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 Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage (theatre), stage and delivers humour, humorous and satire, satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical comedy, physical acts. These ...

, she has also appeared in several commercials, as well as on the television series '' ER'', ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'', and ''

30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satire, satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live' ...

''. In June 2010 she was cast for the American cult series ''

Dexter Dexter may refer to: People * Dexter (given name) * Dexter (surname) * Dexter (singer), Brazilian rapper Marcos Fernandes de Omena (born 1973) * Famous Dex, also known as Dexter, American rapper Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born 1993) Places United ...

''. She appeared in the television series ''

Person of Interest "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...

'' 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 ''Freedom Writers'' is a 2007 American biographical drama film written and directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey and Mario. It is based on the 1999 book '' The Freedom W ...

'', in which she played Eva, based on real-life

high school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...

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 ''Alma's Way'' is an animated children's television series from Fred Rogers Productions created and executive produced by former ''Sesame Street'' actress Sonia Manzano and animated by Canadian animation studio Pipeline Studios. The series premi ...

''. Summer was born on September 30, 2012.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, April Lee 1980 births American film actresses American actresses of Puerto Rican descent American stand-up comedians American television actresses Hunter College alumni Living people Actresses from the Bronx American women comedians Comedians from the Bronx 21st-century American comedians 21st-century American actresses Converts to Protestantism from Roman Catholicism