Terri Hoyos

Teresa Victoria "Terri" Hoyos^[1] is an American actress and former makeup artist.

Terri Hoyos
Born	Teresa Victoria Hoyos Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984–present
Children	1
Parent	Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. (father)

Early life

Hoyos was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and is of Mexican descent^[1] and is the daughter of actor Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., aka Rodolfo Hoyos.^[1][2] In the 1980s, she began her career as a makeup artist, and later trained in acting at LACC Theatre Arts Academy.^[2]

Career

Hoyos made her screen debut in 1984, with a small part in the film Crimes of Passion, and later had guest starring roles on Hill Street Blues, Gimme a Break!, Cheers, ER, Dharma & Greg, Frasier, NYPD Blue, Parks and Recreation, and Modern Family. She also had a recurring role as Rosa Valens in the CBS procedural Cold Case (2009–2010). She was a regular cast member on the Fox sitcom The Ortegas in 2003. The series was canceled before its debut.^[3] In 2014, she was cast in the ABC comedy series Cristela.^[4][5] In 2020, she appeared as Victor's grandma in Love, Victor.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Crimes of Passion	Group Member No.2
1991	Howling VI: The Freaks	Towny #3	Direct-to-video
1997	Clockwatchers	Female Executive
1998	Bulworth	Reporter #3
1999	Implicated	Charlotte
1999	Soft Toilet Seats	The Gas Woman
2001	Town & Country	Yolanda
2003	A Man Apart	Lucero's Wife
2005	Sueño	Olga
2021	Together Together	Dana

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Hill Street Blues	Raina Vasquez	Episode: "City of Refuse"
1987	Hunter	Lupe	Episode: "Double Exposure"
1987	The Tortellis	Louise	Episode: "The Good Life"
1987	Cheers	Auction Bidder	Episode: "Bidding on the Boys"
1988	Buck James	Katie	Episode: "The Requiem"
1989	Head of the Class	Mrs. Borges	Episode: "Little Shop 'Til You Drop: Part 2"
1989	Hard Time on Planet Earth	Cashier	Episode: "Not in Our Stars"
1990	Molloy	Marguerita	2 episodes
1991	Brotherhood of the Gun	Rose	Television film; uncredited
1991	Married... with Children	Mrs. Garcia	Episode: "Lookin' for a Desk in All the Wrong Places"
1992	Indecency	Wanda	Television film
1994	My So-Called Life	Dr. Skolnick	Episode: "Pressure"
1995	Touched by an Angel	Mary Garcia	Episode: "The Driver"
1995	ER	Mrs. Corvalan	Episode: "The Secret Sharer"
1996	Almost Perfect	Officer Escalante	Episode: "Mind Games"
1996	Diagnosis: Murder	Diane	Episode: "Murder Can Be Murder"
1997	Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac	Jean	2 episodes
1998	Dharma & Greg	Alba	Episode: "Valet Girl"
1999	Payne	Alejandra Valdez	Episode: "Sexual Intercom"
2000	Beverly Hills, 90210	Merritt	Episode: "Tainted Love"
2000	A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story	N/A	Television film
2001	Popular	Salsa Instructor	Episode: "The Brain Game"
2001	Frasier	Hostess	Episode: "Cranes Go Caribbean"
2002	She's No Angel	Blanca	Television film
2002	MDs	Mrs. Davis	Episode: "Family Secrets"
2005	NYPD Blue	Aunt Sylvia	Episode: "Stratis Fear"
2005	Six Feet Under	Realtor	Episode: "Everyone's Waiting"
2005	Commander in Chief	Governor Maria Nuñez	Episode: "First Disaster"
2006	Lovespring International	Cleaning Lady	Episode: "Burke Makes a Friend"
2006	The Nine	Lucia Perez	Episode: "Brother's Keeper"
2006	Without a Trace	Dolores	Episode: "The Calm Before"
2006	Out of Practice	Carmen	Episode: "You Win Some, You Use Some"
2007	Crossing Jordan	Panel Chair	Episode: "33 Bullets"
2007	Standoff	Carol Wolfe	Episode: "Lie to Me"
2007	Monk	Maria Cordova	Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night"
2008	Everybody Hates Chris	Thrift Store Clerk	Episode: "Everybody Hates Mother's Day"
2008	Raising the Bar	Knife expert witness	Episode: "Guatemala Gulfstream"
2009	Hawthorne	Esther Ramos	Episode: "Yielding"
2009–2010	Cold Case	Rosa Valens	6 episodes
2010	The Deep End	Secretary	Episode: "Pilot"
2010, 2011	Parks and Recreation	Rita Ludgate	2 episodes
2011	The Craigslist Killer	Sophie Flores	Television film
2011	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior	Medical Examiner	Episode: "See No Evil"
2011	Bones	Nicole Francuzzi	Episode: "The Pinocchio in the Planter"
2012	Modern Family	Abuela	Episode: "Baby on Board"
2014	Twisted	Elaine	Episode: "You're a Good Man, Charlie McBride"
2014	Chasing Life	Charlotte Morissey	Episode: "What to Expect When You're Expecting Chemo"
2014–2015	Cristela	Natalia	22 episodes
2015	Graceland	Teresa Arrabuena	2 episodes
2016	The Fosters	Judge Eloise Wagner	Episode: "Rehearsal"
2017	Rosewood	Izzy Vermundo	Episode: "Naegleria & Neighborhood Watch"
2017	Animal Kingdom	Ring Woman	Episode: "Treasure"
2018	Mom	Soledad	Episode: "Esta Loca and a Little Klingon"
2018	Young & Hungry	Abuelita	Episode: "Young & Magic"
2018	Grey's Anatomy	Flor's Abuela	Episode: "Flowers Grow Out Of My Grave"
2018–2023	9-1-1	Aunt Josephina 'Pepa'	6 episodes
2020	Team Kaylie	Consuelo	Episode: "19 Is the New 15"
2020	Deputy	Carmen	2 episodes
2020	Love, Victor	Victor's Grandmother	Episode: "Sweet Sixteen"
2021	S.W.A.T.	Mama Pina	Episode: "Safe House" S5-E8
2025	Lopez vs Lopez	Elsa Lopez	Recurring