Alyssa Diaz

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 Angela Lopez on the ABC series The Rookie.

Alyssa Diaz
Diaz in 2018
Born
Alyssa Elaine Diaz

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

Early life and education

Diaz was born in Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on September 7, 1985.[1] She is of Colombian, Mexican, and Irish ancestry.[2] Diaz is a graduate of Bishop Alemany High School.

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 (2012 Film). She has made other appearances, guest-starring in television shows including Southland, CSI: NY and Lie to Me. Diaz has also starred in the film How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer, and in the television films Ben 10: Alien Swarm[3] and The Jensen Project.[4]

In 2011 Diaz 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 Officer Angela Lopez on the ABC drama The Rookie.

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 Completed
Magnetic Plasma for mass(es) Enlightenment Faith / Lust Short film Completed

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Brothers García Mary Lee 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 56 episodes
2006 The Unit Delores Episode: "Off the Meter"
2008 Shark Rosa Diaz Episode: "Leaving Las Vegas"
2008 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"
2009 Three Rivers Christy Episode: "Ryan's First Day"
2009 Ben 10: Alien Swarm Elena Validus Television film
2010 Lie to Me Ava Torres Episode: "Delinquent"
2010 The Jensen Project Sam Television film
2011 The Nine Lives of Chloe King Jasmine Main role; 10 episodes
2011 Law & Order: LA Malia Gomez Episode: "Westwood"
2011 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"
2012 The Vampire Diaries Kimberly 3 episodes
2013 The Last Ship Quartermaster Rios 2 episodes
2014 The Bridge Lucy 3 episodes
2014 Grimm Belem Hoyos Episode: "Chupacabra"
2015–present Ray Donovan Teresa Recurring role (seasons 3–4); 16 episodes
2016 Lucifer Dani Episode: "Sweet Kicks"
2016 Bones Kerry Napoli Episode: "The Fight in the Fixer"
2016-2017 Zoo Dariela Marzan Main role (seasons 2-3)
2016–2019 NCIS: Los Angeles Jasmine Garcia/NCIS Special Agent Jasmine Garcia 3 Episodes
2016 How to Get Away with Murder Dani Alvodar Episode: "Is Somebody Really Dead?"
2016 Frequency Miracella Corrado Episode: "Break, Break, Break "
2016 Lethal Weapon Hannah Episode: "Jingle Bell Glock"
2018 Life Sentence Kayla 3 episodes
2018–present The Rookie Angela Lopez Main role
2018–present Narcos: Mexico Mika Camarena Main role

See also

References
  1. "Alyssa Diaz". TV Guide. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  2. "The Rookie: Alyssa Diaz". ABC. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 22 April 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.
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