Nadine Velazquez
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| Born | Nadine E. Velazquez November 20, 1978 Chicago, Illinois, U.S |
| Spouse(s) | Marc Provissiero (? - present) |
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Nadine Velazquez (born November 20, 1978)[1] is an American actress and model.
Velazquez was born in Chicago, Illinois, of Puerto Rican descent. She attended Notre Dame High School for Girls, and has a BA in marketing. Her first acting role was a McDonald's commercial as a drive-thru lady.[2] She was also originally cast as Fernando Sucre's girlfriend Maricruz Delgado in the Fox television series Prison Break but acquired a role in My Name Is Earl instead.
Her latest roles were in the film War with Jet Li and Jason Statham, and in the Oxygen Network original television film Husband for Hire.[1] She recently starred in the NBC series My Name Is Earl as Catalina Aruca. In 2006 she was ranked #54 in 102 sexiest women in the world,[citation needed] and was named #39 in the annual Maxim Hot 100 list.[3] She currently costars in FX's fantasy football sitcom, The League as Ruxin's wife.
Velazquez is married to talent agent Marc Provissiero.
[edit] Appearances
Velazquez has appeared in print ads, television, and film.
- Recently starred in the NBC series My Name Is Earl as Catalina Aruca from 2005 to 2009
- In a nude print ad for Peanut butter, where she had 10 to 20 jars smeared on her[4]
- In the 2004 film Blast!
- In the TV movie The Last Ride
- In the 2006 release House of the Dead II
- On the January 2006 cover of Stuff
- Played Olivia in A&E's Kings of South Beach Movie
- Seen briefly on the Prison Break set in a featurette on the show's first season DVD set
- One of the judges in the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant
- One of the actors in the 2006 star-studded monologue show Skirts & Flirts[5]
- Host for the Miss USA 2009 pageant
- Guest star on CSI:NY episode "Dead Reckoning"
- Guest star on CBS's Gary Unmarried episode 27, "Gary And Allison's Friend."
[edit] References
- ^ a b Nadine Velazquez at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Maxim Magazine October 8th 2008, Interview Page 78
- ^ Nadine Velazquez of 2006 Hott 100 on Maxim.com
- ^ Maxim Magazine October 8th 2008, Interview Page 78
- ^ Gloria Calderon Kellett (2006-03-14). "Skirts and Flirts Premieres at The Hudson Mainstage Theatre" (HTML). LatinHeatOnline.com. http://www.latinheat.com/news.php?nid=571. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Maxim magazine article on Nadine Velazquez
- Nadine's Dirty Hotel Stories, advertisement for TripAdvisor
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