Yara Martinez

Yara Martínez
Born (1979-08-31) August 31, 1979 (age 45)
Puerto Rico
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Yara Martínez (born August 31, 1979) is an American television actress, born in Puerto Rico, who is best known for her roles as Kelly in Hollywood Heights and as Dr. Luisa Alver on The CW series Jane the Virgin.

Early life

Martínez was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Miami.[citation needed] Prior to acting, Martínez practiced ballet for ten years.[1][2] She is the grandniece of prima ballerina Alicia Alonso.[3]

Career

She began her career on television with guest-starring roles.[4] In 2007, she had supporting role in film The Hitcher.[5] She later returned to television and had number of guest and recurring roles on dramatic series. She played Mariella Moretta in the TNT crime drama, Southland from 2009 to 2011, and Theresa Lopez on the ABC Family drama, The Lying Game (2012–2013). She also had recurring roles on Vanished, The Unit, Breakout Kings, and Nashville.

Martínez was regular cast member on the short-lived primetime soap opera, Hollywood Heights in 2012. In 2013 she began starring in the Amazon comedy series, Alpha House.[6] In 2014, Martínez also was cast as recurring in The CW comedy-drama Jane the Virgin, and HBO crime drama True Detective.[7][8] Martínez portrayed Ms. Lint in the Amazon series, The Tick.[9] Martínez stars as Dr. Paula Reyes in the Fox series Deputy.[10] After playing the recurring character Isabella "Izzy" Colón for the first four seasons of the CBS legal drama Bull, Martínez was upgraded to series regular for season 5 (2020–21).[11]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Sex and the City Woman in Restaurant Episode: "Anchors Away"
2006 Faceless Mari Reynosa Television film
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Kelly Episode: "Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad"
Vanished Ava Herrera Recurring role, 4 episodes
2007 The Hitcher Beth
The Unit Annie Recurring role, 7 episodes
2008 ER Mia Episode: "Owner of a Broken Heart"
The Apostles Erin McBride Television pilot
Spaced Vivienne Television pilot
2009 Boldly Going Nowhere Ruby Television pilot
2009–11 Southland Mariella Moretta Recurring role, 7 episodes
2010 CSI: NY Lisa Brigosa Episode: "Sangre por Sangre"
Chase Karen Nelson Episode: "Under the Radar"
A Walk in My Shoes Molly Television film
2011 Law & Order: LA Soledad Alvarado Episode: "El Sereno"
2011–12 Breakout Kings Marisol Recurring role, 3 episodes
2012 Hollywood Heights Kelly Series regular, 56 episodes
2012–13 The Lying Game Theresa Lopez Recurring role, 10 episodes
2013 Nashville Carmen Gonzalez Episodes: "Be Careful of the Stones You Throw" and "I'm Sorry for You, My Friend"
Criminal Minds Tara Rios Episode: "Nanny Dearest"
Hawaii Five-0 Lyla Simmons Episode: "Aloha. Malama Pono"
Necessary Roughness Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
2013–2014 Alpha House Adriana de Portago Series regular
2014–2019 Jane the Virgin Dr. Luisa Alver Recurring role[7]
2015 True Detective Felicia Recurring role[7][8]
2016 Rosewood Julia Delgado Episode: "Silkworms y Silencio"
2016, 2018–22 Bull Isabella "Izzy" Colón Recurring seasons 1–4; main cast seasons 5–6
2017–2019 The Tick Ms. Lint Series regular
2018 This Is Us Amber Rivas Episode: "Six Thanksgivings"
2020 Deputy Dr. Paula Reyes Series regular
2024 Chicago P.D. Gloria Perez Episodes: "Escape" and "Somos Uno"

References

  1. ^ Stout, Chris (March 17, 2011). "Yara Martinez Interview". MANjr.com. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "Hungry for Work: Yara Martinez of 'Alpha House' Holds Up a Mirror to Herself and to Today's Politics". galomagazine.com.
  3. ^ "Actress Yara Martinez Discusses Her Career and Latina Heritage". Modern Wellness Guide. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Nathan Southern (2014). "Yara Martinez - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Yara Martinez". Yahoo Movies. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  6. ^ Trivino, Jesus (November 27, 2013). "Exclusive: Yara Martinez Talks Alpha House, Mark Consuelos, & Being a Cubarican". Latina. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (November 19, 2014). "True Detective Adds Michael Hyatt and Yara Martinez For Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Porter, Rick (June 29, 2015). "True Detective Episode 2: That Really Was Rick Springfield". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-02-08). "'The Tick': Yara Martinez Upped To Regular On New Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2019-03-07). "'Deputy': Yara Martinez & Brian Van Holt To Co-Star In Fox Drama Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  11. ^ Murray, Rebecca (2020-12-28). "'Bull' Season 5 Episode 5 Preview: Photos, Plot Details, Cast and Air Date". showbizjunkies.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.