Tina Majorino
Biography
Tina Marie Majorino is an American film and television actress born on February 7, 1985, in Westlake Village, California. She began her career as a child actor, appearing in films such as Andre, When a Man Loves a Woman, Corrina, Corrina, and Waterworld. After achieving early success, she left show business in 1999. She returned to acting several years later, taking on the role of Deb in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite, which became one of her best known roles. Following her return, Majorino also starred in television series including Veronica Mars and Big Love. Her acting career includes thirty-nine known credits in the database.
Career overview
Tina Marie Majorino is an American film and television actress born on February 7, 1985, in Westlake Village, California. She began her career as a child actor, appearing in several films during the 1990s. Her early film credits include Andre, When a Man Loves a Woman, Corrina, Corrina, and Waterworld. Following her early success in the entertainment industry, Majorino stepped away from show business in 1999.
She returned to acting several years later, taking on the role of the character Deb in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite, which became one of her best-known roles. Since her return, Majorino has continued her career by starring in television series. Her television work includes roles in Veronica Mars and Big Love. According to her professional profile, she has accumulated thirty-nine known credits in the acting category.
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- Devil May Cry (2025) as Sentry (voice)
- I, Challenger (2022) as Vanessa
- Bury Me (2022) as Vanessa
- Etheria (2020) as Erin
- Delivered (2020) as Jenny
- Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time (2020) as Self
- Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020) as Self
- Maelstrom: The Odyssey of Waterworld (2018) as Herself / Enola (archive footage)
- The Good Doctor (2017) as Grace
- Scorpion (2014) as Florence
- Legends (2014) as Maggie Harris
- Veronica Mars (2014) as Cindy 'Mac' Mackenzie
- You, Me & Her (2014) as Erin
- Napoleon Dynamite (2012) as Deb (voice)
- Should've Been Romeo (2012) as Alice
- The Deep End (2010) as Addy Fisher
- Castle (2009) as Reese Harmon
- True Blood (2008) as Molly
- What We Do Is Secret (2007) as Michelle
- Big Love (2006) as Heather Tuttle
- Think Tank (2006) as Sal
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Heather Brooks
- Bones (2005) as Special Agent Genevieve Shaw
- Veronica Mars (2004) as Cindy 'Mac' Mackenzie
- Napoleon Dynamite (2004) as Deb
- Without a Trace (2002) as Serene Barnes
- Alice in Wonderland (1999) as Alice
- True Women (1997) as Young Euphemia Ashby
- Santa Fe (1997) as Crystal Thomas
- Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997) as Janie Bailey
- Before Women Had Wings (1997) as Avocet Abigail 'Bird' Jackson
- New York Crossing (1996) as Laura
- Waterworld (1995) as Enola
- When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) as Jessica Green
- Corrina, Corrina (1994) as Molly Singer
- Andre (1994) as Toni Whitney
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Herself
- Camp Wilder (1992) as Sophie Wilder
- Goodbye, Monster as Trish