Liza Colón-Zayas

Liza Colón-Zayas (born 1972) is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for playing Tina on The Bear.[1][2][3]

Liza Colón-Zayas
Born
Liza Colón

1972 (age 50–51)
The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, playwright
Years active1994–present
SpouseDavid Zayas

Early life and education

Liza Colón was born and raised in The Bronx borough of New York City in 1972 and began her career off-Broadway. She broke into mainstream theatre when she wrote, produced, and starred in a one-woman show titled Sistah Supreme, a semi-autobiographical play in which she chronicles growing up as a Latina woman in New York during the 1970s and 1980s.[4]

Career

Colón-Zayas has been a member of the LAByrinth Theatre Company,[5] a New York-based traveling actors' group, since 1992. On stage, she originated the role of Norca in the off-Broadway productions of Our Lady of 121st Street[6] and appeared in In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings (co-starring Ana Ortiz and directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman).

She has also appeared in television series such as Sex and the City, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Blue Bloods episode 124, "Stomping Grounds" (in the latter, as Ana Baez, the sister of Detective Maria Baez). She guest starred in Dexter (season 5, episode 8), as the mother of Yasmin Aragon, a snitch to the detectives investigating the "Santa Muerte killings." She came into the department to identify her daughter's body, after she was killed during a sting by Miami Metro Homicide. On the big screen, she played a passenger in the film United 93 (2006) and Judge Angel Rodriguez in Righteous Kill (2008). In 2016, she played Dawn in the horror film The Purge: Election Year.

Personal life

Colón-Zayas is married to actor David Zayas, known for his role as Angel Batista on Showtime's Dexter.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1995 The Keeper C.O. Melendez
2002 Unfaithful Grumpy teacher
2002 Apartment #5C Yolanda
2004 Keane 1st Ticket Agent
2005 Heights Ana
2006 Freedomland Bea
2006 United 93 Waleska Martinez [7]
2007 Goodbye Baby Host
2008 Righteous Kill Judge Angel Rodriguez
2011 Margaret Nurse
2012 Won't Back Down Yvonne [8]
2013 All Is Bright Mother of Six
2015 The Stockroom April
2016 The Purge: Election Year Dawn
2016 All at Once Linda Ramirez
2016 Collateral Beauty Trevor's Mom
2017 Lost Cat Corona Jasmine
2018 Breaking Brooklyn Ms. Cruz
2020 Before/During/After Juanita
2021 Naked Singularity Liszt [9][10]
2022 Allswell Daisy [11]
2023 Cat Person Officer Elaine

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994 New York Undercover Speaker Episode: "Los Macheteros"
2000 Deadline Social Worker Episode: "Daniel in the Lion's Den"
2001 Third Watch Maria Episode: "Adam 55-3"
2002, 2005,
2022		 Law & Order Luisa / Sherry Velez / Lara Vega 3 episodes
2004 Sex and the City Melita Episode: "Splat!"
2004 Hope & Faith Rusti Episode: "Queer as Hope"
2004–2015 Law & Order: SVU Dolores Rodriguez / Cyndi 3 episodes
2005 Jonny Zero Lucia Episode: "La Familia"
2006 Conviction M.E. Muldoon Episode: "Breakup"
2006 The Bedford Diaries Dr. Stern Episode: "Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder"
2007 Rescue Me Sarah Episode: "Balance"
2008 House Maria Episode: "Emancipation"
2009 Taking Chance Ticketing Agent Television film
2009 Nurse Jackie Mrs. Armando Episode: "School Nurse"
2010 How to Make It in America Gloria Episode: "Big in Japan"
2010 Dexter Paloma Aragon Episode: "Take It!"
2011 Louie Miss Hernandez 2 episodes
2011 Hung Gloria Episode: "The Whole Beefalo"
2013 Assistance Dorothy Television film
2015 Get Some! Mickie Martell Episode: "Chopped"
2016 Unforgettable Laura Barton Episode: "Bad Company"
2016 Blue Bloods Ana Baez Episode: "Stomping Grounds"
2016 The Pearl Eileen Rosado Television film
2017 Bull ADA Jessica Goodman Episode: "Already Gone"
2018 Titans Detective Jessica Perez 2 episodes
2019 Proven Innocent Lucia Rincon Episode: "Pilot"
2019 David Makes Man Principal Fallow 6 episodes
2021 In Treatment Rita Ortiz
2022–present The Bear Tina Main role, 18 episodes [12][2][3]

See also

References
  1. Bahr, Sarah (2022-11-21). "Liza Colón-Zayas Swears by Brené Brown, 'Hacks' and Hugs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  2. "The Making of The Bear's Showstopper Monologue: "It's a Love Letter"". Vanity Fair. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  3. "Between Riverside And Crazy". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  4. "Liza Colón-Zayas". theHotness. No. 2.
  5. "Company Members". LAByrinth Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
  6. "Review of Our Lady of 121st Street". New York Times.
  7. "United 93 review". the Guardian. 2006-06-02. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  8. Rooney, David (2012-09-26). "Won't Back Down: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  9. Rooney, David (2021-04-10). "'Naked Singularity': Film Review | San Francisco 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  10. Catsoulis, Jeannette (2021-08-05). "'Naked Singularity' Review: Injustice For All". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  11. Song, Katie (2021-11-13). "'Allswell,' Starring Elizabeth Rodriguez, Liza Colón-Zayas and Daphne Rubin-Vega, Wraps Production". Variety. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  12. Jr, Richie Ramirez (2022-11-22). "How an up-and-coming comic broke big with the drama 'The Bear'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-01-10.


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