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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 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | Gustavo Galindo |
| Children | 2 |
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 operaAs the World Turns, Jasmine on theABC Family seriesThe Nine Lives of Chloe King, Gloria Cruz onLifetime'sArmy Wives, Teresa onShowtime'sRay Donovan, Dariela Marzan on theCBS seriesZoo, and Detective Angela Lopez on the ABC seriesThe Rookie.
Diaz was born in theNorthridge neighborhood ofLos Angeles,California, on September 7, 1985.[1] She is of Colombian and Mexican parentage.[2]
Diaz is an actor known for her recurring roles on several series, includingArmy Wives,Ray Donovan, and the soap operaAs The World Turns. She had her breakout film role in the remake ofRed Dawn. She has made other appearances, guest-starring in television shows includingSouthland,CSI: NY andLie to Me. She starred in the filmHow the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer, and in such television films asBen 10: Alien Swarm[3] andThe Jensen Project.[4]
In 2011, she was cast in the starring role of Jasmine on the ABC Family seriesThe Nine Lives of Chloe King.[5] In 2012, she landed the recurring role of Gloria Cruz onArmy Wives. She was upgraded to series regular for the seventh season, which started in March 2013.[6] She has also appeared inThe Vampire Diaries.[7] In March 2016, Diaz landed the role as Dariela, a series regular, on theCBS dramaZoo for its second season.[8] She currently plays Mika Camarena, the wife ofKiki Camarena, slain DEA agent, in the Netflix seriesNarcos: Mexico. She also currently plays Detective first grade Angela Lopez on theABC dramaThe Rookie.[citation needed]
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 onThe Rookie.[9]
| 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] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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" |
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