Judy Reyes


Judy Reyes is an American television actress and model, best known for her roles as Carla Espinosa on the NBC/ABC sitcom Scrubs, and as Zoila Diaz in the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids. Beginning in 2017, she stars as Annalise "Quiet Ann" Zayas in the TNT crime comedy-drama, Claws.

Early life

Reyes was born in The Bronx, New York, to Dominican immigrants, and has three sisters, including a twin sister named Joselin, who played a paramedic on . Reyes grew up on Bainbridge Avenue, from the age of 13 to the age of 25–26. She attended Hunter College in Manhattan, where she began her acting career.

Career

In the early 1990s, Reyes began her television career with guest starring roles in a number of shows, including Law & Order, NYPD Blue, and The Sopranos. She also had a recurring role in Oz as Tina Rivera. She is best known for her portrayal of nurse Carla Espinosa on the NBC comedy Scrubs from 2001 to 2009. She has starred in a number of made for television movies, primarily for Lifetime network, including ', and The Pregnancy Project.
After leaving Scrubs, Reyes guest-starred in several shows, including Castle, Medium, Off the Map, and '. In 2011, she starred as a mother dealing with her estranged husband's return into her life after his stint in prison in the independent drama Gun Hill Road. The film is set in Reyes' native Bronx, and its title refers to a real-life street that intersects Bainbridge Avenue on which Reyes herself grew up. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Reyes also had small supporting roles in several films, including Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five, Bringing Out the Dead, Washington Heights, and Dirty.
In 2012, Reyes was cast as series regular Zoila Diaz, the senior maid, in the ABC comedy-drama pilot Devious Maids, created by Marc Cherry. On May 14, 2012, the series was not picked up by ABC, but on June 22, 2012, Lifetime ordered a run of thirteen episodes. The series premiered June 23, 2013. The Devious Maids finale episode aired on August 8, 2016. Two weeks following the show's cancellation, Reyes was cast opposite Niecy Nash in the TNT crime comedy-drama, Claws. The series premiered on June 11, 2017.
Succession premiered on June 3, 2018 on HBO. Reyes plays Eva, executive producer of media conglomerate Waystar Royco's ATN news channel.

Personal life

Reyes was married to writer/director Edwin M. Figueroa for 11 years before they divorced. Reyes and her partner George Valencia have a daughter, Leila Rey Valencia, born on November 27, 2009.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Law & OrderMaria BarragonEpisode: "Sisters of Mercy"
1992Jack and His FriendsRosie
1993Street JusticeJodyEpisode: "Countdown"
1994The Cosby MysteriesLaura MonteroEpisode: "Only You"
1994New York UndercoverHelenaEpisode: "After Shakespeare"
1996NYPD BlueAnna OrtizEpisode: "Where'd the Van Gogh?"
1996The ProsecutorsMaria ValquezTV Movie
1996No ExitMaria LentiniDirect-to-video
1997CosbyEpisode: "About My Life"
1997Nothing SacredMaritzaEpisodes: "Proofs for the Existence of God" and "Song of Songs"
1997Lena's DreamsMartisa
1998Went to Coney IslandWaitress
1999Mind PreyDet. VegaTV Movie
1999Bringing Out the DeadICU Nurse
2000The SopranosMichelleEpisode: "From Where to Eternity"
2000King of the JungleLydia Morreto
2001100 Centre StreetOliviaEpisode: "Things Change"
2001Third WatchGina FuentesEpisodes: "Requiem for a Bantamweight" and "Unfinished Business"
2001WW 3Maria CruzTV Movie
1999–2002OzTina Rivera5 episodes
2002Washington HeightsDaisy
2003Blue's CluesCarmenEpisode: "Blue's Big Car Trip"
2004King of the CornerNurse Kathleen Delehant
2005Strong MedicineJane LopezEpisode: "Family Practice"
2005DirtyBryant
2006Our HouseBillyTV Movie
2008Glow Ropes: The Rise and Fall of a Bar Mitzvah EmceeVanessa DupreeTV Movie
2008'Luz CuevasTV Movie
Nominated - Imagen Award for Best Actress - Television
2009CastleTheresa CandelaEpisode: "Little Girl Lost"
2001–2009ScrubsNurse Carla EspinosaSeries regular, 169 episodes
ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Series
Nominated - ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Series
Nominated - Imagen Award for Best Actress - Television
2009HawthorneVita GonzalezEpisode: "No Guts, No Glory"
2010MediumJane LivingstonEpisode: "Native Tongue"
2011Gun Hill RoadAngela Rodriguez
2011Off the MapEva MoranEpisodes: "It's Good" and "Es Un Milagro"
2011Without MenMagnoliaDirect-to-video
2011'Inez RiveraEpisode: "Blood Brothers"
2011KaylienTeacherShort film
2012The Pregnancy ProjectJuanaTV Movie
Nominated - Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress - Television
2012Happily DivorcedTeresaEpisode: "Teresa"
2013–2016Devious MaidsZoila DiazSeries regular, 48 episodes
Nominated-Imagen Award for Best Actress - Television
2015–2017, 2019Jane the VirginDina MilagroRecurring role
2015iZombieLola AbanoEpisode: "Brother, Can You Spare a Brain? "
2015Fresh Off the BoatMindy TorresEpisode: "Good Morning Orlando"
2016Blue BloodsCoryna GarzaEpisode: "For the Community"
2017–presentOne Day At A TimeRamona9 episodes
2017The CircleCongresswoman Olivia Santos
2017Search PartyDeb3 episodes
2017–presentClawsAnnalise "Quiet Ann" ZayasSeries regular
2018SuccessionEvaEpisodes: "Shit Show at the Fuck Factory", "Lifeboats" and "Sad Sack Wasp Trap"
2018Dirty JohnVergaEpisodes: "Red Flags and Parades" and "Remember It Was Me"
2019-2020Better ThingsLala3 episodes
2020All Together NowDonnaPost-production