Karina Arroyave

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Karina Arroyave
Born (1969-07-16) July 16, 1969 (age 54)
Colombia
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present

Karina Arroyave (born July 16, 1969) is a Colombian-American actress, best known as Bianca Walsh on As the World Turns (1988-1994), Jamey Farrell on 24 (2001-2002), Meirce on The Blacklist (2021–2022) and Karla Cordova on Orange Is the New Black (2019).

Life and career[edit]

Karina Arroyave was born in Colombia and moved to New York City 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 1993, she made her Broadway debut in the Jane Bowles' play In the Summer House.[1]

From 1988 to 1994, Karina starred as Bianca Marquez Walsh in the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns. She made her film debut in 1989 drama film Lean On Me opposite Morgan Freeman and Beverly Todd. She later had supporting roles in the films Falling Down (1993), Dangerous Minds (1995), One Eight Seven (1997), In Too Deep (1999), and Crash (2004), to name a few. On television, Karina Arroyave played the role of Jamey Farrell during the first season of Fox series 24 from 2001 to 2002. Other television appearances include Criminal Minds:BEYOND BORDERS, The Mysteries of Laura, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, New York Undercover, The Practice, NYPD Blue and Blue Bloods.

In 2019, Arroyave played Karla Córdova, a Salvadoran detainee, during the final season of Netflix comedy-drama, Orange Is the New Black.[2][3]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1988-1994 As the World Turns Bianca Marquez Walsh 19 episodes
1989 Gideon Oliver Tiffany Episode: "Sleep Well, Professor Oliver"
1989 Lean On Me Maria
1991, 1998 Law & Order Revina / Candy Pacheco 2 episodes
1993 Falling Down Angie
1993 Blind Spot Ramona TV movie
1994 The Cowboy Way Rosa
1994 Trial By Jury Mercedes
1995 Friends At Last Ramona TV movie
1995 Dangerous Minds Josy
1996 New York Undercover Tika Santiago Episode: "A Time to Kill"
1997 One Eight Seven Rita Martinez
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 Shock Television Lonnie
1998, 2004 NYPD Blue Theresa Ocasio / Tanya Taylor 2 episodes
1999 In Too Deep G.G.
1999 Flawless Amber
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"
2002 Empire Cheena
2001-2002 24 Jamey Farrell Recurring role (Season 1)
2003 Without a Trace Luisa Delgado Episode: "A Tree Falls"
2005 Crash Elizabeth
2007 Adrift in Manhattan Christina
2007 The Proctor Nurse Short
2009 Adam Anna Maria
2010 Holy Rollers Fabric Customer
2016 The Karma Club Guess
2017 Lost Cat Corona Lucia
2019 Orange is the New Black Karla Córdova 6 episodes
2020 First One In Valentina
2021-2022 The Blacklist Mierce Xiu 8 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Greg (August 3, 1993). "In the Summer House".
  2. ^ "This New 'OITNB' Character Reflects A Painful Reality For Immigrants In The U.S." Bustle.
  3. ^ "Orange Is the New Black fans are in tears over Karla's harrowing ICE storyline". PopBuzz.

External links[edit]

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