| Birth Name: | Teresa Victoria Hoyos |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Children: | 1 |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1984 - present |
| Parents: | Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. (father) |
Teresa Victoria "Terri" Hoyos[1] is an American actress and former makeup artist.
Hoyos was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and is of Mexican descent[1] and is the daughter of actor Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., aka Rodolfo Hoyos.[1] [2] In the 1980s, she began her career as a makeup artist, and later trained in acting at LACC Theatre Arts Academy.[2]
Hoyos made her screen debut in 1984, with a small part in the film Crimes of Passion, and later had guest starring roles on Hill Street Blues, Gimme a Break!, Cheers, ER, Dharma & Greg, Frasier, NYPD Blue, Parks and Recreation, and Modern Family. She also had a recurring role as Rosa Valens in the CBS procedural Cold Case (2009–2010). She was a regular cast member on the Fox sitcom The Ortegas in 2003. The series was canceled before its debut.[3] In 2014, she was cast in the ABC comedy series Cristela.[4] [5] In 2020, she appeared as Victor's grandma in Love, Victor.
| 1984 | Crimes of Passion | Group Member No.2 | ||
| 1991 | Towny #3 | Direct-to-video | ||
| 1997 | Clockwatchers | Female Executive | ||
| 1998 | Bulworth | Reporter #3 | ||
| 1999 | Implicated | Charlotte | ||
| 1999 | Soft Toilet Seats | The Gas Woman | ||
| 2001 | Town & Country | Yolanda | ||
| 2003 | A Man Apart | Lucero's Wife | ||
| 2005 | Sueño | Olga | ||
| 2021 | Together Together | Dana |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hill Street Blues | Raina Vasquez | Episode: "City of Refuse" | |
| 1987 | Hunter | Lupe | Episode: "Double Exposure" | |
| 1987 | The Tortellis | Louise | Episode: "The Good Life" | |
| 1987 | Cheers | Auction Bidder | Episode: "Bidding on the Boys" | |
| 1988 | Buck James | Katie | Episode: "The Requiem" | |
| 1989 | Head of the Class | Mrs. Borges | Episode: "Little Shop 'Til You Drop: Part 2" | |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | Cashier | Episode: "Not in Our Stars" | |
| 1990 | Molloy | Marguerita | 2 episodes | |
| 1991 | Brotherhood of the Gun | Rose | Television film; uncredited | |
| 1991 | Married... with Children | Mrs. Garcia | Episode: "Lookin' for a Desk in All the Wrong Places" | |
| 1992 | Indecency | Wanda | Television film | |
| 1994 | My So-Called Life | Dr. Skolnick | Episode: "Pressure" | |
| 1995 | Touched by an Angel | Mary Garcia | Episode: "The Driver" | |
| 1995 | ER | Mrs. Corvalan | Episode: "The Secret Sharer" | |
| 1996 | Almost Perfect | Officer Escalante | Episode: "Mind Games" | |
| 1996 | Diane | Episode: "Murder Can Be Murder" | ||
| 1997 | Jean | 2 episodes | ||
| 1998 | Dharma & Greg | Alba | Episode: "Valet Girl" | |
| 1999 | Payne | Alejandra Valdez | Episode: "Sexual Intercom" | |
| 2000 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Merritt | Episode: "Tainted Love" | |
| 2000 | A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story | N/A | Television film | |
| 2001 | Popular | Salsa Instructor | Episode: "The Brain Game" | |
| 2001 | Frasier | Hostess | Episode: "Cranes Go Caribbean" | |
| 2002 | She's No Angel | Blanca | Television film | |
| 2002 | MDs | Mrs. Davis | Episode: "Family Secrets" | |
| 2005 | NYPD Blue | Aunt Sylvia | Episode: "Stratis Fear" | |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Realtor | Episode: "Everyone's Waiting" | |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | Governor Maria Nuñez | Episode: "First Disaster" | |
| 2006 | Lovespring International | Cleaning Lady | Episode: "Burke Makes a Friend" | |
| 2006 | The Nine | Lucia Perez | Episode: "Brother's Keeper" | |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Dolores | Episode: "The Calm Before" | |
| 2006 | Out of Practice | Carmen | Episode: "You Win Some, You Use Some" | |
| 2007 | Crossing Jordan | Panel Chair | Episode: "33 Bullets" | |
| 2007 | Standoff | Carol Wolfe | Episode: "Lie to Me" | |
| 2007 | Monk | Maria Cordova | Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night" | |
| 2008 | Everybody Hates Chris | Thrift Store Clerk | Episode: "Everybody Hates Mother's Day" | |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar | Knife expert witness | Episode: "Guatemala Gulfstream" | |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | Esther Ramos | Episode: "Yielding" | |
| 2009–2010 | Cold Case | Rosa Valens | 6 episodes | |
| 2010 | The Deep End | Secretary | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2010, 2011 | Parks and Recreation | Rita Ludgate | Episodes: "Fancy Party" and "94 Meetings" | |
| 2011 | The Craigslist Killer | Sophie Flores | Television film | |
| 2011 | Medical Examiner | Episode: "See No Evil" | ||
| 2011 | Bones | Nicole Francuzzi | Episode: "The Pinocchio in the Planter" | |
| 2012 | Modern Family | Abuela | Episode: "Baby on Board" | |
| 2014 | Twisted | Elaine | Episode: "You're a Good Man, Charlie McBride" | |
| 2014 | Chasing Life | Charlotte Morissey | Episode: "What to Expect When You're Expecting Chemo" | |
| 2014–2015 | Cristela | Natalia | 22 episodes | |
| 2015 | Graceland | Teresa Arrabuena | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | The Fosters | Judge Eloise Wagner | Episode: "Rehearsal" | |
| 2017 | Rosewood | Izzy Vermundo | Episode: "Naegleria & Neighborhood Watch" | |
| 2017 | Animal Kingdom | Ring Woman | Episode: "Treasure" | |
| 2018 | Mom | Soledad | Episode: "Esta Loca and a Little Klingon" | |
| 2018 | Young & Hungry | Abuelita | Episode: "Young & Magic" | |
| 2018 | Grey's Anatomy | Flor's Abuela | Episode: "Flowers Grow Out Of My Grave" | |
| 2018–2023 | 9-1-1 | Aunt Josephina 'Pepa' | 6 episodes | |
| 2020 | Team Kaylie | Consuelo | Episode: "19 Is the New 15" | |
| 2020 | Deputy | Carmen | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | Love, Victor | Victor's Grandmother | Episode: "Sweet Sixteen" | |
| 2021 | S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series) | Mama Pina | Episode: "Safe House" S5-E8 |