# Alyssa Diaz

Alyssa Elaine Diaz (born September 7, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for her roles on television, such as Celia Ortega on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns, Jasmine on the ABC Family series The Nine Lives of Chloe King, Gloria Cruz on Lifetime's Army Wives, Teresa on Showtime's Ray Donovan, Dariela Marzan on the CBS series Zoo, and Detective Angela Lopez on the ABC series The Rookie.

## Early life and education

Diaz was born in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on September 7, 1985. She is of Colombian and Mexican parentage.

## Career

Diaz is an actor known for her recurring roles on several series, including Army Wives, Ray Donovan, and the soap opera As The World Turns. She had her breakout film role in the remake of Red Dawn. She has made other appearances, guest-starring in television shows including Southland, CSI: NY and Lie to Me. She starred in the film How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer, and in such television films as Ben 10: Alien Swarm and The Jensen Project.
In 2011, she was cast in the starring role of Jasmine on the ABC Family series The Nine Lives of Chloe King. In 2012, she landed the recurring role of Gloria Cruz on Army Wives. She was upgraded to series regular for the seventh season, which started in March 2013. She has also appeared in The Vampire Diaries. In March 2016, Diaz landed the role as Dariela, a series regular, on the CBS drama Zoo for its second season. She currently plays Mika Camarena, the wife of Kiki Camarena, slain DEA agent, in the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico. She also currently plays Detective first grade Angela Lopez on the ABC drama The Rookie.

## Personal life

Diaz is engaged to singer/songwriter Gustavo Galindo. On December 28, 2020, Diaz announced on her Instagram that she and Galindo had become parents of a boy. Her pregnancy was written into the storyline of her character Angela Lopez on The Rookie.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Wednesday Afternoon | Gisella | Short film |
| 2004 | Anyone | | Short film |
| 2004 | Echoes | Jackie | Short film |
| 2005 | How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer | Rose | |
| 2008 | Oh Baby! | Maria | |
| 2011 | Shark Night | Maya | |
| 2011 | Shark Night Cast: Shark Bite | Herself | Short film |
| 2012 | Red Dawn | Julie Goodyear | |
| 2012 | American Citizen | Giselle Castellanos | Short film |
| 2015 | Other People's Children | Trina | |
| 2018 | Parallel | Carmen | |
| 2018 | The Way We Weren't | Rita | |
| 2018 | Magnetic Plasma for mass(es) Enlightenment | Faith / Lust | Short film |
| 2021 | Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two | Renee Montoya | Direct-to-video; voice role |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | The Brothers García | Marilee | Episode: "Meal Ticket" |
| 2002 | American Family | Alicia | Episode: "The Fighting Fridas" |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Chelsea Lopez | Episode: "Hell Night" |
| 2005 | As the World Turns | Celia Ortega | 59 episodes |
| 2006 | The Unit | Delores | Episode: "Off the Meter" |
| 2008 | Shark | Rosa Diaz | Episode: "Leaving Las Vegas" |
| 2008 | Greek | Chrissy Snow | Episode: "Three's a Crowd" |
| 2009 | CSI: NY | Tracy James | Episode: "She's Not There" |
| 2009–2010 | Southland | Mercedes Moretta | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Valentine | Wendy Rojas | Episode: "She's Gone" |
| 2009 | Three Rivers | Christy | Episode: "Ryan's First Day" |
| 2009 | Ben 10: Alien Swarm | Elena Validus | Television film |
| 2010 | Lie to Me | Ava Torres | Episode: "Delinquent" |
| 2010 | The Jensen Project | Sam | Television film |
| 2011 | The Nine Lives of Chloe King | Jasmine | Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Malia Gomez | Episode: "Westwood" |
| 2011 | Necessary Roughness | Tallis Lang | Episode: "Forget Me Not" |
| 2012–2013 | Army Wives | Gloria Cruz | Main role (seasons 6–7); 30 episodes |
| 2012 | Revolution | Mia Clayton | Episode: "Ties That Bind" |
| 2012 | The Vampire Diaries | Kimberly | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | The Last Ship | Quartermaster Rios | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Bridge | Lucy | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Grimm | Belem Hoyos | Episode: "Chupacabra" |
| 2015–2018 | Ray Donovan | Teresa | Recurring role (seasons 3–6); 24 episodes |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Dani | Episode: "Sweet Kicks" |
| 2016 | Bones | Kerry Napoli | Episode: "The Fight in the Fixer" |
| 2016–2017 | Zoo | Dariela Marzan | Main role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2016–2019 | NCIS: Los Angeles | NCIS Special Agent Jasmine Garcia | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | How to Get Away with Murder | Dani Alvodar | Episode: "Is Somebody Really Dead?" |
| 2016 | Frequency | Miracella Corrado | Episode: "Break, Break, Break " |
| 2016 | Lethal Weapon | Hannah | Episode: "Jingle Bell Glock" |
| 2018 | Life Sentence | Kayla | 3 episodes |
| 2018–present | The Rookie | Angela Lopez | Main role |
| 2018 | Narcos: Mexico | Mika Camarena | Main role (season 1) |
| 2022 | Ray Donovan: The Movie | Teresa | Television film |
| 2023 | The Rookie: Feds | Angela Lopez | Episodes "Day One" and "Standoff" |