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name: "Justina Machado"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/justina-machado"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 September 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 73
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:06.650645+00:00"
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# Justina Machado

Actor. Born 6 September 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 September 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1993–2002
- **Also known as:** Justina Milagros Machado, جاستینا ماچادو

## Biography

Justina Machado is an American actress. Born Justina Milagros Machado on 6 September 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, she began her career in Chicago theatre with the Latino Chicago Theater Company before moving to Los Angeles.

She is best known for playing Vanessa Diaz in the HBO series *Six Feet Under* (2001–2005). The cast, including Machado, received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2004. Other notable television roles include Penelope Alvarez in the Netflix series *One Day at a Time* (2017–2020), Darci Factor in *Jane the Virgin* (2014–2019) and Brenda in *Queen of the South* (2016–2021).

Her film credits include *Final Destination 2* (2003) and *The Purge: Anarchy* (2014). In 2025 she appeared in the Broadway musical *Real Women Have Curves*, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Full Frontal* (2002), Fi1m 40, as Linda's Friend in Kitchen — [page](https://film.one/film/full-frontal.md)
- *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001), Fi1m 84, as Assistant — [page](https://film.one/film/a-i-artificial-intelligence.md)
- *Six Feet Under* (2001), Fi1m 86, as Vanessa Diaz — [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, as Elsa — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)

## Also known for

- *The Purge: Anarchy* (2014), Tanya
- *Final Destination 2* (2003), Isabella Hudson
- *Bones* (2005), Lupe Rojas
- *The Call* (2013), Rachel
- *Swapped* (2026), Calli (voice)
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Claudia Sanchez
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), Suzanne Richards
- *The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild* (2022), Zee (or whatever her name is) (voice)

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