Selenis Leyva (born May , ) is an American actress. She is known for
her role as Gloria Mendoza in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange
Is the New Black, and she currently stars on the Disney+ comedy-drama
series Diary of a Future President.Leyva was born and raised in The
Bronx. She is of Cuban and Dominican descent. She has appeared in a
number of Off-Broadway productions. On television, Leyva had a
recurring role of Detective Mariluz Rivera in Law & Order, and also
appeared in different roles on the show and on Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit. She has guest-starred on Third Watch, The Sopranos, The
Good Wife, Girls, and Elementary.In , Leyva began starring as Gloria
Mendoza, a Latina leader in the jail, in the Netflix comedy-drama
series Orange Is the New Black. Her character was recurring for the
first two seasons and she was promoted to series regular in Season .
Along with cast, she received three Screen Actors Guild Award for
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She also
received ALMA Award for Outstanding Special Achievement in Television
in . The series ended in , after seven seasons. During her time in
Orange Is the New Black, Leyva co-starred opposite Viola Davis and
Catalina Sandino Moreno in the courtroom drama film Custody directed
and written by James Lapine, and played Monica Warren in superhero
film Spider-Man: Homecoming. In , she had supporting role in the
Netflix miniseries Maniac.In , Leyva was cast in the Disney+
comedy-drama series Diary of a Future President produced by Gina
Rodriguez. The series premiered on January , .
her role as Gloria Mendoza in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange
Is the New Black, and she currently stars on the Disney+ comedy-drama
series Diary of a Future President.Leyva was born and raised in The
Bronx. She is of Cuban and Dominican descent. She has appeared in a
number of Off-Broadway productions. On television, Leyva had a
recurring role of Detective Mariluz Rivera in Law & Order, and also
appeared in different roles on the show and on Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit. She has guest-starred on Third Watch, The Sopranos, The
Good Wife, Girls, and Elementary.In , Leyva began starring as Gloria
Mendoza, a Latina leader in the jail, in the Netflix comedy-drama
series Orange Is the New Black. Her character was recurring for the
first two seasons and she was promoted to series regular in Season .
Along with cast, she received three Screen Actors Guild Award for
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She also
received ALMA Award for Outstanding Special Achievement in Television
in . The series ended in , after seven seasons. During her time in
Orange Is the New Black, Leyva co-starred opposite Viola Davis and
Catalina Sandino Moreno in the courtroom drama film Custody directed
and written by James Lapine, and played Monica Warren in superhero
film Spider-Man: Homecoming. In , she had supporting role in the
Netflix miniseries Maniac.In , Leyva was cast in the Disney+
comedy-drama series Diary of a Future President produced by Gina
Rodriguez. The series premiered on January , .
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