Nadine Velazquez

Nadine E. Velazquez (born November 20, 1978) is an American actress and model known for her roles as Catalina Aruca on My Name Is Earl and Sofia Ruxin onThe League. --- Velazquez was born in Chicago, Illinois, and is of Puerto Rican descent. After graduating from Notre Dame High School for Girls, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Columbia College Chicago in 2001. Velazquez has appeared in print ads, television, and film. Her first acting role was a McDonald's commercial as a drive-through lady. She was also originally cast as Fernando Sucre's girlfriend, Maricruz Delgado, in the Fox television series Prison Break, but acquired a role in My Name Is Earl instead. Her first film roles were in the movie War with Jet Li and Jason Statham, and in the Oxygen Network original television film Husband for Hire. She starred in the NBC series My Name Is Earl as Catalina Aruca. She was one of the actors in the 2006 monologue show Skirts & Flirts. In 2006, she was ranked #54 in 102 sexiest women in the world, and was named #39 in the annual Maxim Hot 100 list. --- Velazquez was married to talent agent Marc Provissiero in 2005. They divorced in 2012.