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Justina Machado

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Justina Milagros Machado (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress. She began her career playing secondary roles on television and film before starring as Vanessa Diaz in the HBO comedy-drama series, Six Feet Under (2001–05), for which she received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Machado later starred in the short-lived series Missing, Three Rivers and Welcome to the Family and was a regular cast member in the first season of the USA Network crime drama Queen of the South. From 2017 to 2020, Machado starred as Penelope Alvarez in the Netflix/Pop TV comedy series, One Day at a Time, for which she received positive reviews from critics and two Imagen Awards for Best Actress - Television, and well as nomination for Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Justina Machado is the 9,306th most popular actor (up from 9,419th in 2024), the 13,987th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,800th in 2019) and the 4,336th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Justina Machado ranks 9,306 out of 13,578. Before her are Tsukasa Aoi, Charlie Schlatter, Kang Tae-oh, Táňa Fischerová, Ian Harding, and Nanette Fabray. After her are Lenna Kuurmaa, Chun Woo-hee, Abigail Spencer, Luke Bracey, Patrick Gallagher, and Ali Suliman.

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Among people born in 1972, Justina Machado ranks 586. Before her are Vassilios Tsiartas, Aafia Siddiqui, Sophie Zelmani, Peter Møller, Sylvain Tesson, and Terry Balsamo. After her are Legna Verdecia, Stoja, Andrey Malakhov, Adam Beach, Jessika Roswall, and Aleksandar Janković.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Justina Machado ranks 13,991 out of 20,380. Before her are Joel Surnow (1955), Terry Balsamo (1972), Chris Webber (1973), Nanette Fabray (1920), Fred Allen (1894), and Cheryl Strayed (1968). After her are Philip Freneau (1752), Pauli Murray (1910), Abigail Spencer (1981), Madeleine Peyroux (1974), Julia Phillips (1944), and Jeff Young (1962).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Justina Machado ranks 4,338. Before her are Emma Myers (2002), Sydney Penny (1971), Gail Fisher (1935), Edmund Lowe (1890), Charlie Schlatter (1966), and Nanette Fabray (1920). After her are Abigail Spencer (1981), David Giuntoli (1980), Jennifer Rubin (1962), Peter Scolari (1955), Joy Bryant (1974), and Gary Graham (1950).

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