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Karina Arroyave

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Karina Arroyave
Born (1969-07-16) July 16, 1969 (age 55)[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present

Karina Arroyave (born July 16, 1969) is a Colombian-American actress. She began her career starring as Bianca Marquez Walsh in the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns (1988–1994), and later made her big screen debut appearing in the biographical drama film Lean On Me (1989). Arroyave later had supporting roles in a number of movies and played recurring roles on television series 24 (2001–2002) as Jamey Farrell, Orange Is the New Black (2019) as Karla Cordova, and The Blacklist (2021–2022) as Mierce Xiu.

Life and career

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Arroyave was born in Colombia and moved to New York City with her parents at the age of 1. She studied acting at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and later studied comedic acting at The Groundlings in Los Angeles. She made her stage debut playing the title role in Marisol at the Louisville Humana Festival. In 1988 she made her television debut appearing in an episode of crime drama series The Equalizer. Later that year she joined the cast of CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns as Bianca Marquez Walsh, Lucinda Walsh's (Elizabeth Hubbard) adoptive daughter. Arroyave was regular cast member to 1994. In 1993, she made her Broadway debut in the Jane Bowles' play In the Summer House at Vivian Beaumont Theater.[2][1][3]

Arroyave made her big screen debut appearing in the 1989 biographical drama film Lean On Me opposite Morgan Freeman and Beverly Todd. She later had supporting roles in films Falling Down (1993), The Cowboy Way (1994), Trial by Jury (1994), Dangerous Minds (1995), One Eight Seven (1997), In Too Deep (1999), Flawless (1999), Empire (2002) and Crash (2004). She co-starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame 1993 film Blind Spot opposite Joanne Woodward.[4] On television, Arroyave made guest-starring appearances in Law & Order, New York Undercover, The Practice, Brooklyn South, Chicago Hope, Touched by an Angel and NYPD Blue. Arroyave played the role of Jamey Farrell during the first season of Fox series 24 from 2001 to 2002. She later had supporting roles in films Adrift in Manhattan (2007), Adam (2009), Holy Rollers (2010) and Lost Cat Corona (2017).

In 2019, Arroyave played Karla Córdova, a Salvadoran detainee, during the final season of Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black.[5][6] From 2021 to 2022 she had a recurring role as Mierce Xiu in the NBC series The Blacklist.[7] In 2023 she appeared in the Hulu miniseries A Murder at the End of the World, and in 2024 co-starred opposite Guillermo Diaz in the thriller film, You Can't Stay Here.[8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Lean On Me Maria
1993 Falling Down Angie
1994 The Cowboy Way Rosa
1994 Trial By Jury Mercedes
1995 Dangerous Minds Josy
1997 One Eight Seven Rita Martinez
1998 Shock Television Lonnie
1999 In Too Deep G.G.
1999 Flawless Amber
2002 Empire Cheena
2004 Crash Elizabeth
2007 Adrift in Manhattan Christina
2007 The Proctor Nurse Short film
2009 Adam Anna Maria
2010 Holy Rollers Fabric Customer
2014 Family on Board Yvette Petito Short film
2016 The Karma Club Guess
2017 Lost Cat Corona Lucia
2020 First One In Valentina
2023 You Can't Stay Here Samantha
2024 The Reunion Marguerite

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1988–1994 As the World Turns Bianca Marquez Walsh Series regular
1989 Gideon Oliver Tiffany Episode: "Sleep Well, Professor Oliver"
1991, 1998 Law & Order Revina / Candy Pacheco 2 episodes
1993 Blind Spot Ramona TV movie
1995 Friends At Last Ramona TV movie
1996 New York Undercover Tika Santiago Episode: "A Time to Kill"
1997 413 Hope St. Yolanda Episode: "Pilot"
1997 The Practice Teresa Cortez Episode: "Save the Mule"
1998 Brooklyn South Lola Episode: "Queens for a Day"
1998, 2004 NYPD Blue Theresa Ocasio / Tanya Taylor 2 episodes
1999 Chicago Hope Sally Barnes Episode: "The Golden Hour"
2000 Missing Pieces Maria TV movie
2000 Judging Amy Martina Romano Episode: "Drawing the Line"
2000 Touched by an Angel Annie Higuerra Episode: "The Invitation"
2001 Strong Medicine Alicia Perez Episode: "Maternity"
2001 Family Law Sandra Ramirez Episode: "No Options"
2001–2002 24 Jamey Farrell Recurring role (Season 1)
2003 Without a Trace Luisa Delgado Episode: "A Tree Falls"
2015 Blue Bloods Carmen Thompson Episode: "Love Stories"
2015 The Mysteries of Laura Housekeeper Episode: "The Mystery of the Locked Box"
2016 Bull Lurla Gray Episode: "Never Saw the Sign"
2017 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Rosa Fernandez Episode: "The Devil's Breath"
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sylvia Ramos Episode: "Chasing Demons"
2019 Orange is the New Black Karla Córdova 6 episodes
2021-2022 The Blacklist Mierce Xiu 8 episodes
2023 A Murder at the End of the World Marta Episodes: "Chapter 2: The Silver Doe" and "Chapter 3: Survivors"
2024 FBI: Most Wanted Maria Alvarez Episode: "Footsteps"

References

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  1. ^ a b "Karina Arroyave – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  2. ^ Evans, Greg (August 3, 1993). "In the Summer House".
  3. ^ Theater, Lincoln Center. "In the Summer House". Lincoln Center Theater.
  4. ^ Everett, Todd (April 30, 1993). "Hallmark Hall of Fame Blind Spot".
  5. ^ "This New 'OITNB' Character Reflects A Painful Reality For Immigrants In The U.S." Bustle.
  6. ^ "Orange Is the New Black fans are in tears over Karla's harrowing ICE storyline". PopBuzz.
  7. ^ "What Ever Happened to Mierce on The Blacklist?". NBC Insider Official Site. April 14, 2023.
  8. ^ Castillo, Monica. "You Can't Stay Here movie review (2024) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/.
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