Judy Reyes, best known for her portrayal of feisty nurse Carla Espinoza in TV’s Scrubs, talks about her starring role in Gun Hill Road, a film selected for competition in the U.S. Dramatic category at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, during the February 1st Movie Addict Headquarters show. Judy also discusses her exciting acting career, which has included roles in such movies and television shows as Bringing Out the Dead, It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas, Washington Heights, Castle, The Sopranos, Law & Order, and Oz. In addition to Gun Hill Road, Judy will be appearing soon in Without Men, a comedy co-starring Eva Longoria and Christian Slater. 

As an added attraction, Melissa Silverstein, founder of the Women and Hollywood website, drops by for a report on film awards to be presented at the first Athena Film Festival scheduled for February 10-13 at Barnard College. 

And speaking of awards, Judy Reyes has won two Alma Awards for her outstanding work in Scrubs. She’s also one of the founding members of the Labyrinth Theatre Company, a multi-cultural acting space in the Bronx. Proving her ability to do drama as well as comedy, Judy’s role in Gun Hill Road is a far cry from her Scrubs character. In this intense new film, Judy portrays a long-suffering mother burdened by keeping her family afloat emotionally and financially as she tries to protect her son’s secret sexual double life from a husband who has long been absent and whose return she is ambivalent about.   

Listen to Judy Reyes and Melissa Silverstein during this special Movie Addict Headquarters episode on BlogTalkRadio at 4 p.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Pacific Time) on Tuesday, February 1. During the live show, listeners are invited to participate in a Chat. An archived segment will also be available, and the show will be re-broadcast on WRSP936.com on Friday, February 4th at 5 p.m. Eastern Timc.       

HOST:  Betty Jo Tucker

CO-HOST: Jazz Shaw

PRODUCER: Nikki Starr

LINK TO LISTEN: Click here on or after February 1, 2011.

(Photo: Judy Reyes)