Elizabeth Rodriguez

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Birthdate
December 27, 1980 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
December 27, 1980 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

Elizabeth Rodriguez's LGBTQ+ Titles

I Think I Do
I Think I Do
Celia

Acting (65)

Tonight at Noon as Sarah
2023
Allswell in New York as Daisy
2022
East New York as Crystal Morales (21 episodes)
2022
We Are Gathered Here Today as Gwen Cantu
2022
The Latin from Manhattan as Mamá
2021
Star Wars: The Bad Batch as Rafa Martez (voice) (1 episode)
2020
Power Book II: Ghost as Paz Valdes (1 episode)
2020
Mighty as Leti
2019
Making Babies as Maria
2018
Skate Kitchen as Renata
2017
The Good Doctor as Carina Bardo (1 episode)
2017
11:55 as Angie
2017
Logan as Gabriela
2015
Fear the Walking Dead as Liza Ortiz (7 episodes)
2014
The Drop as Detective Romsey
2014
Power (10 episodes)
2014
Power as Paz Valdes (33 episodes)
2014
Glass Chin as Rita Sierra
2014
Take Care as Nurse Janet
2014
Chicago P.D. as Det. Suarez (1 episode)
2013
Tio Papi as Cheeky
2013
Orange Is the New Black as Aleida Diaz (71 episodes)
2013
Devious Maids as Josefina Mercado (2 episodes)
2013
Side Effects as Pharmacist
2011
Grimm as Agent Chavez (5 episodes)
2011
Pound of Flesh as Sgt. Rebecca Ferraro
2011
All Things Fall Apart as Mrs. Lopez
2011
Shameless as Faye Donahue (5 episodes)
2010
Jack Goes Boating as Waldorf Event Assistant
2009
FlashForward as Ingrid Alvarez (1 episode)
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Rafa Martez (voice) (4 episodes)
2008
A Line in the Sand as Martel
2007
On Bloody Sunday as Older Isabel
2007
Four Lane Highway as Sasha
2006
Miami Vice as Det. Gina Calabrese
2005
Sueno as Carmen
2003
Cold Case as Gina Lopresi (2010) (1 episode)
2002
Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning as Selena Sanchez
2002
The Shield as Lita Valverde (2 episodes)
2001
Six Feet Under as Sylvie (2 episodes)
2001
Blow as Martha Oliveras
2001
Les Filles à papa
2001
Acts of Worship as Jan
1999
Third Watch as Sergeant Chris Reyes (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Carmen Vasquez (1 episode)
1999
Golfballs! as Bentwood Girl #5
1998
Return to Paradise as Gaby
1997
USA High (1 episode)
1997
Oz as Maritza Alvarez (2 episodes)
1997
I Think I Do as Celia
1997
Just Shoot Me! as Maria (1 episode)
1996
FX: The Series as Kit Marchado (1 episode)
1995
Inflammable as Tanya Santos
1995
Dead Presidents as Marisol
1995
New York News as Tanya (2 episodes)
1995
Desperado as Mariachi Fan
1994
ER as Nurse Sandra (1 episode)
1994
ER as Sandra (3 episodes)
1994
New York Undercover as Gina (4 episodes)
1994
Fresh as Consuela
1991
Bedhead as Nurse
1990
Law & Order as Caridad Montero (1 episode)
1990
Law & Order as Elvira Jaurez (1 episode)
1990
Law & Order as Isabel Alvarez (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee (1 episode)

Production (1)

2023
Allswell in New York • Producer
• Producer

Writing (2)

2023
Allswell in New York
• Screenplay
• Story