Diane Guerrero - Wikipedia Diane Guerrero Diane Guerrero Guerrero at the 2016 Texas Book Festival ( 1986 - 07 - 21 ) July 21, 1986 ( age 32 ) Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. Nationality Colombian American Occupation Actress, philanthropist Years active 2011 -- present Diane Guerrero ( born July 21, 1986 ) is an American actress and author. She is known for her roles as inmate Maritza Ramos on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and Lina on Jane the Virgin. Guerrero grew up in Boston and remained there after the rest of her family was deported to Colombia. She is an advocate for immigration reform. Her role on Orange Is the New Black has contributed to three consecutive wins for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Guerrero is the author of In the Country We Love : My Family Divided, a memoir about her parents being detained and deported when she was fourteen. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 Notes 5 External links Early life Guerrero was born in New Jersey to Colombian parents and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. As the only member of her immediate family with United States citizenship, she remained in the U.S. when her parents and older brother were deported back to Colombia when she was 14 after unsuccessfully pursuing legal citizenship. Guerrero has since become a strong advocate for immigration reform. Guerrero was raised in the Jamaica Plain and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston after being taken in by other Colombian families. She attended Boston Arts Academy, a performing arts high school, where she was in the music department. Among her high school activities was singing with a jazz group, but she anticipated pursuing political science and communications in college. Her first job after college was in a law office. In 2010, at age 24, Guerrero decided to pursue a career in acting. That same year, she appeared in the music video for Boston - based R&B singer Louie Bello 's song `` Faces ''. In 2011, she moved to New York City and studied acting at the Susan Batson Studios, where she met her manager Josh Taylor. Career In 2012, Guerrero was cast in Orange is the New Black in the role of Maritza Ramos, a Bronx - bred character with Colombian roots. For season 2, she was part of the cast that earned recognition for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards. The cast earned recognition for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series again at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards and 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards. She remained part of the show through season 5. In 2014, Guerrero was cast in a recurring role on The CW series Jane the Virgin. In February 2015, Guerrero was cast as the female lead in CBS ' television pilot for Super Clyde, but the show was not picked up for series. In 2017, Guerrero was cast in a regular role for season 2 of Superior Donuts. Guerrero has appeared in the films Emoticon ; ), Peter and John, and Happy Yummy Chicken. In 2018, she is due to appear in the films Beyond Control and The Godmother. In 2016, Guerrero released In the Country We Love : My Family Divided, a memoir about her parents being detained and deported when she was 14. The book was written with Michelle Burford and published by Henry Holt and Co. A drama based on her memoir was picked up by CBS, to be developed into a drama executive produced by Jennie Snyder Urman, Ben Silverman, and Paul Sciarrotta, with Snyder attached as the showrunner. Guerrero was initially set to play the lead. In 2017, CBS decided to pass on the project, but was picked up by Fox. As of January 2018, no pilot for the series has been ordered. In July 2018, Guerrero joined the cast of the upcoming DC Universe series Doom Patrol as Crazy Jane. The series is set to debut in 2019. