Personal Info
Birth date
1949-10-23 (75 Years)
Day of death
2009-12-19
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Also known as
-Edith Diaz
Biography
Edith Diaz (October 23, 1949 – December 19, 2009) was a Puerto Rican actress known for the roles in film, television, and stage. She co-founded the Screen Actors Guild's Ethnic Minorities Committee in 1972.
Filmography
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.Barney Miller
7.3
Overview:
Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker. Noam Pitlik directed the majority of the episodes.All in the Family
7.859
Overview:
Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.Quincy, M.E.
7.509
Overview:
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.Kojak
6.996
Overview:
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.Popi
5
Overview:
Popi is an American television series which aired on CBS from January 20, 1976 to August 24, 1976. The show, which ran for eleven episodes, was adapted from the 1969 film of the same name and was one of the first series on American network television to feature a Latino cast and theme. Popi starred actor Hector Elizondo as a Puerto Rican widower and Edith Diaz.Sister Act
6.828
Overview:
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.Born on the Fourth of July
7.011
Overview:
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
6.353
Overview:
Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be closed by the unscrupulous chief of a local authority.The Fan
5.989
Overview:
When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory—not even murder.Nick of Time
6.237
Overview:
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.Theodore Rex
3.609
Overview:
In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
NYR
Overview:
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter is described by CBS as "a dramatic love story" about the lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.The Pirate
4.6
Overview:
An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, comes into conflict with his heritage when he is entrusted with managing his country's oil fortunes and must deal with a fanatical terrorist group led by his daughter.The Gun
8
Overview:
The odyssey of an American handgun and the dramatic way it reshapes the lives of its various owners.Archibald the Rainbow Painter
NYR
Overview:
Vietnam veteran Archibald Wright is a house painter hired to work on a Beverly Hills mansion where he becomes involved in the life of the resident family. The owner Elaine left her husband J.P. while he was serving in Vietnam, causing him to become an alcoholic hobo living in downtown Los Angeles. Archibald tries to help their daughter Tory to continue her relationship with her father, even though Elaine is strongly against it.Cage Without a Key
6
Overview:
A high school girl who needs a ride accepts one from a boy she doesn't know. He then forces her to participate in a robbery, in which a clerk is killed. They are soon caught, and the girl, despite her protestations of innocence, is convicted of first-degree murder and sent to prison. Once she gets there, she finds out that her troubles are just beginning.Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
5.5
Overview:
A wealthy Beverly Hills resident who has just become a widow, Clare Lipkin temporarily takes on her friend Lisabeth as a house guest. As the two women deal with their upper-class woes, Clare's driver, Frank, and Lisabeth's servant, Juan, make a wager to see who can be the first to seduce the other's boss.Juarez
NYR
Overview:
Pilot series about a Mexican-American sheriff's detective living in El Paso.Pilot series about a Mexican-American sheriff's detective living in El Paso.Acting
1998Archibald the Rainbow Painter as Unknown
1996The Fan as Elvira
1995Theodore Rex as Ella
1995Nick of Time as Irene (Domestic Maintenance)
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Choir Nun
1992Sister Act as Choir Nun
1991Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter as Mother Arnaz
1989Born on the Fourth of July as Madame - Villa Dulce
1989Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills as Rosa
1988Juarez as Beatriz Camarota
1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Emma
1984The Pilot as Mrs. Simmons
1978The Millionaire as Linda
1978The Pirate as Ben Ezra's Wife
1976Quincy, M.E. (1 Episode) as Maria Sanchez
1976Popi (10 Episodes) as Lupe
1975Cage Without a Key as Angel Perez
1975Barney Miller (1 Episode) as Mrs. Rodriguez
1974The Gun as Gloria
1973Kojak (1 Episode) as Celia Ortez
1971Brute Corps as Lupe
1971All in the Family (1 Episode) as Serafina Mendoza