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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Movies (36)

Queen of Manhattan
2025 · Mamá

Allswell in New York
2023 · Daisy, Producer, Screenplay, Story

We Are Gathered Here Today
2022 · Gwen Cantu
Mighty
2020 · Leti

I Was a Stranger
2019 · Eliza

Making Babies
2019 · Maria

Skate Kitchen
2018 · Renata

11:55
2017 · Angie

Logan: Wolverine
2017 · Gabriela

Take Care
2014 · Nurse Janet

La Entrega (The Drop)
2014 · Detective Romsey

Glass Chin
2014 · Rita Sierra

Tio Papi
2013 · Cheeky

Terapia de riesgo
2013 · Pharmacist

Pound of Flesh
2011 · Sgt. Rebecca Ferraro

All Things Fall Apart
2011 · Mrs. Lopez

Jack Goes Boating
2010 · Waldorf Event Assistant

A Line in the Sand
2008 · Martel

On Bloody Sunday
2007 · Older Isabel
Four Lane Highway
2007 · Sasha

Miami Vice
2006 · Det. Gina Calabrese

Sueno
2005 · Carmen

Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning
2002 · Selena Sanchez

Blow: Inhala
2001 · Martha Oliveras

Les Filles à papa
2001

Acts of Worship
2001 · Jan

Golfballs!
1999 · Bentwood Girl #5

Return to Paradise
1998 · Gaby

I Think I Do
1997 · Celia

Inflammable
1995 · Tanya Santos

Dead Presidents
1995 · Marisol

Pistolero
1995 · Mariachi Fan

Fresh
1994 · Consuela

El Mariachi
1993
Tonight at Noon
· Sarah
Time Zero
· Maddie Ortiz, Producer
TV shows (27)

East New York: Una Nueva Ley
2022 · Crystal Morales

Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 · Rafa Martez (voice)

Power Book II: Ghost
2020 · Paz Valdes

The Good Doctor
2017 · Carina Bardo

Fear the Walking Dead
2015 · Liza Ortiz

Power
2014 · Paz Valdes

Policías de Chicago
2014 · Det. Suarez

Orange Is the New Black
2013 · Aleida Diaz

Devious Maids
2013 · Josefina Mercado

Grimm
2011 · Agent Chavez

Shameless
2011 · Faye Donahue

FlashForward
2009 · Ingrid Alvarez

Star Wars: La Guerra de los Clones
2008 · Rafa Martez (voice)

Caso Cerrado
2003 · Gina Lopresi (2010)

El Escudo
2002 · Lita Valverde

Seis Pies Bajo Tierra
2001 · Sylvie

Third Watch
1999 · Sergeant Chris Reyes

La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Carmen Vasquez

USA High
1997

Oz
1997 · Maritza Alvarez

Just Shoot Me!
1997 · Maria

FX: The Series
1996 · Kit Marchado

New York News
1995 · Tanya

Sala de urgencias
1994 · Sandra

New York Undercover
1994 · Gina

Law & Order
1990 · Isabel Alvarez, Caridad Montero, Elvira Jaurez

Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee


