Actor

Elizabeth
Rodriguez

Elizabeth Rodriguez is an award-winning actress and member of the LAByrinth Theater Company. She originated the roles of “Miss Rivera” in the world premiere of Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven (Drama Desk nomination, Obie winner) at Atlantic Theater Company, “Veronica” in the world premiere of The Motherfucker with the Hat on Broadway (Tony nomination, Outer Critics Circle winner, Theatre World winner), and “Santa Monica” in the world premiere of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at The Public Theater, all written by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis. Other notable world premieres include Unconditional and A View from 151st Street at The Public Theater. Television roles include the CBS drama East New York, as “Aleida Diaz” in Orange Is the New Black (three consecutive SAG Awards), Fear the Walking Dead, Prime Suspect, Shameless, Power, Ghost, and Chance. Films include Logan, The Drop, Miami Vice, and 11:55 Holyoke. She most recently starred in, co-wrote, and produced the independent film Allswell in New York, winning the 2022 Best Screenplay Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.