Elizabeth Rodriguez
Born: 1980-12-27 in 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.
Filmography
2025
- Queen of Manhattan as Mamá
2023
- Allswell in New York as Daisy
2022
- East New York as Crystal Morales
- We Are Gathered Here Today as Gwen Cantu
2021
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch as Rafa Martez (voice)
2020
- Power Book II: Ghost as Paz Valdes
- Mighty as Leti
2019
- Making Babies as Maria
- I Was a Stranger as Eliza
2018
- Skate Kitchen as Renata
2017
- The Good Doctor as Carina Bardo
- Logan as Gabriela
- 11:55 as Angie
2015
- Fear the Walking Dead as Liza Ortiz
2014
- Chicago P.D. as Det. Suarez
- Power as Paz Valdes
- The Drop as Detective Romsey
- Take Care as Nurse Janet
- Glass Chin as Rita Sierra
2013
- Orange Is the New Black as Aleida Diaz
- Devious Maids as Josefina Mercado
- Tio Papi as Cheeky
- Side Effects as Pharmacist
2011
- Shameless as Faye Donahue
- Grimm as Agent Chavez
- All Things Fall Apart as Mrs. Lopez
- Pound of Flesh as Sgt. Rebecca Ferraro
2010
- Jack Goes Boating as Waldorf Event Assistant
2009
- FlashForward as Ingrid Alvarez
2008
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Rafa Martez (voice)
- A Line in the Sand as Martel
2007
- Four Lane Highway as Sasha
- On Bloody Sunday as Older Isabel
2006
- Miami Vice as Det. Gina Calabrese
2005
- Sueno as Carmen
2003
- Cold Case as Gina Lopresi (2010)
2002
- The Shield as Lita Valverde
- Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning as Selena Sanchez
2001
- Six Feet Under as Sylvie
- Blow as Martha Oliveras
- Les Filles à papa
- Acts of Worship as Jan
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Carmen Vasquez
- Third Watch as Sergeant Chris Reyes
- Golfballs! as Bentwood Girl #5
1998
- Return to Paradise as Gaby
1997
- Oz as Maritza Alvarez
- Just Shoot Me! as Maria
- I Think I Do as Celia
- USA High
1996
- FX: The Series as Kit Marchado
1995
- Desperado as Mariachi Fan
- Inflammable as Tanya Santos
- Dead Presidents as Marisol
- New York News as Tanya
1994
- ER as Sandra
- New York Undercover as Gina
- Fresh as Consuela
1991
- Bedhead as Nurse
1990
- Law & Order as Isabel Alvarez
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Nominee