Jackie Cruz (actress)
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Jackie Cruz (born August 8, 1986 in Queens , New York City , New York ) is a Dominican - American actress . She is best known for her role as Flaca Gonzales in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black .
Life
Jackie Cruz was born on August 8, 1986 in the New York borough of Queens and grew up in Los Angeles and Santiago , Dominican Republic . She is fluent in English and Spanish. She wanted to be an actress when she was seven after seeing Whitney Houston in Bodyguard .
After first guest appearances in 2007 and 2008 in The Shield - Law of Violence and My Own Worst Enemy , she took on the role of Flaca Gonzales in 2013 in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black . Together with the rest of the cast of the series, Cruz won the Screen Actors Guild Award in 2015 and 2016 in the category Best Acting Company in a TV Series - Comedy .
Filmography (selection)
- 2007: The Shield - Law of Violence ( The Shield , TV series, episode 6x04)
- 2008: My Own Worst Enemy (TV series, episode 1x07)
- 2013–2019: Orange Is the New Black (TV series, 72 episodes)
- 2014: Unforgettable (TV series, episode 3x11)
- 2016: Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York ( Blue Bloods , TV series, episode 6x19)
- 2016: 13 steps
- 2016: The Lonely Whale (short film)
- 2020: Faraway Eyes
- 2020: Acting for a Cause (TV series, episode 2x01)
- 2020: Good Girls (TV series)
Web links
- Jackie Cruz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Maria G. Valdez: Latinos In The US: Jackie Cruz, 'Orange Is The New Black' Star, On Her Background, Work In NYC And Being Latina . Latin Times. October 24, 2013, accessed September 9, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cruz, Jackie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican-American actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queens , New York City , New York, United States |