Alyssa Diaz

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Alyssa Diaz
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Diaz in 2018
Born
Alyssa Elaine Diaz

(1985-09-07) September 7, 1985 (age 39)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education Bishop 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 Detective Angela Lopez on the ABC series The Rookie .

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Early life and education

Diaz was born the 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 boy. Her pregnancy was written into the storyline of her character Angela Lopez on The Rookie. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Wednesday AfternoonGisellaShort film
AnyoneShort film
EchoesJackieShort film
2005 How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer Rose
2008Oh Baby!Maria
2011 Shark Night Maya
Shark Night Cast: Shark BiteHerselfShort film
2012 Red Dawn Julie Goodyear
American CitizenGiselle CastellanosShort film
2015 Other People's Children Trina
2018 Parallel Carmen
The Way We Weren'tRita
Magnetic Plasma for mass(es) EnlightenmentFaith / LustShort film
2021 Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two Renee Montoya Direct-to-video; voice role [10]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 The Brothers García MarileeEpisode: "Meal Ticket"
2002 American Family AliciaEpisode: "The Fighting Fridas"
2004 CSI: Miami Chelsea LopezEpisode: "Hell Night"
2005 As the World Turns Celia Ortega59 episodes
2006 The Unit DeloresEpisode: "Off the Meter"
2008 Shark Rosa DiazEpisode: "Leaving Las Vegas"
Greek Chrissy SnowEpisode: "Three's a Crowd"
2009 CSI: NY Tracy JamesEpisode: "She's Not There"
2009–2010 Southland Mercedes Moretta2 episodes
2009 Valentine Wendy RojasEpisode: "She's Gone"
Three Rivers ChristyEpisode: "Ryan's First Day"
Ben 10: Alien Swarm Elena ValidusTelevision film
2010 Lie to Me Ava TorresEpisode: "Delinquent"
The Jensen Project SamTelevision film
2011 The Nine Lives of Chloe King JasmineMain role; 10 episodes
Law & Order: LA Malia GomezEpisode: "Westwood"
Necessary Roughness Tallis LangEpisode: "Forget Me Not"
2012–2013 Army Wives Gloria CruzMain role (seasons 6–7); 30 episodes
2012 Revolution Mia ClaytonEpisode: "Ties That Bind"
The Vampire Diaries Kimberly3 episodes
2013 The Last Ship Quartermaster Rios2 episodes
2014 The Bridge Lucy3 episodes
Grimm Belem HoyosEpisode: "Chupacabra"
2015–2018 Ray Donovan TeresaRecurring role (seasons 3–6); 24 episodes
2016 Lucifer DaniEpisode: "Sweet Kicks"
Bones Kerry NapoliEpisode: "The Fight in the Fixer"
2016–2017 Zoo Dariela MarzanMain role (seasons 2–3)
2016–2019 NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS Special Agent Jasmine Garcia3 episodes
2016 How to Get Away with Murder Dani AlvodarEpisode: "Is Somebody Really Dead?"
Frequency Miracella CorradoEpisode: "Break, Break, Break "
Lethal Weapon HannahEpisode: "Jingle Bell Glock"
2018 Life Sentence Kayla3 episodes
2018–present The Rookie Angela LopezMain role
2018 Narcos: Mexico Mika CamarenaMain role (season 1)
2022 Ray Donovan: The Movie TeresaTelevision film
2023 The Rookie: Feds Angela LopezEpisodes "Day One" and "Standoff"

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