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Selenis Leyva is an Cuban American actress, known for her role as Gloria Mendoza in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black.

Early Life[]

Leyva was born on May 26, 1972 and raised in The Bronx, New York, USA.

Career[]

She has appeared in the 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 also guest-starred on Third Watch, The Sopranos, The Good Wife, Girls and Elementary

In 2013, Leyva began starring as Gloria Mendoza, a Latina leader in the jail, in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black. She recurred the first two seasons and was promoted to series regular in Season Three. She also set to appear in upcoming film St. Vincent opposite Melissa McCarthy and Bill Murray. In 2017, she was set to appear as Ms Warren, a teacher at Midtown High School in the film Spiderman: Homecoming alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya and Robert Downey, Jr.

Personal Life[]

Leyva has one daughter, Alina. She is a supporter of the LGBT community and revealed in June 2015 that her sister Marizol is a transgender woman.[1]

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