Early life

Velazquez was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is of Puerto Rican descent. After graduating from Notre Dame High School for Girls, she earned a BA in marketing from Columbia College Chicago in 2001.

Career

Velazquez has appeared in print ads, television, and film. Her first acting role was a McDonald's commercial as a drive-through lady. She was 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 first film roles were in the movie War with Jet Li and Jason Statham, and in the Oxygen Network original television film Husband for Hire. She starred in the NBC series My Name Is Earl as Catalina Aruca. She was one of the actors in the 2006 monologue show Skirts & Flirts In 2006, she was named #39 in the annual Maxim Hot 100 list. Velazquez was one of the judges in the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant and the host for the Miss USA 2009 pageant.

In 2011 Velazquez appeared in the pilot of ABC's Charlie's Angels as Gloria Martinez, one of Charlie's hired "Angels". Her character was killed off after a few minutes of screen time and was replaced by Minka Kelly. She appears in a recurring role in FX's fantasy football sitcom The League and on The CW's comedy-drama Hart of Dixie.

In 2012, Velazquez appeared in the movie Flight, playing flight attendant Katerina Marquez, a supporting role opposite the main protagonist character played by Denzel Washington. In 2013, Velazquez reunited with her former My Name is Earl cast members for a guest appearance in Raising Hope. Velazquez joined the main cast of the TNT series Major Crimes, beginning with season two. She plays Emma Rios, a DA, who is a romantic interest of Raymond Cruz's Julio Sanchez. Cruz played Paco, her boy-friend, on My Name is Earl.

Personal life

Velazquez was married to talent agent Marc Provissiero of Philadelphia in 2005. They divorced in 2011.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Biker Boyz	Allison
2004	Blast	Luna
2004	The Last Ride	JJ Cruz	Television film
2005	Hollywood Vice	Marla Flynt	Television film
2005	House of the Dead 2	Rodriguez
2005	Sueño	Claudia
2007	Kings of South Beach	Olivia Palacios	Television film
2007	War	Maria
2008	Husband for Hire	Lola	Television film
2009	A Day in the Life	Special Agent Natasha
2009	All's Faire in Love	Mathilda
2010	Byron	Jessica	Short film
2012	Guitar Face	Ana Lucia	Short film
2012	Flight	Katerina Marquez
2013	Snitch	Analisa
2014	Aztec Warrior	Lisa
2015	Discarnate
2015	Win, Lose or Love	Nancy Gander	Television film
2016	Ride Along 2	Tasha
2016	Love Is a Four-Letter Word	Rebecca	Television film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The Bold and the Beautiful	Anna
2004	Entourage	Janeen	Episode: "New York"
2005	Las Vegas	Myra Gonzalez	Episode: "Mothwoman"
2005-2009	My Name Is Earl	Catalina Aruca	96 episodes
2009	CSI: NY	Marcia Vasquez	Episode: "Dead Reckoning"
2009	Gary Unmarried	Sophia	Episode: "Gary and Allison's Friend"
2009-2015	The League	Sofia	26 episodes
2010	Scrubs	Nicole	Episode: "Our True Lies"
2010	CSI: Miami	Sarah Walker	Episode: "Sudden Death"
2010	Hawaii Five-0	Linda Leon	Episode: "Ko'olauloa"
2011	Charlie's Angels	Gloria Martinez	Episode: "Angel with a Broken Wing"
2011-2012	Hart of Dixie	Didi Ruano	6 episodes
2013	Raising Hope	Valentina	Episode: "Making the Band"
2013	Arrested Development	Rosalita	Episode: "It Gets Better"
2013-2014	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Herself	5 episodes
2013-2015	Major Crimes	D.D.A. Emma Rios	17 episodes
2014	Killer Women	Martina Alvarez	Episode: "La Sicaria"

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