Elizabeth Rodriguez Biography

Elizabeth Rodriguez is an actress from America who has garnered fame for portraying Aleida Diaz in the Netflix comedy-drama series ‘Orange Is the New Black’ and Gabriela Lopez in the 2017 superhero film ‘Logan’. She is also known for her extensive theatre work. A New York native, Rodriguez graduated from Lehman College in the Bronx. She later enrolled at William Esper Studio in New York City for a two-year course under renowned acting teacher Maggie Flanigan. While she was still attending the program, she began her career as a professional actress. In 1991, she made her screen debut in the short film ‘Bedhead’. Three years later, she appeared on the big screen for the first time, in the crime-drama film ‘Fresh’. In the next few years, she gradually established herself in the industry by playing a variety of roles in shows like ‘New York Undercover’, ‘NYPD Blue’, ‘ER’, ‘All My Children’, ‘Prime Suspect’, and ‘Grimm’. Between 2015 and 2016, she played Liza Ortiz in ‘Fear the Walking Dead’. In 2011, she received a Tony nomination for her performance as Veronica in the original Broadway production of ‘The Motherfucker with the Hat’. Rodriguez won three SAG awards for ‘Orange Is the New Black’.