# Alison Fernandez

Alison Fernandez (born July 20, 2005) is an American actress best known for her role in ABC's Once Upon a Time as Lucy Mills and in the 2017 film Logan as Delilah. She has had recurring roles in Netflix's Orange Is the New Black and The CW's Jane the Virgin as Young Jane.

## Early life and career

Fernandez was born in Brooklyn, New York. She started her acting career at age five in New York City community theaters, She is the daughter of Manuel Fernandez, who has been her manager from the time she started acting. She has an older sister, Sabrina, who is also an actress. Fernandez received her education in acting for Theater, singing and choreography at the A Class Act N.Y.
Fernandez played Zara Amaro, Nick Amaro's daughter in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2011. She made her film debut in the 2014 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Rosa Mendez.
In 2016 she landed guest starring roles on three shows, Fresh Off the Boat, Another Period and Jane the Virgin. In 2017 she guest starred on Once Upon a Time as Lucy, and then had a regular starring role in the 7th season. She appeared in the X-Men film Logan as Delilah, and recurred on the Netflix dramedy series Orange Is the New Black, having first appeared on the show in 2013.
She co-starred in Freeform's Life-Size 2 in December 2018 opposite Tyra Banks and Francia Raisa.
Fernandez also landed the role of Amber in Team Kaylie. Then she obtained the role of Pepper Paloma in Upside-Down Magic.
She lives in Los Angeles.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Rosa Mendez | Uncredited |
| 2014 | MOMMAP | Amy Garcia | |
| 2016 | The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez | Isabel Valdez | |
| 2016 | Power Play | Sally | |
| 2016 | Only Yesterday | Young Taeko Okajima (voice) | English dub |
| 2016 | The Curious Kitty & Friends | Mimmi (voice) | |
| 2017 | Logan | Delilah | |
| 2017 | An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life | Paz | |
| 2017 | Devil's Whisper | Alicia | |
| 2018 | Life Size 2 | Lex | |
| 2019 | Teacher of the Year | Lisa Fennelly | Short film |
| 2020 | Cuties | Angelica (Médina El Aidi-Azouni) | English dub |
| 2022 | Turning Red | Additional Voices | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011-2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Zara Amaro | 10 episodes; recurring (Seasons 13-16) |
| 2012 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Leticia | Episode: "Dick Cavett/Monica Keena/Ace Young/Paul Iacono" |
| 2013 2015 | Orange Is the New Black | Eva | Episodes: "The Chickening", "Mother's Day", "Bed Bugs and Beyond" and "Trust No Bitch" |
| 2015 | One Bad Choice | Catalina | Episode: "Jessica Rasdall" |
| 2016 | Clarence | Garotinha (voice) | Episode: "Clarence & Sumo's Rexcellent Adventure" |
| 2016 | Fresh Off the Boat | Sharlene | Episodes: "Week in Review" and "Breaking Chains" |
| 2016 | Another Period | Ethanney | Episode: "Servants' Disease" |
| 2016-2017 | We Bare Bears | Additional voices (voice) | 5 episodes; Guest (Seasons 2-3) |
| 2016-2017 2019 | Jane the Virgin | Young Jane | Episodes: "Chapter Thirty-Seven", "Chapter Forty-Nine", "Chapter Sixty" and "Chapter Eighty-Three" |
| 2017-2018 | Vampirina | Additional voices (voice) | Episodes: "The Sleepover/Portrait of a Vampire" & "Vee Is For Valentine/Scarestitute Teacher" |
| 2016-2018 | Once Upon a Time | Lucy Mills/Lucy Vidrio | 24 episodes; Guest (Season 6) Main (Season 7) |
| 2019–2020 | Team Kaylie | Amber | 20 episodes; Main role |
| 2019 | For The People | Emma Collins | Episode: "One Big Happy Family" |
| 2020 | Sydney to the Max | Chloe | Episode: "The Lunch Club" |
| 2020 | Upside-Down Magic | Pepper Paloma | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2021 | Raven's Home | Olivia | Episode: "Fresh Off the Note" |