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Alyssa Diaz
Diaz in 2018
Born
Alyssa Elaine Diaz

(1985-09-07) September 7, 1985 (age 38)
Northridge, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationBishop Alemany High School
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Children2

Alyssa Elaine Diaz[1] (born September 7, 1985)[1] is an American actress. She is known for her roles on television, such as Celia Ortega on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns, Jasmine on the ABC Family series The Nine Lives of Chloe King, Gloria Cruz on Lifetime's Army Wives, Teresa on Showtime's Ray Donovan, Dariela Marzan on the CBS series Zoo, and Officer (later Detective) Angela Lopez on the ABC series The Rookie.

Early life and education

Diaz was born in Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on September 7, 1985.[1] She is of Colombian and Mexican parentage.[2]

Career

Diaz is an actor known for her recurring roles on several series, including Army Wives, Ray Donovan, and the soap opera As The World Turns. She had her breakout film role in the remake of Red Dawn. She has made other appearances, guest-starring in television shows including Southland, CSI: NY and Lie to Me. She starred in the film How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer, and in such television films as Ben 10: Alien Swarm[3] and The Jensen Project.[4]

In 2011, she was cast in the starring role of Jasmine on the ABC Family series The Nine Lives of Chloe King.[5] In 2012, she landed the recurring role of Gloria Cruz on Army Wives. She was upgraded to series regular for the seventh season, which started in March 2013.[6] She has also appeared in The Vampire Diaries.[7] In March 2016, Diaz landed the role as Dariela, a series regular, on the CBS drama Zoo for its second season.[8] She currently plays Mika Camarena, the wife of Kiki Camarena, slain DEA agent, in the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico. She also currently plays Detective first grade Angela Lopez on the ABC drama The Rookie.[citation needed]

Personal life

Diaz is engaged to singer/songwriter Gustavo Galindo. On December 28, 2020, Diaz announced on her Instagram that she and Galindo had become parents of a baby boy. Her pregnancy was written into the storyline of her character Angela Lopez on The Rookie.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Wednesday Afternoon Gisella Short film
Anyone Short film
Echoes Jackie Short film
2005 How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer Rose
2008 Oh Baby! Maria
2011 Shark Night Maya
Shark Night Cast: Shark Bite Herself Short film
2012 Red Dawn Julie Goodyear
American Citizen Giselle Castellanos Short film
2015 Other People's Children Trina
2018 Parallel Carmen
The Way We Weren't Rita
Magnetic Plasma for mass(es) Enlightenment Faith / Lust Short film
2021 Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two Renee Montoya Direct-to-video; voice role[10]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Brothers García Marilee Episode: "Meal Ticket"
2002 American Family Alicia Episode: "The Fighting Fridas"
2004 CSI: Miami Chelsea Lopez Episode: "Hell Night"
2005 As the World Turns Celia Ortega 59 episodes
2006 The Unit Delores Episode: "Off the Meter"
2008 Shark Rosa Diaz Episode: "Leaving Las Vegas"
Greek Chrissy Snow Episode: "Three's a Crowd"
2009 CSI: NY Tracy James Episode: "She's Not There"
2009–2010 Southland Mercedes Moretta 2 episodes
2009 Valentine Wendy Rojas Episode: "She's Gone"
Three Rivers Christy Episode: "Ryan's First Day"
Ben 10: Alien Swarm Elena Validus Television film
2010 Lie to Me Ava Torres Episode: "Delinquent"
The Jensen Project Sam Television film
2011 The Nine Lives of Chloe King Jasmine Main role; 10 episodes
Law & Order: LA Malia Gomez Episode: "Westwood"
Necessary Roughness Tallis Lang Episode: "Forget Me Not"
2012–2013 Army Wives Gloria Cruz Main role (seasons 6–7); 30 episodes
2012 Revolution Mia Clayton Episode: "Ties That Bind"
The Vampire Diaries Kimberly 3 episodes
2013 The Last Ship Quartermaster Rios 2 episodes
2014 The Bridge Lucy 3 episodes
Grimm Belem Hoyos Episode: "Chupacabra"
2015–2018 Ray Donovan Teresa Recurring role (seasons 3–6); 24 episodes
2016 Lucifer Dani Episode: "Sweet Kicks"
Bones Kerry Napoli Episode: "The Fight in the Fixer"
2016–2017 Zoo Dariela Marzan Main role (seasons 2–3)
2016–2019 NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS Special Agent Jasmine Garcia 3 episodes
2016 How to Get Away with Murder Dani Alvodar Episode: "Is Somebody Really Dead?"
Frequency Miracella Corrado Episode: "Break, Break, Break "
Lethal Weapon Hannah Episode: "Jingle Bell Glock"
2018 Life Sentence Kayla 3 episodes
2018–present The Rookie Angela Lopez Main role
2018 Narcos: Mexico Mika Camarena Main role (season 1)
2022 Ray Donovan: The Movie Teresa Television film
2023 The Rookie: Feds Angela Lopez Episodes "Day One" and "Standoff"

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Alyssa Diaz". TV Guide. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Rookie: Alyssa Diaz". ABC. October 18, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Lowry, Brian (November 22, 2009). "Review: 'Ben 10: Alien Swarm'". Variety. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Lowry, Brian (July 14, 2010). "Review: 'The Jensen Project'". Variety. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "ABC Family Announces Pick-Up of "Switched at Birth," "The Nine Lives of Chloe King" and "The Great State of Georgia"" (Press release). ABC Family. January 31, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2016 – via The Futon Critic.
  6. ^ Ausiello, Michael (November 17, 2012). "Army Wives Exclusive: Major Character Getting Killed Off Amid Season 7 Shake-Up". TVLine. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  7. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (September 7, 2012). "'Vampire Diaries' casts '90210' star Blake Hood, Alyssa Diaz". Digital Spy. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (March 1, 2016). "'Zoo': Josh Salatin & Alyssa Diaz Join Season 2 Cast Of CBS Summer Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  9. ^ Elissa Bain (2021-03-31). "Is Alyssa Diaz pregnant? The Rookie star confuses fans!". Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  10. ^ Lane, Carly (May 19, 2021). "'Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two' Trailer Reveals Release Date for R-Rated Conclusion". Collider. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

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