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Judy Reyes Profile |
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Birth Date: November 5, 1967
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Birth Place: Bronx, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Judy Reyes
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Height: 5'4"
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Biography |
Judy Reyes (born November 5, 1968 in The Bronx, New York) is
an American television and film actress of Dominican
descent.
She is best known for her portrayal of Nurse Carla Espinosa
on the NBC sitcom Scrubs (2001-present) and had a short
stint on The Sopranos as the girlfriend of Paulie Walnuts.
"I really admire Carla - she's smart and sassy and a very
good nurse," says Reyes. "I like that she remains confident
and unapologetic in a world where nurses don't receive the
same respect as doctors." She also made a brief appearance
on the American television series Oz, where she played the
wife of the blinded Correctional Officer Eugene Rivera. She
has also starred in The Fuzz Show as Girl #1.
Reyes grew up in the Bronx and became interested in acting
while attending Hunter College in Manhattan. In 1992 she
landed her first major acting role in the independent
feature film Jack and His Friends, opposite Sam Rockwell,
and went on to perform extensively in the New York theater.
She worked with the Labyrinth Theatre Company, a
multi-cultural acting space in Manhattan where she is a
founding member, along with Rockwell, Philip Seymour
Hoffman, John Ortiz and Lauren Velez, among others. She has
served as both actor and producer on numerous productions
over the past 10 years.
Reyes' other film credits include Martin Scorsese's Bringing
Out the Dead, and the independent film Went to Coney Island
on a Mission from God, Be Back by Five. She can also be seen
in the film Washington Heights. Additionally Reyes acted in
and co-produced (with her husband, writer/director Edwin M.
Figueroa) Taino, a short film which was screened at the 1999
New York International Latino Film Festival and at the 2001
Los Angeles Latino Film Festival.
Reyes' television credits include a recurring role as Tina
on Oz. She has also appeared in The Sopranos and 100 Centre
Street. Her made-for-television movies include John
Sanford's Mind Prey, with Eriq La Salle, and The
Prosecutors.
Reyes resides in Los Angeles during production, but
frequently returns to her native New York. In addition to
acting, Reyes looks forward to producing more independent
films.
In September 2006 Reyes fractured her pelvis in a domestic
accident, which affected filming of the Scrubs episode My
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Other
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She became interested in acting while attending Hunter
College in Manhattan, New York. She is a founding member of
the Labyrinth Theatre Company, a multi-cultural acting space
in Manhattan.
One of four daughters, three of whom are actors.
Fraternal twin sister of Joselin Reyes.
Sister of Fidias Reyes.
Has been in "NYPD Blue" along with 3 other members of the
"Scrubs" cast - Sam Lloyd, Ken Jenkins, and Neil Flynn.
Has played a nurse in both the television series "Scrubs"
(2001) and the film "Bringing Out the Dead" (1999). |
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