Jude Herrera

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Jude Herrera
Born
New Mexico, United States
NationalityAmerican
Education AMDA, NYC
University of New Mexico
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present

Jude Herrera is an American actress. She began her career in theater and made her onscreen debut starring with Ann-Margret and Kris Kristofferson in the television movie, Blue Rodeo , for director Peter Werner.

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Early life and education

Herrera was born in central New Mexico to her mother, a kindergarten teacher and former Franciscan nun, and her maternal grandparents (grandmother née Salazar). She was raised in a tight-knit Roman Catholic family in central and northern New Mexico. Her father (maternal grandfather that raised her) was a shepherd as a young man for his father (Herrera) and later worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps under President Roosevelt's New Deal. He also served as a Penitente in New Mexico. One of her great grandfathers (Salazar) served as the first chief of police of Española, N.M., also helping nearby communities of Ohkay Owingeh and Santa Fe. Highly educated and well-respected, this grandfather would also become a great influence on Herrera. [1]

Herrera began formal dance training at age six and was performing publicly at age seven. She was introduced to acting by her mid-school English teacher who also ran the drama club. By her senior year of high school, while performing in a run of Brighton Beach Memoirs , Herrera decided to pursue acting as a career. She was working as an engineer intern for a U.S. D.O.E. lab at the time. Herrera graduated from a private performing arts conservatory in Manhattan and also enrolled at the University of New Mexico, majoring in religious studies and minoring in communication. While at UNM, she was inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. [2]

Career

Herrera's onscreen debut was portraying a deaf youth in Blue Rodeo , a 1996 CBS Sunday Night Movie of the Week based on a novel of the same name by Jo-Ann Mapson. [3] She has since appeared in television shows such as ER , Felicity , and Walker, Texas Ranger , as well as in independent and studio films.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 The Postman Carrier
1997 Melting Pot Dolores
1998 East of Hope Street Alicia Montalvo
1998Yellow Wooden RingGretashort film
1998 Restons Groupés Desawenta
1998Legend of Two-PathAscopahdocu-drama
1999 The Green Mile Bitterbuck's Daughterdeleted scene [4]
2000 The Independent Carole/Blue Sky
2001 Tortilla Soup Eden
2001 The Doe Boy Geri
2002 The Flats Paige
2007 Tortilla Heaven Dinora
2010 Inhale Claudia

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Blue Rodeo (TV Movie) Bonnie TsotsieTV movie
1997 ER Pedes NurseEpisode: "Friendly Fire"
1998 Felicity (Guest-star role)Episode: "Drawing the Line: Part 1"
1999 Walker Texas Ranger Rachel FalconEpisode: "Team Cherokee Part I"
Episode: "Team Cherokee Part II"
1999 Air America (Guest-star role)Episode: "Engraved Danger"
2000Camp P(Recurring role)TV pilot for MTV
2006 Wildfire Leanne Diaz y RuizEpisode: "A Good Convict is Hard to Find"
2008 Living Hell (aka Organizm)Pfc. Una FernandesTV movie

Stage

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1997FAITA AwardsOutstanding New PerformanceWon
1998New Orleans Urban Film FestivalBest Actor AwardWon
2000FAITA AwardsPerformance Award (Guest Star)Won
2001 American Indian Film Festival Best Supporting Actress AwardWon
2008 ALMA Awards Outstanding Performance of a Lead Latino/a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated (Shared)

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References

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  2. Herrera, Jude:Reynon (n.d.)
  3. "Traveling With Jo-Ann Mapson: A 21st Century Western Writer". literarytraveler. 9 July 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2024
  4. "The Green Mile 1999 Deleted Scenes - With Commentary by Director Frank Darabont". DailyMotion . 7 September 2015. Retrieved Nov 7, 2019