Judy Reyes

Judy Reyes is an American actress, model and producer who was born in the Bronx and started her acting career at Hunter College in Manhattan. In the early 1990s she began working in television, with guest roles on Law & Order, NYPD Blue and The Sopranos and a recurring part on Oz. Her best-known role is nurse Carla Espinosa on the comedy Scrubs, which she played from 2001 to 2009. She also starred in made-for-television movies such as Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story (2008) and in the independent drama Gun Hill Road (2011). Later she played Zoila Diaz on Devious Maids and Quiet Ann Zayas on Claws, and she was cast in a series regular role on High Potential. Her film work includes All Together Now (2020), Smile (2022) and Birth/Rebirth (2023), the last of which brought her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best lead performance.