Dania Jissel Ramirez (born November 8, 1979) is a Dominican-American
television and film actress. Her credits include the roles of Maya
Herrera in Heroes, Alex in Entourage, and Blanca during the last
season of The Sopranos on television. Her film roles include Alex
Guerrero in She Hate Me and Callisto in the feature film X-Men: The
Last Stand. She portrayed Rosie Falta on Lifetime's Devious Maids from
June 2013 until its cancellation in 2016. In July 2017, Ramirez joined
the hit ABC series Once Upon a Time for its softly-rebooted seventh
season in a starring role as Cinderella.Ramirez was born in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic. At an early age, she decided to become an
actress. As a young child, she would reenact telenovelas for her
family. She was discovered by a modeling scout while working in a
convenience store at the age of 15, and was cast in a small part in a
soda commercial. Later, she decided to pursue acting seriously and
studied at the Actor's Workshop in New York City under Flo
Greenberg.Dania Ramirez started at Montclair State University at 16
years old. She graduated in 2001, where her volleyball talents led her
to be placed among the top five in career digs, digs/game, solo blocks
and total blocks. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting
career.Ramirez has appeared in several music videos, including Jay-Z's
Streets is Watching (1998), De La Soul's "All Good?" feat. Chaka Khan
(2000), LL Cool J's "Hush" (2005; directed by her then fiancé Jessy
Terrero), Santana's "Into the Night" (2007), as well as "Cry Baby Cry"
(a collaboration of Santana and Sean Paul). Ramirez has also appeared
in Wisin & Yandel's music video "Dime Qué Te Pasó", in which she
played the main character, the wife and mother of a military man in
Iraq who finds out her husband died at war. She was also featured in
hip-hop group Sporty Thievz's video "Cheapskate" in 1998.
television and film actress. Her credits include the roles of Maya
Herrera in Heroes, Alex in Entourage, and Blanca during the last
season of The Sopranos on television. Her film roles include Alex
Guerrero in She Hate Me and Callisto in the feature film X-Men: The
Last Stand. She portrayed Rosie Falta on Lifetime's Devious Maids from
June 2013 until its cancellation in 2016. In July 2017, Ramirez joined
the hit ABC series Once Upon a Time for its softly-rebooted seventh
season in a starring role as Cinderella.Ramirez was born in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic. At an early age, she decided to become an
actress. As a young child, she would reenact telenovelas for her
family. She was discovered by a modeling scout while working in a
convenience store at the age of 15, and was cast in a small part in a
soda commercial. Later, she decided to pursue acting seriously and
studied at the Actor's Workshop in New York City under Flo
Greenberg.Dania Ramirez started at Montclair State University at 16
years old. She graduated in 2001, where her volleyball talents led her
to be placed among the top five in career digs, digs/game, solo blocks
and total blocks. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting
career.Ramirez has appeared in several music videos, including Jay-Z's
Streets is Watching (1998), De La Soul's "All Good?" feat. Chaka Khan
(2000), LL Cool J's "Hush" (2005; directed by her then fiancé Jessy
Terrero), Santana's "Into the Night" (2007), as well as "Cry Baby Cry"
(a collaboration of Santana and Sean Paul). Ramirez has also appeared
in Wisin & Yandel's music video "Dime Qué Te Pasó", in which she
played the main character, the wife and mother of a military man in
Iraq who finds out her husband died at war. She was also featured in
hip-hop group Sporty Thievz's video "Cheapskate" in 1998.
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