Justina Machado

Justina Machado ( born September 6, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent.

Life

Her family immigrated from Puerto Rico and settled in Chicago. There, her parents met each other for the first time and later married. Together they had five children, Justina is the oldest. During her school years she played actively in the theater group with their school. In 1986, she attended Lane Tech High School. In her free time she played at the Latino Chicago Theater Company.

In 1990, she graduated from high school and moved some time later to New York City. The acting experience, she was able to collect at the Latino Chicago Theater Company, helped her in New York City to take foot. Soon after, she was offered as a professional actress in Los Angeles a job. In 1996 she had her first small roles in television series.

Among her better known films A. I. - Artificial Intelligence starring Haley Joel Osment, Dragonfly and Final Destination 2 with Michael Landes. In the television series Six Feet Under - Died whatever they could get hold of a first supporting role, which was then later converted into a lead role.

Besides working as a film and television actress, she also acts in theater productions. Among the most famous pieces include Blade to the Heat and Black Butterfly (both were in the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles listed ).

Filmography (selection)

Movies

TV series

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