Elizabeth Rodriguez
Biography
Filmography
Biography
American actress Elizabeth Rodriguez works primarily in television, where she specializes in playing strong and often intense women. A teenage Rodriguez made her film debut in 1994 with a small supporting role in the inner city drama "Fresh," starring Giancarlo Esposito and Samuel L. Jackson. This was followed by larger roles in Albert and Allen Hughes' similarly-themed crime thriller "Dead Presidents" and the gay-friendly romantic comedy "I Think I Do," but Rodriguez scored more and bigger roles on television than on the big screen. Beginning in 1994, she played a recurring character on the police drama "New York Undercover." In 1999, she joined the cast of the long-running medical drama "ER" as Nurse Sandra. In 2008, Rodriguez landed her highest profile role so far on the popular soap opera "All My Children," where she played the fiery Carmen "Sugar" Morales. In 2011, she joined the cast of "Prime Suspect," an American adaptation of the popular British police procedural about a rough-edged female detective. Along with a number of guest appearances on popular television series including "The Shield," "Law & Order" and "NYPD Blue," Rodriguez continued her film career with supporting roles in films ranging from Philip Seymour Hoffman's comedy-drama "Jack Goes Boating" to Tamar Simon Hoffs' crime thriller "Pound of Flesh."
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Life Events
1991
Made acting debut on TV movie "Blanco"
1994
First feature film role as Consuela in "Fresh," starring Giancarlo Esposito and Samuel L. Jackson
1994
Played undercover agent Gina on "New York Undercover"
1994
Played several small parts on "Law & Order"
1995
Appeared on two separate episodes of "NYPD Blue"
1995
Appeared as Marisol in the Hughes Brothers' "Dead Presidents"
1997
Cast as Celia in romantic comedy "I Think I Do"
1999
Played Nurse Sandra on several episodes of "ER"
2002
Appeared as Lita Valverde on "The Shield"
2008
Cast as Carmen 'Sugar' Morales on soap opera "All My Children"
2010
Appeared in Philip Seymour Hoffman's "Jack Goes Boating"
2010
Appeared as Sgt. Rebecca Ferraro in Tamar Hoffs' "Pound of Flesh"
2011
Appeared as Det. Carolina Rivera on "Prime Suspect"
2013
Played Aleida on Netflix series "Orange is the New Black"
2014
Appeared as Paz on "Power"
2014
Played Agent Chavez on "Grimm"
2015
Cast as Liza Ortiz on "The Walking Dead" spinoff "Fear the Walking Dead"
2017
Had a small but significant role in James Mangold's Wolverine sequel "Logan"
2017
Co-starred in post-military drama "11:55"
