Elizabeth Rodriguez
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 27, 1980 (age 45)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Elizabeth Rodriguez is an American actress, best known for her role as Aleida Diaz in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. After graduation from Lehman College, Rodriguez studied for two years under acclaimed acting teacher Maggie Flanigan at William Esper Studios in NYC. While still at the studio, she began working professionally with appearances in feature films including Fresh, Dead Presidents, and I Think I Do, as well as in TV shows such as Law & Order, and recurring roles on both OZ and New York Undercover. Rodriguez has since appeared in numerous shows, including a recurring role as Aleida Diaz on the Netflix Original series Orange Is The New Black. Other TV credits include roles as series regulars on both NBC's Prime Suspect, opposite Maria Bello, and ABC's All My Children, in addition to recurring roles on The Shield and ER. Other credits include Six Feet Under, FlashForward, Cold Case, Just Shoot Me, NYPD Blue and Law & Order: SVU. Her made-for-TV movies include Inflammable and The Eddie Matos Story, written by Oscar nominated writer Jose Rivera. Some of her feature films include Return to Paradise, Four Lane Highway, Acts of Worship, Blow, All Things Fall Apart, Pound Of Flesh, Tonight at Noon, A Line in the Sand, Jack Goes Boating directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Michael Mann's Miami Vice, opposite Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx, Tio Papi, Glass Chin, and Animal Rescue with Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini. In addition to her work on screen, Rodriguez remains extremely active in the theater. She has starred in Beauty of the Father (Manhattan Theatre Club), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (NY's Public Theater), Roger and Vanessa (Actors' Gang), Den of Thieves (Black Dahlia), Robbers (American Place Theater), A View From 151st Street (NY's Public Theater) and Unconditional (NY's Public Theater). Rodriguez is a longtime member of NY's acclaimed Labyrinth Theater Company.
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Filmography
Tonight at Noon
Movie · as Sarah
Time Zero
Movie · as Maddie Ortiz
Queen of Manhattan
Movie · as Mamá
Allswell in New York
Movie · as Daisy
We Are Gathered Here Today
Movie · as Gwen Cantu
East New York
TV · as Crystal Morales · 21 eps
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
TV · as Rafa Martez (voice) · 1 ep
Mighty
Movie · as Leti
Power Book II: Ghost
TV · as Paz Valdes · 1 ep
Making Babies
Movie · as Maria
I Was a Stranger
Movie · as Eliza
Skate Kitchen
Movie · as Renata
11:55
Movie · as Angie
Logan
Movie · as Gabriela
The Good Doctor
TV · as Carina Bardo · 1 ep
Fear the Walking Dead
TV · as Liza Ortiz · 7 eps
Glass Chin
Movie · as Rita Sierra
The Drop
Movie · as Detective Romsey
Take Care
Movie · as Nurse Janet
Chicago P.D.
TV · as Det. Suarez · 1 ep
Power
TV · as Paz Valdes · 15 eps
Tio Papi
Movie · as Cheeky
Side Effects
Movie · as Pharmacist
Orange Is the New Black
TV · as Aleida Diaz · 71 eps
Devious Maids
TV · as Josefina Mercado · 2 eps
Pound of Flesh
Movie · as Sgt. Rebecca Ferraro
All Things Fall Apart
Movie · as Mrs. Lopez
Shameless
TV · as Faye Donahue · 5 eps
Grimm
TV · as Agent Chavez · 5 eps
Jack Goes Boating
Movie · as Waldorf Event Assistant
FlashForward
TV · as Ingrid Alvarez · 1 ep
A Line in the Sand
Movie · as Martel
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TV · as Rafa Martez (voice) · 4 eps
Four Lane Highway
Movie · as Sasha
On Bloody Sunday
Movie · as Older Isabel
Miami Vice
Movie · as Det. Gina Calabrese
Sueno
Movie · as Carmen
Cold Case
TV · as Gina Lopresi (2010) · 1 ep
Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning
Movie · as Selena Sanchez
The Shield
TV · as Lita Valverde · 2 eps
Blow
Movie · as Martha Oliveras
Acts of Worship
Movie · as Jan
Les Filles à papa
Movie
Six Feet Under
TV · as Sylvie · 1 ep
Golfballs!
Movie · as Bentwood Girl #5
Third Watch
TV · as Sergeant Chris Reyes · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Carmen Vasquez · 1 ep
Return to Paradise
Movie · as Gaby
I Think I Do
Movie · as Celia
Oz
TV · as Maritza Alvarez · 2 eps
USA High
TV · 1 ep
Just Shoot Me!
TV · as Maria · 1 ep
FX: The Series
TV · as Kit Marchado · 1 ep
Inflammable
Movie · as Tanya Santos
Desperado
Movie · as Mariachi Fan
Dead Presidents
Movie · as Marisol
New York News
TV · as Tanya · 2 eps
Fresh
Movie · as Consuela
ER
TV · as Sandra · 3 eps
New York Undercover
TV · as Gina · 4 eps
El Mariachi
Movie
Law & Order
TV · as Isabel Alvarez, Caridad Montero, Elvira Jaurez · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep