Majandra Delfino

Maria Alejandra Delfino (/məˈhɑːndrə dɛlˈfiːnoʊ/ mə-HAHN-drə del-FEE-noh; born February 20, 1981), known professionally as Majandra Delfino, is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Maria DeLuca on Roswell, and as Andi on the CBS sitcom Friends with Better Lives.

Majandra Delfino
Delfino in June 2014
Born
Maria Alejandra Delfino

(1981-02-20) February 20, 1981
Caracas, Venezuela
OccupationMusician, singer, songwriter, actress, classical ballet, artist
Years active1997–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2007; div. 2008)​

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(m. 2011)​
Partner(s)Brendan Fehr (2000–2002)
Children2
RelativesMarieh Delfino (sister)
Websitewww.majandra.com

Early life

Delfino was born on February 20, 1981 in Caracas, Venezuela. Her father Enrique Delfino is Italian Venezuelan, and her mother Mary Hellmund is Cuban.[1] As a child, she lived in Caracas and Miami, Florida, until moving to Los Angeles as a teenager.[2]

Career

Acting

Delfino was cast in MGM's Zeus & Roxanne before landing the role of Tina Dimeo in NBC's The Tony Danza Show, where she played Tony Danza's teenage daughter. After playing Natalie Sanford in the independent film The Secret Life of Girls, Delfino was cast as Maria DeLuca on Roswell. On hiatus, she performed in the small role of Vanessa in Traffic. She also acted in Reeseville, Celeste in the City, and in R.S.V.P. She played Trudi in the film State's Evidence.

Delfino starred in a number of episodes of the NBC show Quarterlife, also shown on MySpaceTV, which started airing November 11, 2007. In 2011, she starred with Raven-Symoné in the show State of Georgia on ABC Family until its cancellation.

Delfino performed in ABC's pilot The Family Trap starring Mandy Moore and Stockard Channing. Delfino was eight months pregnant with her first child during the shooting, so director Shawn Levy shot around the pregnancy for the entire project. One month after giving birth, Delfino was cast as Dwight Schrute's sister on NBC's The Office attempted spin-off/backdoor pilot, "The Farm." NBC did not greenlight the series.

Delfino starred in CBS's Friends with Better Lives, where writers included her pregnancy in the storyline.

Music

Delfino sang in several Roswell episodes, such as "Viva Las Vegas," "Cry Your Name," and "Behind the Music." In the summer of 2000, Delfino released three songs onto the internet, "Siren," "Bruises" and "Tattoo," and wrote and produced them in association with "Sci-Fi Lullaby." On October 31, 2001, Delfino released the EP The Sicks on her own label, Dripfeed, without radio or television airplay.

Her second album, Tarte, was released on April 23, 2007, by her own record company, Red Velvet Cake Records. In February 2011, the singer announced via Twitter that she was working on her third studio album, scheduled for a late 2018 release.[3]

Personal life

Delfino was in a relationship with her Roswell co-star and on-screen love interest Brenden Fehr from 2000-2002. The two were briefly engaged before parting ways. In 2007, Delfino married Devon Gummersall, who also appeared along side her in several Roswell episodes. The marriage was short-lived, and two divorced the next year. [4] On March 18, 2011, Delfino married actor David Walton in Miami.[5] They have two children, a daughter born in 2012, and a son born in 2013.[6][7]

Discography
  • The Sicks (EP) (2001) Dripfeed
  • Le Prince Bleu D'Arthelius (2003) (CD single duet with RoBERT)
  • Tarte (2007) RVC Records
  • Upcoming third album (2018)

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Zeus and Roxanne Judith Dunhill
1997–1998 The Tony Danza Show Tina DiMeo 14 episodes
1999 The Secret Life of Girls Natalie Sanford
Katie Joplin Sara Shotz 7 episodes
1999–2002 Roswell Maria DeLuca Main role; 60 episodes
2000 Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth Martina Direct-to-video
Traffic Vanessa
2001 The Learning Curve Ashley
2002 R.S.V.P. Callie
2003 Reeseville Irish Buchanan
2004 Boston Public Jill Sharp Episode "Chapter Seventy-Seven"
Celeste in the City Celeste Blodgett TV movie
2005 Don't Come Knocking 1st Girl
2006 Three Moons Over Milford Grace Wochuck Episode "Unaired Pilot"
Ultra Suzette TV movie
Help Me Help You Pissed-Off Girl / Lucy Episodes "Pilot" and "The Mattress"
State's Evidence Trudi
2008 Heidi 4 Paws Miss Rottenmeier
Quarterlife Vanessa 5 episodes
2009 "Bent" Megan Short film
Pulling Louise TV movie
Web of Lies Abby Turner TV movie
2010 Life as We Know It Jenna
2011 Men of a Certain Age Stella Episodes "The Pickup" and "A League of Their Owen"
State of Georgia Josephina "Jo" Pye Main role; 12 episodes
2012 Family Trap Sarah TV movie
2013 The Office Fannie Episode "The Farm"
2014 Friends with Better Lives Andi Lutz Main role
2017 Band Aid Maria
2017 BoJack Horseman Henrietta Episode "Time's Arrow"

References
  1. Delfino, Majandra (28 Jul 2011). "Twitter post". Twitter. Retrieved April 10, 2017. "Mother is Cuban, father is Italian Venezuelan. Watch out! ;)"
  2. "Friends with Better Lives Cast: Majandra Delfino". CBS. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. Majandra Delfino - Third Album (Late 2011) at popjustice.com
  4. "Majandra Delfino". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  5. Byrne, Alla; Wihlborg, Ulrica (8 April 2011). "David Walton Gets Married". People. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  6. "David Walton, Majandra Delfino Welcome Their First Child!". Us Magazine. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  7. "David Walton and Majandra Delfino Welcome Son Louis Augustus". People. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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