Facts: - years active: 1994 -- present - caption: rodriguez in july 2015 . - birth date: 27 december 1980 - name: elizabeth rodriguez - nationality: american - image: elizabeth rodriguez by gage skidmore.jpg - birth place: new york city , new york , u.s. - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of elizabeth rodriguez .
elizabeth rodriguez -lrb- born december 27 , 1980 -rrb- is an american actress .she received a tony award nomination , and won the outer critics circle award , as well as a theatre world award , for her performance in stephen adly guirgis 's 2011 play on broadway , '' the motherfucker with the hat '' .rodriguez is best known for her role as aleida diaz in the netflix comedy-drama series , '' orange is the new black '' -lrb- 2013 -- present -rrb- .she currently stars as a series regular on the upcoming amc post-apocalyptic drama series , '' fear the walking dead '' .