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Diany Rodriguez
Puerto Rican actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Diany Rodriguez is a Puerto Rican actress. She is best known for playing Special Agent Vera Strickland in the police drama series NCIS: Origins.
Early life
Rodriguez was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and grew up in Jacksonville, Alabama. She was a self-described army brat. Both her parents and other family members served in the military. Her interest in acting stemmed from going to The Soldier Show, a variety show put on in the army base. Despite expecting to graduate to become a JAG Officer she became interested in the arts in high school joining a choir and a band playing clarinet. She ended up studying art with a concentration in political science and Spanish, minoring in theatre at the University of Alabama. Soon after she moved to New York City to pursue a career in public services.[1]
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Career
One of Rodriguez' first big film roles was playing Natalie in the romantic comedy film The Valet.[2] Her first big role came playing Weecha Xiu in the crime series The Blacklist.[3][4] Her biggest role so far has been playing Vera Strickland in the police drama series NCIS: Origins.[5] She has also done theatre work, her best known performance being the lead Dolores Roach in Empanada Loca, playwrights Aaron Mark twist on Sweeney Todd.[6]
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Personal life
Her idols are Cate Blanchett who she considers to be her generations Meryl Streep, Zoe Saldana for being a successful fellow Latina and the activist Jameela Jamil for helping to get clean water to Sub Saharan countries.[7]
Filmography
Film
Television
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