Roberta Valderrama Explained

Roberta Valderrama
Birth Date:1977 10, mf=yes
Birth Place:Lima, Peru
Occupation:Actor, Comedian
Years Active:2002—present
Education:Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)

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 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 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 Valerie Sanders Television film
2021 Valerie Sanders Television film
2022 The Good Doctor Candace Williams Episode: "Rebellion"

Podcast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Facebook. www.facebook.com.
  2. Web site: Roberta Valderrama. IMDb.
  3. Web site: Roberta Valderrama. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928011604/http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0,,126391,00.html . 2011-09-28 .
  4. Web site: Happy Mother's Day. Funnie or Die. 7 November 2013. 7 May 2009.