Roberta Valderrama

Roberta Valderrama
Born	(1977-10-05) October 5, 1977 (age 48) Lima, Peru
Education	Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupation(s)	Actor, Comedian
Years active	2002—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.