Andrea Navedo is one of the actors of A Million Little Things, portraying the role of Valerie Sandoval.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Navedo was born in the Bronx, New York City, USA. As a second-generation New York Puerto Rican, Navedo grew up in New York City. She said she relates to her Jane the Virgin character because her mother was also a young single mother.
Navedo graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1988 and graduated from the State University of New York at Old Westbury in 1998 with a B.A. in Communicative and Creative Arts with a concentration in theater. Navedo was also featured in a DeWitt Clinton notable alumni article alongside other famous alumni such as Stan Lee.
Career[]
Navedo began her professional acting career on the daytime soap operas. From 1995 to 1997, she played the role of Linda Soto in the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. In 1999, she joined the cast of CBS soap opera Guiding Light as Theresa Sandoval. She made her film debut with small part in Girl 6 (1996), and later guest starred in episodes of New York Undercover and The District. In 2001, Navedo co-starred in the action comedy film, Double Take and the following year in the drama film Washington Heights.
From 2001 to 2004, Navedo had a recurring role on the NBC legal crime series, Law & Order, as Detective Ana Cordova. later guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Damages and Blue Bloods. Navedo also has appeared in the number of films such as El Cantante and Remember Me. From 2011 to 2013, Navedo also had the recurring roles on How to Make It in America, Golden Boy and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She starred in the comedy film Superfast!, the parody of The Fast and the Furious film series, which was released in 2015.
In 2014, Navedo was cast in the series regular role of Xiomara "Xo" Villanueva, title character's mother (played by Gina Rodriguez) in The CW critically acclaimed comedy-drama series, Jane the Virgin. She received the 2015 Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television for her performance. The series ended in 2019 after five seasons. In 2017, she appeared in the fantasy crime film Bright starring Will Smith. In 2020, she was cast as civil rights activist Carmen Delgado Votaw in the Hulu miniseries Mrs. America.
In 2021, Navedo was cast as Valerie Sandoval on A Million Little Things.
Personal life[]
Navedo has been married since 2000 and has a daughter (Ava) and a son (Nico).
Appearances[]
A Million Little Things: Season 4 | |||||||||
"Family First": | "Not the Plan": | "Game Night": | "Pinocchio": | "Crystal Clear": | "Six Months Later": | "Stay": | "The Things We Keep Inside": | "Any Way the Wind Blows": | "Surprise": |
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"Piece of Cake": | "Little White Lies": | "Fresh Start": | "School Ties": | "Fingers Crossed": | "Lesson Learned": | "60 Minutes": | "Slipping": | "Out of Hiding": | "Just in Case": |
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A Million Little Things: Season 5 | |||||||||
"The Last Dance": | "Think Twice": | "In the Room": | "A Bird in the Hand": | "No Place Like Home": | "Mic Drop": | "Spilled Milk": | |||
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"Dear Diary": | "Father's Day": | "The Salesman": | "Ironic": | "Tough Stuff": | "One Big Thing": | ||||
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