Karina Arroyave (born July 16, 1969) is a Colombian-American actress, best known as Bianca Walsh on As the World Turns (1988-1994), Jamey Farrell on 24 (2001-2002), Meirce on The Blacklist (2021–2022) and Karla Cordova on Orange Is the New Black (2019).
Karina Arroyave was born in Colombia and moved to New York City at the age of 1.
She studied acting at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and later studied comedic acting at The Groundlings in Los Angeles.
She made her stage debut playing the title role in Marisol at the Louisville Humana Festival.
1988
From 1988 to 1994, Karina starred as Bianca Marquez Walsh in the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns.
1989
She made her film debut in 1989 drama film Lean On Me opposite Morgan Freeman and Beverly Todd.
1993
In 1993, she made her Broadway debut in the Jane Bowles' play In the Summer House.
She later had supporting roles in the films Falling Down (1993), Dangerous Minds (1995), One Eight Seven (1997), In Too Deep (1999), and Crash (2004), to name a few.
2001
On television, Karina Arroyave played the role of Jamey Farrell during the first season of Fox series 24 from 2001 to 2002.
Other television appearances include Criminal Minds:BEYOND BORDERS, The Mysteries of Laura, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, New York Undercover, The Practice, NYPD Blue and Blue Bloods.
2019
In 2019, Arroyave played Karla Córdova, a Salvadoran detainee, during the final season of Netflix comedy-drama, Orange Is the New Black.
