Roberta Valderrama

Roberta Valderrama
Born	(1977-10-05) October 5, 1977 Lima, Peru
Education	Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupations	Actor, Comedian
Years active	2002—present

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. 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. 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. In 2009, Valderrama starred in a Funny or Die video with Dennis Kenney titled "Happy Mother's Day!!!" In 2014, Valderrama appeared in The Purge: Anarchy 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	The Purge: Anarchy	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	Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday	Valerie Sanders	Television film
2021	Sister Swap: Christmas in the City	Valerie Sanders	Television film
2022	The Good Doctor	Candace Williams	Episode: "Rebellion"

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Farmed and Dangerous	Melinda Begg	Episode: "Passing the Buck"

Podcast

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Cut and Run	Various