Roberta Valderrama

Roberta Valderrama
Born (1977-10-05) October 5, 1977 (age 47)
Lima, Peru
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actor, Comedian
Years active2002—present

Roberta Valderrama (born October 5, 1977) is a Peruvian actress and improv performer.

Life and career

She spent her childhood in Miami, Florida and Lima, Peru.[1] She is best known for the role of Yolanda in 10 Items or Less, a partially improvised comedy series on TBS. Yolanda is "the power behind the produce counter and the mother of Carl's child." She first appeared on television in 2000, playing Stephanie, a candy striper who stalked Erik Palladino's character on a season 7 episode of ER.[2] She holds a BFA from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and has also appeared in such stage productions as Three Sisters, ‘Tis a Pity She’s a Whore, The Merchant of Venice and Grownups on the Playground.[3] In 2009, Valderrama starred in a Funny or Die video with Dennis Kenney titled "Happy Mother's Day!!!"[4] In 2014, Valderrama appeared in The Purge: Anarchy as the villainous Lorraine.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Zig Zag Tawny
2005 Pure
2007 Sweetzer Melanie
2009 The Lost Nomads: Get Lost! Roberta
2009 Hostage: A Love Story Hostage Short film
2010 Valentine's Day Angry Girlfriend
2010 Gaysharktank.com Short film
2012 Dog Eat Dog Short film
2013 The Callback Lenora Cruz Short film; also producer
2014 The Purge: Anarchy Lorraine
2014 Ricky Robot Arms Allison Short film
2017 A Million Happy Nows Mindy
2018 Blood Clots Virginia Segment: "The Call of Charlie"

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 ER Stephanie Episode: "The Dance We Do"
2006-2009 10 Items or Less Yolanda Main role; 21 episodes
2011 Criminal Minds Bernice Episode: "Sense Memory"
2011 Traffic Light Lori Episode: "Bonebag"
2012 Co-op of the Damned Ellen Episode: "Rosemary's Other Baby"
2012 Bones Renee Mitchell Episode: "The Bod in the Pod"
2013 Shameless Princess Recurring role; 2 episodes
2013 Murder in Manhattan Vicky Television film
2014 Major Crimes Donna Alvarado Episode: "Trial by Fire"
2016 Still Single Darlene Ramirez Television film
2017 Beyond Lydia Episode: "Last Action Hero"
2018 Alexa & Katie Ms. Walsh Episode: "Winter Luau"
2019 American Princess Areola Recurring role; 5 episodes
2021 Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday Valerie Sanders Television film
2021 Sister Swap: Christmas in the City Valerie Sanders Television film
2022 The Good Doctor Candace Williams Episode: "Rebellion"

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Farmed and Dangerous Melinda Begg Episode: "Passing the Buck"

Podcast

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Cut and Run Various

References

  1. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  2. ^ "Roberta Valderrama". IMDb.
  3. ^ "Roberta Valderrama". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
  4. ^ "Happy Mother's Day". Funnie or Die. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2013.