Elizabeth Rodriguez

Elizabeth Rodriguez

  • Birthday: 1980-12-27
  • Place of birth: 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.

Filmography

Allswell in New York

2023

As Daisy

Mighty

2020

As Leti

Pound of Flesh

2011

As Sgt. Rebecca Ferraro

11:55

2017

As Angie

Tio Papi

2013

As Cheeky

Bedhead

1991

As Nurse

Logan

2017

As Gabriela

Inflammable

1995

As Tanya Santos

A Line in the Sand

2008

As Martel

On Bloody Sunday

2007

As Older Isabel

Acts of Worship

2001

As Jan

Making Babies

2019

As Maria

Skate Kitchen

2018

As Renata

Golfballs!

1999

As Bentwood Girl #5

All Things Fall Apart

2011

As Mrs. Lopez

Take Care

2014

As Nurse Janet

Return to Paradise

1998

As Gaby

Tonight at Noon

0000

As Sarah

We Are Gathered Here Today

2022

As Gwen Cantu

Miami Vice

2006

As Det. Gina Calabrese

The Drop

2014

As Detective Romsey

I Think I Do

1997

As Celia

Dead Presidents

1995

As Marisol

Sueno

2005

As Carmen

Side Effects

2013

As Pharmacist

Glass Chin

2014

As Rita Sierra

Jack Goes Boating

2010

As Waldorf Event Assistant

Four Lane Highway

2007

As Sasha

Desperado

1995

As Mariachi Fan

Fresh

1994

As Consuela

Blow

2001

As Martha Oliveras

Production

Allswell in New York

2023

As Producer

Allswell in New York

2023

As Screenplay

Allswell in New York

2023

As Story

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