Noris Joffre, née Theresa Ann Ryan (born October 1966) is an actress and comedienne from Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

, who was born in Florida

Florida

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, surrendered for adoption and adopted by a Cuban couple, Alberto Noffre and Noris Albuena, who subsequently moved to Puerto Rico.

Joffre's professional life has been centered in Puerto Rico where her comedic depiction of former Governor

Governor

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 Sila Calderón drew rave reviews. She has worked on local TV stations as well as local theater. She is currently a co-host of a daily daytime show, Entre Nosotrason WAPA-TV.

Joffre's discovery that she was adopted, and the subsequent reunification with her biological mother, 60-year-old Kathleen Messier of Maine, and family, made local news in Puerto Rico.

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