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Maria Alejandra Delfino (/məˈhɑːndrədɛlˈfiːnoʊ/mə-HAHN-drə del-FEE-noh), known professionally asMajandra Delfino, is a Venezuelan-American actress and singer. She is best known for her role asMaria DeLuca onRoswell, and as Andi on the CBS sitcomFriends with Better Lives.
Delfino was born inCaracas,Venezuela. Her father, Enrique Delfino, is Italian Venezuelan, and her mother, Mary Hellmund, isCuban.[1] As a child, she lived in Caracas andMiami,Florida, before moving toLos Angeles as a teenager.[2]
Delfino was cast in MGM'sZeus & Roxanne before winning the role of Tina Dimeo in NBC'sThe Tony Danza Show, where she played Danza's teenage daughter. After playing Natalie Sanford in the independent filmThe Secret Life of Girls, Delfino was cast asMaria DeLuca onRoswell. On hiatus, she performed in the small role of Vanessa inTraffic. She also acted inReeseville,Celeste in the City,R.S.V.P. andState's Evidence.
Delfino starred in several episodes of theNBC showQuarterlife, also shown onMySpaceTV, which started airing November 11, 2007. In 2011, she starred withRaven-Symoné in the showState of Georgia onABC Family until its cancellation.
Delfino performed in ABC's pilotThe Family Trap starringMandy Moore andStockard Channing. She was eight months pregnant with her first child during the shooting, so directorShawn Levy shot around the pregnancy for the entire project. One month after giving birth, Delfino was cast asDwight Schrute's sister, Fanny Schrute, on NBC'sThe Office attempted spin-off,The Farm. NBC did notgreenlight the series.
Delfino starred in CBS'sFriends with Better Lives, where writers included her pregnancy in the storyline.[3]
Delfino sang in severalRoswell episodes, such as "Viva Las Vegas", "Cry Your Name" and "Behind the Music". In the summer of 2000, she released three songs onto the internet, "Siren", "Bruises" and "Tattoo", written and produced in association with "Sci-Fi Lullaby." On October 31, 2001, she released the EPThe 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, she announced via Twitter that she was working on her third studio album, scheduled for a late 2018 release.[4]
On March 18, 2011, Delfino married actorDavid Walton in Miami.[5] They have two children, a daughter born in 2012, and a son born in 2013.[6][7]
| 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 13th | Martina Martinez | 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 Schrute | Episode "The Farm" |
| 2014 | Friends with Better Lives | Andi Lutz | Main role |
| 2017 | Life in Pieces | Marsha | Episode "Ear Scorn Registry Manuscript" |
| 2017 | Band Aid | Maria | |
| 2017 | BoJack Horseman | Henrietta | Episode "Time's Arrow" |
| 2025 | Kill Me Again | Ana | TV movie |