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Detour Angela Short Film 2011 Ashley / Amber Ashley Short film 2011 Festival Ivan Model 2 2012 Open Vacancy Tatiana 2012 Saved by the Pole Princess Short film 2014 Emoticon ;) Amanda Nevins 2014 My Man Is a Loser Malea 2015 Beyond Control Tasha 2015 Love Comes Later Short film 2015 Peter and John Lucia 2016 Happy Yummy Chicken Cheryl Davis TBD Beyond Control Tasha In post-production Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Body of Proof Sara Gonzales Episode : `` Buried Secrets '' 2012 Are We There Yet ? Stacey 1 episode 2013 -- 2017 Orange Is the New Black Maritza Ramos Recurring role ( Seasons 1 -- 5 ) 2013 Blue Bloods Carmen Episode : `` This Way Out '' 2013 Person of Interest Ashley Episode : `` Liberty '' 2014 Taxi Brooklyn Carmen Lopez Episode : `` 1.2 '' 2014 -- present Jane the Virgin Lina Santillan Recurring role 2015 Super Clyde Maddy Unsold pilot 2017 -- 2018 Superior Donuts Sofia Main role ; season 2 2018 Elena of Avalor Vestia ( voice ) 2 episodes 2019 Doom Patrol Crazy Jane Series regular Notes ^ Jump up to : Rivera, Zayda ( June 5, 2014 ). `` Diane Guerrero returns for ' Orange is the New Black ' second season ''. New York Daily News. Retrieved June 8, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Twitter / dianeguerrero_ : Thank you everyone for the wonderful birthday wishes ''. Twitter.com. Retrieved July 22, 2013. Jump up ^ Carolina Morneno ( June 18, 2014 ). `` OITNB 's Diane Guerrero Opens Up About Her Parents ' Deportation ''. Huffington Post. Retrieved June 25, 2014. Jump up ^ Guerrero, Diane ( November 15, 2014 ). `` Op - Ed : ' Orange is the New Black ' actress : My parents were deported ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 17, 2014. Jump up ^ Ramirez, Tanisha L. ( June 19, 2014 ). `` OITNB 's Diane Guerrero Opens Up About Her Parents ' Deportation ''. Cosmopolitan Latina. Retrieved June 25, 2014. Jump up ^ Rodriguez, Priscilla ( June 16, 2014 ). `` Diane Guerrero of OITNB Discusses How Her Family Was Deported When She Was 14 ''. Latina. Retrieved June 25, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Erazo, Vanessa ( June 5, 2014 ). `` Diane Guerrero of ' Orange is the New Black ' is on the Front Lines of Fighting for More Latinas on TV ''. Remezcla.com. Retrieved June 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Caceres, Juan ( May 28, 2014 ). `` LatinoBuzz : Emoticon ;) -- Interview with Livia De Paolis & Diane Guerrero ''. Indiewire. Retrieved June 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Guerrero, Diane ( 2017 - 05 - 30 ). In the Country We Love : My Family Divided ( Updated With New Material ). St. Martin 's Press. p. 173. ISBN 9781250134967. Jump up ^ `` Tattoo You ''. Orange Is the New Black. Season season 5. June 9, 2017. Netflix. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Leeds, Sarene ( January 26, 2015 ). `` SAG Awards : The Complete 2015 Winners List ''. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 27, 2015. Jump up ^ Keegan, Rebecca ( January 26, 2015 ). `` SAG Awards 2015 : ' Birdman ' feathers its nest as Oscars nears ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 27, 2015. Jump up ^ `` SAG Awards : The Complete Winners List ''. The Hollywood Reporter. January 30, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016. Jump up ^ `` SAG Awards Winners : Complete List ''. Variety. January 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Gilber, Sophie ( July 27, 2018 ). `` Orange Is the New Black Is Still Worth Watching ''. Atlantic. Retrieved July 30, 2018. Jump up ^ Saraiya, Sonia ( May 16, 2014 ). `` Fall TV previews : The CW has superheroes and virgins on deck ''. The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Trivino, Jesus ( May 31, 2014 ). `` # Interview With Diane Guerrero of ' Orange Is The New Black ' ''. Latina. Retrieved June 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( February 25, 2015 ). `` Diane Guerrero Joins CBS ' ' Super Clyde ' ; Margot Bingham In ABC 's ' Flesh And Blood ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2015. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( May 13, 2015 ). `` CBS 2015 - 16 Primetime Schedule : ' Supergirl ' to Monday in November, ' Limitless ' on Tuesday, ' Code Black ' Wednesday, ' CSI ' Finale on September 27 ' Rush Hour ' & ' Criminal Minds : Beyond Borders ' Held for Midseason ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 13, 2015. