Majandra Delfino

Majandra Delfino was born Maria Alejandra Delfino on February 20, 1981, in Caracas, Venezuela, to a Cuban mother and Venezuelan father. She spent her early years living between Caracas and Miami before eventually moving to Los Angeles in her late teens. At an early age, Majandra displayed a talent for music, learning to read music at four and studying classical piano. From ages four to thirteen, she also danced with the Miami Ballet, gaining acceptance to the junior company by age nine. Her musical inclinations led her to join the pop group ‘China Dolls’ under the Sony label, opening for the Bee Gees at a benefit concert. This experience, combined with an audition for Columbia Pictures’ ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’, provided early encouragement in the entertainment industry.

Delfino’s acting career began to gain momentum in the late 1990s. She was cast in MGM’s major motion picture ‘Zeus & Roxanne’ in 1997, followed by a role as Tony Danza’s daughter in the NBC sitcom ‘The Tony Danza Show’ the same year. Her career saw a significant turning point with her casting as Maria DeLuca in the television series ‘Roswell’, which aired from 1999 to 2002. While working on ‘Roswell’, Delfino also appeared in Steven Soderbergh’s film ‘Traffic’ (2000), for which she received an Alma Award. In addition to acting, Delfino maintained her musical pursuits, self-producing two albums, ‘The Sicks’ and ‘Tarte’, where she handled writing, performance, production, and engineering.

Her career continued with roles in films such as Warner Bros.’ ‘Life As We Know It’ (2010) and Wim Wenders’ acclaimed drama ‘Don’t Come Knocking’ (2005). Delfino has also appeared in various television comedies, including ‘State of Georgia’ (2011), the attempted ‘The Office’ spin-off ‘The Farm’ (2013), and CBS’s ‘Friends with Better Lives’ (2014) where her pregnancy was incorporated into the storyline. She lent her voice to ‘BoJack Horseman’ in 2017 and was seen in Zoe Lister-Jones’ directorial debut ‘Band-Aid’ in 2017. Most recently, she acted, wrote, and executive produced the TV series ‘Baron and Toluca’ (2022). Majandra Delfino is married to actor David Walton and they have two children.