Elizabeth Rodriguez is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Aleida Diaz in the

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comedy-drama series ''

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'' (2013–2019). She received a

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nomination, and won an

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and a

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for her performance in

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' 2011 play '' The Motherfucker with the Hat''. In 2015, she starred in the first season of AMC's post-apocalyptic horror drama series '' Fear the Walking Dead''. She also played Gabriela Lopez in the 2017 film ''

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''.

Early life

Rodriguez was born to Puerto Rican parents and raised in

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, New York City. She went to Brandeis High School and

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in the Bronx.

Career

1990s

While still studying, Rodriguez began appearing on-screen in small parts in films like '' Fresh'' (1994) and television shows such as ''

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'', '' New York News'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Oz''.

2000s

She has appeared in a number of stage productions, television shows and independent films. She was nominated for a

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and won

, as well as a Theatre World Award, for her role on Broadway play in

's '' The Motherfucker with the Hat''. She was nominated for an

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for her role in the feature film ''Tio Papi'' (2013), and co-starred as Gina Calabrese in

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's ''

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'' (2006). From 2008 to 2009, she played the role of Carmen Morales on the ABC daytime soap opera ''

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''.

2010s

In 2011, she had a series regular role on the short-lived NBC police drama series, ''

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''. In 2013, Rodriguez began appearing in the recurring role of

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in the

comedy-drama series, ''

''; she was promoted to series regular in 2015. Along with the rest of the cast she received

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in both 2015 and 2016. Rodriguez also had recurring roles as Paz Valdes in the

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drama series ''

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'', and as Special Agent Chavez in the

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police procedural '' Grimm''. In 2015, Rodriguez was cast in the series regular role on the AMC post-apocalyptic drama '' Fear the Walking Dead'', the companion series for '' The Walking Dead''. In 2017, she appeared in

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's final ''Wolverine'' film ''

'' directed by

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Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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