Majandra Delfino (full name Maria Alejandra Delfino) was born on February 20, 1981 in Caracas, Venezuela. She is an actress who is probably best known for her role as Maria DeLuca in the cult TV series Roswell. Majandra Delfino height: 5'6"/168 cm.
Biography and Career :
The daughter of a Venezuelan father and Cuban-American mother, Majandra Delfino was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but moved with her family to Miami at age 3. Growing up, she excelled in academics, but gravitated towards the arts, enrolling in ballet, singing and acting lessons, and soon performing in school plays and community theater productions.
At age 10, Majandra Delfino danced in "The Nutcracker" with the Miami Ballet.
Unsure of Majandra Delfino's future, her parents gave her only six months to prove
herself in the world of Hollywood. The pressure was on, and Majandra Delfino was willing and able to accept the challenge.
Forced to prove herself, Majandra soon won her first role, a major part in the family film, Zeus and Roxanne, starring with her future Roswell co-star, Miko Hughes. Tons of scripts rolled in due to her part in Zeus and Roxanne, Majandra chose to take on the role of Tina, in The Tony Danza Show, unfortunately, the show was cancelled, but Majandra was able to learn a great deal about television acting versus film acting, which would greatly help her later on in her career.
Majandra Delfino was always more of a musician than an actress, and since the termination of Roswell, she has refocused herself on her music, releasing the critically acclaimed 2003 album "The Sicks" on her own label, Dripfeed, without radio or TV airplay.
Majandra Delfino is currently working on her second album, which is to included songs from the six track album she previously released, as well as newer works. She has received attention in France, through her duet with French chantuese RoBERT, titled 'Le Prince Bleu', in which she sings both in English and French.
Majandra Delfino starred in "Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirtienth", which was made before "Scary Movie" but didn't receive major cinematic release. Also Reeseville, Celeste in the City, the Tony Danza Show, and in R.S.VP, with Jason Mewes (of Dogma fame) and Glenn Quinn (of Angel. R.I.P)
Trivia :
- Her elder sister, Marieh Delfino (born September 24, 1978) is also an actress.
Trivia
- Majandra Delfino attended New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida.
- Was nicknamed Majandra because her sister could not say Marialejandra.
- Sister of Marieh Delfino.
- Lost out to Mena Suvari in American Beauty (1999).
- Is half-Venezuelan and half-Cuban.
- Often sings on episodes of Roswell, such as "Viva Las Vegas", "Cry Your Name", and "Behind the Music".
- October 31, 2001: Released her debut album, entitled "The Sicks". Inspired by Bjork and Portishead.
- In the summer of 2000 Majandra Delfino released 3 songs onto the internet called Siren, Bruises and Tattoo. Majandra Delfino wrote and produced then in association with "Sci-Fi Lullaby".
Quotes :
- "Don't worry. We're not crazy people like you think!"
- "I'm not girly girly enough to care how I look on TV, or if i'm wearing the correct make up."
Filmography :
1. Fluorescent (2006) (pre-production) .... Kelly
2. I Remember (2006) (filming) .... Trish
3. "Help Me Help You"
- Pilot (2006) TV Episode .... Pissed-off girl
4. Ultra (2006) (TV) .... Suzette
5. Don't Come Knocking (2005) .... Trailer Twin #1
6. "Three Moons Over Milford" (2005) TV Series .... Grace Wochuck
7. Celeste in the City (2004) (TV) .... Celeste Blodgett
8. "Boston Public"
- Chapter Seventy-Seven (2004) TV Episode .... Jill Sharp
9. State's Evidence (2004) .... Trudi
10. Reeseville (2003) .... Iris Buchanan
12. "Roswell" .... Maria DeLuca
... aka Roswell High (UK) (USA: working title)
- Graduation (2002) TV Episode .... Maria DeLuca
- Four Aliens and a Baby (2002) TV Episode .... Maria DeLuca
- Crash (2002) TV Episode .... Maria DeLuca
- Who Died and Made You King? (2002) TV Episode .... Maria DeLuca
- Chant Down Babylon (2002) TV Episode .... Maria DeLuca
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13. R.S.V.P. (2002/I) .... Callie
14. The Learning Curve (2001) .... Ashley
... aka Dangerous Seduction (Australia: video title)
15. Traffic (2000) .... Vanessa
... aka Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells (Germany)
16. Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) (V) .... Martina Martinez
17. "Katie Joplin" (1999) TV Series .... Sara Shotz
18. The Secret Life of Girls (1999) .... Natalie Sanford
19. "The Tony Danza Show" (1997) TV Series .... Tina DiMeo
20. Zeus and Roxanne (1997) .... Judith Dunhill
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