April Lee Hernández

April Lee Hernandez ( born January 31, 1980 in New York ) is an American actress.

Life and achievements

Hernández has Puerto Rican ancestry. She studied at New York's Hunter College, but did not complete her studies. Hernández worked first as a comedian.

The actress made ​​her debut in the comedy Big Wes from the year 2003. In the film drama Freedom Writers (2007) and impersonated a Latin American student of Erin Gruwell ( Hilary Swank ), which states under the influence of her teacher despite the danger to life in a murder trial of a Latino. The newspaper New York Post called it in January 2007 as a new Jennifer Lopez.

Filmography (selection)

• 2003: Big Wes
• 2004: Rap War One
• 2005-2006: Emergency Room - The emergency room (ER, TV series, 7 episodes)
• 2007: Freedom Writers
• 2010: Dexter (TV series, 8 episodes)
• 2012: Person of Interest (TV series, 1 episode)