ![Judy Reyes](https://film.one/media/person/288889/gallery-60aac61cafdd.jpg) Judy Reyes — Vanessa Lua at https://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessalua/, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/JudyReyesApr2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actress Judy Reyes at the AMC Lincoln Square theater in Manhattan, July 19, 2011. Photographed by Luigi Novi. This photo is not in the public domain. It may, ho](https://film.one/media/person/288889/gallery-3b005d238bb4.jpg) Actress Judy Reyes at the AMC Lincoln Square theater in Manhattan, July 19, 2011. Photographed by Luigi Novi. This photo is not in the public domain. It may, ho — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/7.19.11JudyReyesByLuigiNovi.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Devious Maids cast by Mingle Media TV (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/288889/gallery-8bebda03d716.jpg) Devious Maids cast by Mingle Media TV (2013) — Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Devious_Maids_cast_2013.jpg/1280px-Devious_Maids_cast_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Devious Maids cast by Mingle Media TV (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/288889/gallery-9de8a75f7553.jpg) Devious Maids cast by Mingle Media TV (2013) — Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Devious_Maids_cast_2013_2.jpg/1280px-Devious_Maids_cast_2013_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Judy Reyes](https://film.one/media/person/288889/gallery-87d67e4ae661.jpg) Judy Reyes — Image via TMDB
- ![Judy Reyes](https://film.one/media/person/288889/gallery-29c943faa638.jpg) Judy Reyes — Image via TMDB
- ![Actress Judy Reyes at the 2012 Imagen Foundation Awards.](https://film.one/media/person/288889/gallery-ef96ab75bd98.jpg) Actress Judy Reyes at the 2012 Imagen Foundation Awards. — Hispanic Lifestyle, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Judy_Reyes_2012.jpg/1280px-Judy_Reyes_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Devious Maids cast by Mingle Media TV (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/288889/gallery-fbf646beede2.jpg) Devious Maids cast by Mingle Media TV (2013) — Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Judy_Reyes_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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