Queen of Manhattan
2025 · Movie
as Mamá
Elizabeth Rodriguez
1980-12-27
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New York City, New York, USA
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 · Movie
as Daisy
We Are Gathered Here Today
2022 · Movie
as Gwen Cantu
East New York
2022 · TV Show
as Crystal Morales
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 · TV Show
as Rafa Martez (voice)
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Mighty
2020 · Movie
as Leti
Power Book II: Ghost
2020 · TV Show
as Paz Valdes
Making Babies
2019 · Movie
as Maria
I Was a Stranger
2019 · Movie
as Eliza
Skate Kitchen
2018 · Movie
as Renata
11:55
2017 · Movie
as Angie
Logan
2017 · Movie
as Gabriela
The Good Doctor
2017 · TV Show
as Carina Bardo
Fear the Walking Dead
2015 · TV Show
as Liza Ortiz
Glass Chin
2014 · Movie
as Rita Sierra
The Drop
2014 · Movie
as Detective Romsey
Take Care
2014 · Movie
as Nurse Janet
Chicago P.D.
2014 · TV Show
as Det. Suarez
Power
2014 · TV Show
as Paz Valdes
Tio Papi
2013 · Movie
as Cheeky
Side Effects
2013 · Movie
as Pharmacist
Orange Is the New Black
2013 · TV Show
as Aleida Diaz
Devious Maids
2013 · TV Show
as Josefina Mercado
Pound of Flesh
2011 · Movie
as Sgt. Rebecca Ferraro
All Things Fall Apart
2011 · Movie
as Mrs. Lopez
Shameless
2011 · TV Show
as Faye Donahue
Grimm
2011 · TV Show
as Agent Chavez
Jack Goes Boating
2010 · Movie
as Waldorf Event Assistant
FlashForward
2009 · TV Show
as Ingrid Alvarez
A Line in the Sand
2008 · Movie
as Martel
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008 · TV Show
as Rafa Martez (voice)
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Four Lane Highway
2007 · Movie
as Sasha
On Bloody Sunday
2007 · Movie
as Older Isabel
Miami Vice
2006 · Movie
as Det. Gina Calabrese
Sueno
2005 · Movie
as Carmen
Cold Case
2003 · TV Show
as Gina Lopresi (2010)
Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning
2002 · Movie
as Selena Sanchez
The Shield
2002 · TV Show
as Lita Valverde
Blow
2001 · Movie
as Martha Oliveras
Acts of Worship
2001 · Movie
as Jan
Les Filles à papa
2001 · Movie
Six Feet Under
2001 · TV Show
as Sylvie
Golfballs!
1999 · Movie
as Bentwood Girl #5
Third Watch
1999 · TV Show
as Sergeant Chris Reyes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
as Carmen Vasquez
Return to Paradise
1998 · Movie
as Gaby
I Think I Do
1997 · Movie
as Celia
Oz
1997 · TV Show
as Maritza Alvarez
USA High
1997 · TV Show
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · TV Show
as Maria
FX: The Series
1996 · TV Show
as Kit Marchado
Inflammable
1995 · Movie
as Tanya Santos
Desperado
1995 · Movie
as Mariachi Fan
Dead Presidents
1995 · Movie
as Marisol
New York News
1995 · TV Show
as Tanya
Fresh
1994 · Movie
as Consuela
ER
1994 · TV Show
as Sandra
New York Undercover
1994 · TV Show
as Gina
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
as Isabel Alvarez, Caridad Montero, Elvira Jaurez
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee
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Tonight at Noon
· Movie
as Sarah
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Time Zero
· Movie
as Maddie Ortiz
