<\/a>Judy Reyes<\/b>, born to Dominican parents, is triple threat (singer\/dancer\/actor) and grew in the Bronx as a first generation American. A life changing performance at her Church, Reyes enrolled in theatre at Hunter College in Manhattan and landed her first major acting role in the independent feature film \u201cJack and his Friend\u201d, opposite Sam Rockwell.<\/p>\n

Reyes currently stars in ABC Studios\/Lifetime\u2019s Marc Cherry produced drama \u201cDevious Maids\u201d is best known for her role as the sassy, no-nonsense nurse Carla Espinosa<\/i> on \u201cScrubs\u201d (17 Emmy^{\u00d2<\/sup> nominations and Peabody Award for, \u201cMy Way Home\u201d)<\/p>\n}

Reyes film credits include \u201cDirty\u201d,<\/i> opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr.; \u201cWent to Coney Island on a Mission From God\u201d; \u201cBe Back at Five\u201d, <\/i>with Jon Cryer and \u201cKing of the Jungle\u201d,<\/i> alongside John Leguizamo and Rosie Perez, starred in the Lifetime Movie Network Original Movie, \u201cLittle Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story\u201d, reoccurred as Tina<\/i> on the acclaimed HBO series \u201cOz\u201d<\/i> and has appeared in \u201cThe Sopranos\u201d, \u201cThird Watch\u201d, \u201cNYPD Blue\u201d and \u201cLaw & Order\u201d.\u00a0 Reyes starred in and Produced the independent film \u201cGlow Ropes: The Rise and Fall of a Bar Mitzvah Emcee\u201d, directed by George Valencia, which won \u201cBest Film\u201d at the 2005 HBO New York Latino Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Reyes award nominations include Alma Award for \u201cOutstanding Actress in a Television Series\u201d (2006), National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Award for \u201cOutstanding Performance in a Comedy Television Series\u201d (2007) and nominated for an Imagen Award for her work in \u201cGun Hill Road\u201d alongside actor Esai Morales.<\/p>\n

She was a founding member and performed with the Labyrinth Theater Company (New York), a multicultural acting space with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Rockwell, John Ortiz and Lauren Velez.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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