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( August 24, 2017 ). `` ' Superior Donuts ' : Diane Guerrero Joins CBS Comedy As Series Regular ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 9, 2017. Jump up ^ N'Duka, Amanda ( October 14, 2015 ). `` Glen Powell Enlists In ' Sand Castle ' ; Diane Guerrero Joins ' The Godmother ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 18, 2015. Jump up ^ `` In the Country We Love : My Family Divided ''. The Book Report Network. Retrieved March 11, 2016. Jump up ^ Roiz, Jessica Lucia ( May 10, 2016 ). `` Diane Guerrero New Book : How Gina Rodriguez Supports ' Jane The Virgin ' Co-Star Publication ''. Latin Times. Retrieved June 2, 2016. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( October 6, 2016 ). `` Diane Guerrero To Star In CBS Immigration Drama From ' Jane the Virgin ' Producers ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 7, 2016. Jump up ^ Otterson, Joe ( 2017 - 09 - 08 ). `` Immigration Projects Take Center Stage at Broadcast Networks ''. Variety. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 31. Jump up ^ Otterson, Joe ( July 30, 2018 ). `` ' Orange Is the New Black ' Star Diane Guerrero Joins ' Doom Patrol ' Series at DC Universe ''. Variety. Retrieved July 30, 2018. Jump up ^ Ramos, Dino - Ray ( June 28, 2018 ). `` DC Universe Streaming Service Set To Launch With Live - Action ' Titans ', ' Doom Patrol ', & ' Swamp Thing ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 28, 2018. External links Diane Guerrero on IMDb Diane Guerrero at TV.com In the Country We Love : My Family Divided Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 2010 -- 2019 ) Modern Family, season 1 / season 2 ( 2010 ) : Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Modern Family, season 2 / season 3 ( 2011 ) : Anderson - Emmons, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Modern Family, season 3 / season 4 ( 2012 ) : Anderson - Emmons, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Modern Family, season 4 / season 5 ( 2013 ) : Anderson - Emmons, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Orange Is the New Black, season 2 ( 2014 ) : Aduba, Biggs, Brooks, Cox, Cruz, Curtin, DeLaria, Fowler, Freeman, Gardner, Glenn, Golden, Guerrero, Harney, Jeudy, Lake, Lapkus, Leyva, Lyonne, Manning, Marsh Garland, McGorry, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Pimentel, Polanco, Reiner, Roberts, Rodriguez, Rosenblat, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Toussaint, Tucci, Wiley Orange Is the New Black, season 3 ( 2015 ) : Aduba, Birbiglia, Blake, Brooks, Cox, Cruz, Curtin, DeLaria, Fowler, Glenn, Golden, Guerrero, Harney, Jeudy, Leyva, Manning, Marsh Garland, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Peters, Petty, Pimentel, Polanco, Prepon, Rodriguez, Rose, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Wiley Orange Is the New Black, season 4 ( 2016 ) : Aduba, Aisenberg, Brooks, Brown, Cruz, DeLaria, Dover, Glenn, Golden, Gómez, Guerrero, Harney, Henke, Jeudy, Lake, Leyva, Lyonne, Manning, McMenamin, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Peters, Petty, Pimentel, Polanco, Prepon, Purdy, Rodriguez, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Tucci, Wiley Veep, season 6 ( 2017 ) : Bakkedahl, Chlumsky, Cole, Colin, Dunn, DuVall, Franklin, Hale, Louis - Dreyfus, Richardson, Scheer, Scott, Simons, Sutherland, Walsh Complete list ( 1994 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- 2019 ) VIAF : 8145003639961340868 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diane_Guerrero&oldid=853584069 '' Categories : 1986 births 21st - century American actresses Actresses from Boston Actresses from New Jersey American film actresses American people of Colombian descent American Roman Catholics American television actresses Hispanic and Latino American actresses Living people Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Use mdy dates from August 2016 Good articles Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles in need of updating from July 2018 All Wikipedia articles in need of updating Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano മലയാളം Português Русский தமிழ் 3 more Edit links This page was last edited on 5 August 2018, at 20 : 01 ( UTC ). 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Answer: Maritza Ramos