April Lee Hernandez (born January 31, 1980) is an American film and television actress. She has also been credited as April L. Hernandez and April Hernandez-Castillo.
Career
Aside from performing stand-up comedy, she has also appeared in several commercials, as well as on the television series ER, Law & Order, and 30 Rock. In June 2010 she was cast for the American cult series Dexter. She appeared in the television series Person of Interest episode "Legacy", which aired on January 18, 2012, in which she played an attorney who had turned her life around after a checkered childhood.
She is known for her role in the 2007 drama Freedom Writers, in which she played Eva, based on real-life high school student Maria Reyes.
Personal life Hernandez is married to Jose Castillo. The couple have a daughter named Summer Rose, who is best known for playing Alma Rivera from Alma's Way. Summer was born on September 30, 2012.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2003Big WesReinaShort2007Freedom WritersEva Benitez2008BrokenMaraShort2009Reina2012Carmen2013Officer DownCoraline2015Tina
Television Year Title Role Notes2004Law & OrderShayna Rosario"Can I Get a Witness?"2005Jonny ZeroSalome"No Good Deed", "La Familia"2005Blind JusticeCindy"Seoul Man"2005–06ERNurse InezRecurring role200730 RockVikki"Black Tie"2009Nurse JackieBeth"Pilot"2009Rescue MeMarla"Drink"2010DexterOff. Cira ManzonRecurring role2011East WillyBMaggie"You've Been Served", "Baseball's Dead"2012Person of InterestAndrea Gutierrez"Legacy"2014Black BoxElmira Villetti"Exceptional or Dead"2015Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSonya Amaro"Padre Sandunguero"2015Louise"Boxed In", "Exposed"2016ElementaryRoxanne Ortiz"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"2016Feed the BeastBlanca Herrera"Father of the Year", "Screw You, Randy", "Secret Sauce"2020New AmsterdamDomonique"Code Silver"2021Prodigal SonMarshal Emily Ruiz"You Can Run...", "Sun and Fun", "The Last Weekend"
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