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.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Carmen Vasquez
Law & Order
1990 · Isabel Alvarez
Shameless
2011 · Faye Donahue
Chicago P.D.
2014 · Det. Suarez
The Good Doctor
2017 · Carina Bardo
Grimm
2011 · Agent Chavez
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008 · Rafa Martez (voice)
ER
1994 · Sandra
Orange Is the New Black
2013 · Aleida Diaz
Cold Case
2003 · Gina Lopresi (2010)
The Shield
2002 · Lita Valverde
Fear the Walking Dead
2015 · Liza Ortiz
Six Feet Under
2001 · Sylvie
Oz
1997 · Maritza Alvarez
Third Watch
1999 · Sergeant Chris Reyes
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
Power
2014 · Paz Valdes
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 · Rafa Martez (voice)
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · Maria
Logan
2017 · Gabriela
Power Book II: Ghost
2020 · Paz Valdes
New York Undercover
1994 · Gina
Devious Maids
2013 · Josefina Mercado
FlashForward
2009 · Ingrid Alvarez
FX: The Series
1996 · Kit Marchado
The Drop
2014 · Detective Romsey
East New York
2022 · Crystal Morales
Desperado
1995 · Mariachi Fan
USA High
1997
Blow
2001 · Martha Oliveras
Side Effects
2013 · Pharmacist
Miami Vice
2006 · Det. Gina Calabrese
New York News
1995 · Tanya
Dead Presidents
1995 · Marisol
Fresh
1994 · Consuela
Return to Paradise
1998 · Gaby
Sueno
2005 · Carmen
Take Care
2014 · Nurse Janet
Queen of Manhattan
2025 · Mamá
Glass Chin
2014 · Rita Sierra
All Things Fall Apart
2011 · Mrs. Lopez
Skate Kitchen
2018 · Renata
Jack Goes Boating
2010 · Waldorf Event Assistan...
I Think I Do
1997 · Celia
Making Babies
2019 · Maria
Tio Papi
2013 · Cheeky
Golfballs!
1999 · Bentwood Girl #5
I Was a Stranger
2019 · Eliza
A Line in the Sand
2008 · Martel
11:55
2017 · Angie
Pound of Flesh
2011 · Sgt. Rebecca Ferraro
Inflammable
1995 · Tanya Santos
We Are Gathered Here Today
2022 · Gwen Cantu
Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning
2002 · Selena Sanchez
Allswell in New York
2023 · Daisy
Les Filles à papa
2001
Acts of Worship
2001 · Jan
On Bloody Sunday
2007 · Older Isabel