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Biography
Infobox musical artist|name = Majandra Delfino|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Maria Alejandra Delfino|Image = http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2123730944/nm0004868|birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|2|20|death_date =|Spouse(s) = Devon Gummersall (Oct. 6, 2007-2008). David Walton ((actor)) (Mar. 18, 2011–present).|origin = Caracas , Venezuela |genre = Dark cabaret , downtempo , trip hop ||occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, artist|instrument = Vocals , piano , guitar |years_active = 2001& ndash;present|label = Dripfeed (2001& ndash;2006) Red Velvet Cake Records (2007& ndash;present)|website = http://www.majandra.com Majandra.com Majandra Delfino (born Maria Alejandra Delfino ; February 20, 1981) is an Alma Award -nominated Venezuela n- United States|American actress and singer best known for her role as Maria DeLuca on the television series Roswell (TV series)|Roswell and Georgia's best friend, Jo Pye on the State of Georgia (TV series)|State of Georgia .
Personal life
Delfino was born in Caracas , Venezuela , the daughter of an entrepreneur, and emigrated to the United States in the mid 1980s.Cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Majandra Delfino Biography (1981-)|publisher=Filmreference.com|date=|url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/1/Majandra-Delfino.html|accessdate=2010-10-20 She was nicknamed "Majandra" by her elder sister, Marieh Delfino|Marieh , who is also an actress. Marieh could not pronounce her full name, and so the nickname stuck. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004868/bio IMDB biography She is half Cubans|Cuban and half Venezuela n.cite news |first = Idy |last = Fernandez |title = Double Take |url = http://www.hispaniconline.com/magazine/2006/february/latin_quarter/films_tv.html |work = Hispanic Magazine |date = February 2006 |accessdate = 2006-10-07 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060914221217/ http://www.hispaniconline.com/magazine/2006/february/latin_quarter/films_tv.html |archivedate = 2006-09-14citation needed|date=October 2010 She attended Ransom Everglades and New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida . She married actor Devon Gummersall in 2007, who played Maria DeLuca|her character's cousin in Roswell (TV series)|Roswell . They divorced in 2008.cite web|url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004868/bio|title=Majandra Delfino - Biography
On March 18, 2011, Delfino married actor and Quarterlife co-star David Walton (actor)|David Walton in Miami.cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20480340,00.html|title=David Walton Gets Married On Juanuary 2012 Delfino and Walton are expecting their first child. http://www.latina.com/entertainment/buzz/state-georgia-star-majandra-delfino-pregnant
Film and television
Delfino started playing Maria Deluca on Roswell , where on hiatus she starred in the small but memorable role of Vanessa in Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic as well as Natalie in The Secret Life of Girls . She also acted in Reeseville , Celeste in the City , The Tony Danza Show#1997 series|The Tony Danza Show , and R.S.V.P. (film)|R.S.V.P. , with Jason Mewes and Glenn Quinn . She played Trudi in the film '' State's Evidence , which covers the controversial topic of violence in schools. She lost to Mena Suvari for the role of Angela Hayes in the 1999 film American Beauty (film)|American Beauty .
Delfino starred in a number of episodes of the NBC show Quarterlife , also shown on MySpaceTV , which started airing November 11, 2007. As of June 2011, she was starring with Raven-Symoné in the show State of Georgia (TV series)|State of Georgia on the ABC Family channel till its cancellation.
Music
Delfino sang in several Roswell episodes, such as "Viva Las Vegas", "Cry Your Name", and "Behind the Music". In the summer of 2000, Delfino released three songs onto the internet, "Siren", "Bruises" and "Tattoo", and wrote and produced them in association with "Sci-Fi Lullaby".
On October 31, 2001, Delfino released the EP The Sicks on her own label, Dripfeed, without radio or television airplay. Record producer|Producer / remix er Justin Lassen created an 11-remix suite with Delfino's masters from The Sicks that was never fully released due to red tape .Citation needed|date=January 2010 She also received attention in France, through her duet (music)|duet with French singer|chanteuse RoBERT, entitled ''Le Prince Bleu D'Arthelius in which she sings both in English and French.
Her second album, Tarte , was released on April 23, 2007, by her own record company, Red Velvet Cake Records, through her Web site www.majandra.com and can now be purchased through iTunes along with The Sicks .
In February 2011, the singer announced, through her Twitter , that she is working on her third studio album, scheduled for a late 2011 release. http://www.popjustice.com/forum/index.php? topic=25779.0;prev_next=next Majandra Delfino - Third Album (Late 2011)
Discography
Majandra
The Sicks (EP) (2001) Dripfeed
''Le Prince Bleu D'Arthelius (2003) (CD Single duet with RoBERT)
Roswell (TV series)|Roswell ( Maria DeLuca - appeared in 60 episodes)
Katie Joplin (Sara Shotz)
The Tony Danza Show#1997 series|The Tony Danza Show (Tina DiMeo)
References
reflist
External links
official website| http://www.majandra.com/
http://www.facebook.com/MajandraFans Facebook Fan Page
IMDb name|4868
Persondata|NAME=Delfino, Majandra |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States|American actress |DATE OF BIRTH=February 20, 1981 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Caracas , Venezuela |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Delfino, Majandra Category:1981 births Category:American actors Category:American female singers Category:American musicians Category:American people of Cuban descent Category:American people of Venezuelan descent Category:American singer-songwriters Category:Dark cabaret musicians Category:Hispanic and Latino American actors Category:Living people Category:People from Caracas Category:Venezuelan emigrants to the United States
