Orange is the New Black star in the role of Gloria Mendoza who had a recurring role as Detective Mariluz Rivera in Law & Order.
She made her professional acting debut in 1999 in a different role for the series Law & Order and also appeared in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit that same year.
She was cast in the 2014 film St. Vincent, starring Melissa McCarthy and Bill Murray.
She was born in Baracoa, Cuba and raised in The Bronx, New York. She has a daughter named Alina.
She appeared in an episode of Elementary, starring Jonny Lee Miller.
