Elizabeth Rodriguez
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Allswell in New York as Daisy
- 2022 · East New York as Crystal Morales
- 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)
- 2020 · Power Book II: Ghost as Paz Valdes
- 2020 · Mighty as Leti
- 2019 · I Was a Stranger as Eliza
- 2019 · Making Babies as Maria
- 2018 · Skate Kitchen as Renata
- 2017 · The Good Doctor as Carina Bardo
- 2017 · 11:55 as Angie
- 2017 · Logan as Gabriela
- 2015 · Fear the Walking Dead as Liza Ortiz
- 2014 · The Drop as Detective Romsey
- 2014 · Power as Paz Valdes
- 2014 · Power as
- 2014 · Glass Chin as Rita Sierra
- 2014 · Take Care as Nurse Janet
- 2014 · Chicago P.D. as Det. Suarez
- 2013 · Tio Papi as Cheeky
- 2013 · Orange Is the New Black as Aleida Diaz
- 2013 · Devious Maids as Josefina Mercado
- 2013 · Side Effects as Pharmacist
- 2011 · Grimm as Agent Chavez
- 2011 · Pound of Flesh as Sgt. Rebecca Ferraro
- 2011 · All Things Fall Apart as Mrs. Lopez
- 2011 · Shameless as Faye Donahue
- 2010 · Jack Goes Boating as Waldorf Event Assistant
- 2009 · FlashForward as Ingrid Alvarez
- 2008 · Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Rafa Martez (voice)
- 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)
- 2002 · Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning as Selena Sanchez
- 2002 · The Shield as Lita Valverde
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Sylvie
- 2001 · Blow as Martha Oliveras
- 2001 · Les Filles à papa as
- 2001 · Acts of Worship as Jan
- 1999 · Third Watch as Sergeant Chris Reyes
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Carmen Vasquez
- 1999 · Golfballs! as Bentwood Girl #5
- 1998 · Return to Paradise as Gaby
- 1997 · USA High as
- 1997 · Oz as Maritza Alvarez
- 1997 · I Think I Do as Celia
- 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as Maria
- 1996 · FX: The Series as Kit Marchado
- 1995 · Inflammable as Tanya Santos
- 1995 · Dead Presidents as Marisol
- 1995 · New York News as Tanya
- 1995 · Desperado as Mariachi Fan
- 1994 · ER as Sandra
- 1994 · ER as Nurse Sandra
- 1994 · New York Undercover as Gina
- 1994 · Fresh as Consuela
- 1991 · Bedhead as Nurse
- 1990 · Law & Order as Isabel Alvarez
- 1990 · Law & Order as Caridad Montero
- 1990 · Law & Order as Elvira Jaurez
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Tonight at Noon as Sarah