Stephanie Beatriz Bischoff Alvizuri (born February 10, 1981) is an American actress. She is known for playing Detective Rosa Diaz in the Fox/ NBC comedy series ''

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'' (2013–2021), Quiet in the

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action-comedy series ''

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'' (2023–present), and Carla in the musical film '' In the Heights'' (2021), and voicing Mirabel Madrigal in the

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animated film '' Encanto'' (2021) and Vaggie in the adult animated

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series ''

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'' (2024–present).

Early life

Beatriz was born in

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, Argentina, on February 10, 1981, to a Colombian father and a Bolivian mother. She arrived in the United States at the age of two with her parents and a younger sister. Beatriz grew up in Webster, Texas, outside of

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, and attended Clear Brook High School. As a child, her mother took Beatriz and her sister to arts exhibits and events, something she credits for raising her awareness of potential careers in the arts. She became interested in acting after taking speech and debate as an elective, which allowed her to appear in plays. She became a United States citizen at 18. Beatriz attended the all-women's

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in Columbia, Missouri. After graduating in 2002, she moved to New York City to pursue acting. She has lived in Los Angeles since 2010.

Career

Beatriz performed for three seasons at

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, including roles such as Catherine in '' A View From a Bridge'' in 2008, Maggie in '' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' in 2010, and Isabella in ''

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'' in 2011. Beatriz had minor roles in the

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television series ''

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'' and '' Southland'', and a recurring role as Gloria's sister Sonia Ramirez in the ABC comedy series '' Modern Family''. In 2013, she began portraying Detective Rosa Diaz in the Fox and NBC series ''

'', an

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series based around the members of a

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police precinct. In 2019, she directed the season 6 episode " He Said, She Said". The show ran for eight seasons. Beatriz starred as Bonnie in the independent feature film '' The Light of the Moon'', written and directed by Jessica M. Thompson. The film premiered at the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Narrative Feature Competition. She received highly positive reviews for her performance, with ''

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'' stating that "Beatriz offers a powerful ... unflinching, authentic performance," while '' Variety'' noted that the film was "harrowingly effective" and Beatriz's performance was "expertly balanced and judged." From 2018 to 2019, she voiced the character Gina Cazador on ''

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''. She was also the voice of General Sweet Mayhem in '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part''. It was announced in 2019 she would be appearing in the 2021 film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's

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-winning musical '' In the Heights''. She also voiced Mirabel Madrigal, the main character in the

animated film '' Encanto'', making it her second collaboration with Miranda of the year. In 2019, Beatriz and her ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' co-star Melissa Fumero were the masters of ceremonies at the National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards. In 2021, Beatriz voiced the lead role in the Texas Rangers-centered crime procedural podcast ''Tejana''. The same year it was announced she voiced Ruby Ortiz in ''Alpha Betas''. She also serves as an executive producer for ''Tejana'' and, was looking to develop a television series based on the characters. She also starred in the sci-fi thriller podcast ''Solar'' and hosted Wondery's ''Twin Flames'' podcast investigating the dating cult Twin Flames Universe. Since 2024, Beatriz has voiced the character Vaggie in ''

''.

Personal life

Beatriz has severe astigmatism and requires glasses to see. She does not wear them in many of her roles, and her eyes are sensitive to contact lenses; she therefore has difficulty hitting her

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while on camera. She has described herself as suffering from

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, which she developed during college. Beatriz first realized that she was

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around age 12 or 13. She experienced biphobia and bisexual erasure from family and friends. In June 2016, she officially came out to the public. In October 2017, she announced her engagement to actor Brad Hoss. They got married on October 6, 2018. In June 2021, she announced her pregnancy, and her daughter was born in August 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Podcasts

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Theatre

Video games

Discography

Charted songs

Guest appearances

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beatriz, Stephanie 1981 births 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American bisexual women American television actresses American voice actresses American bisexual actresses American people of Argentine descent American people of Bolivian descent American people of Colombian descent Argentine emigrants to the United States Hispanic and Latino American actresses LGBTQ Hispanic and Latino American people Living people People from Neuquén People from Webster, Texas Actresses from Texas LGBTQ people from Texas Stephens College alumni Naturalized citizens of the United States Colombian diaspora in the United States