Personal Info
Birth date
1972-05-26 (53 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Baracoa, Cuba
Also known as
-Selenis Leyva
Biography
Selenis Leyva is an American actress. She is known for her role as Gloria Mendoza in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black, and also starred on the Disney+ comedy-drama series Diary of a Future President. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.937
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.Law & Order
7.402
Overview:
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.Blue Bloods
7.794
Overview:
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6
Overview:
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.The Good Wife
7.59
Overview:
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.083
Overview:
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.Person of Interest
8.074
Overview:
John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars.Elementary
7.6
Overview:
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.Third Watch
7.927
Overview:
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.Orange Is the New Black
7.656
Overview:
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.Madam Secretary
6.992
Overview:
After years away from the CIA, Elizabeth McCord is pulled back into the political arena. The newly appointed Secretary of State is tough, fair, and smart, driving international diplomacy, wrangling office politics, and circumventing protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues, both at the White House and at home.Spider-Man: Homecoming
7.3
Overview:
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.The Following
6.88
Overview:
Notorious serial killer Joe Carroll, after being found guilty of murdering 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature, escapes from death row. The FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy to consult on the case, as he was the one responsible for Carroll’s capture in 2003. Ryan, working closely with an FBI team, including Mike Weston and FBI Specialist Debra Parker, piece together the ever-growing web of murders orchestrated by the devious Carroll.Veep
7.435
Overview:
A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.Girls
6.4
Overview:
The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.DuckTales
7.8
Overview:
The adventures of billionaire Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, their famous uncle Donald Duck, pilot extraordinaire Launchpad, Mrs. Beakly, Webby and Roboduck. Adventures and hidden treasures are everywhere, in their hometown Duckburg and all around the world.Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
6.8
Overview:
Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes when they meet some new and none-too-friendly neighbors – the mighty dinosaurs.Creed III
7.094
Overview:
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter with nothing to lose.New Amsterdam
7.269
Overview:
John Amsterdam is a New York homicide detective unlike any other. He is brilliant, mysterious, reckless, and immortal. In 1642 he saved a Native Indian girl during a massacre of her indigenous tribe. In return, the girl cast an ancient spell that conferred immortality upon him. Amsterdam will not age, she told him, until he finds his one true love.Our Flag Means Death
7.697
Overview:
After trading in the seemingly charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede Bonnet becomes captain of the pirate ship Revenge. Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede’s fortunes change after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard. Stede and crew attempt to get their ship together and survive life on the high seas.Maniac
7.353
Overview:
Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they're assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all of their problems, permanently. Things do not go as planned.Sex and the City 2
6.087
Overview:
Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda are all married now, but they're still up for a little fun in the sun. When Samantha gets the chance to visit one of the most extravagant vacation destinations on the planet and offers to bring them all along, they surmise that a women-only retreat may be the perfect excuse to eschew their responsibilities and remember what life was like before they decided to settle down.Epic
6.538
Overview:
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world—and ours.Crater
6.621
Overview:
After the death of his father, a boy growing up on a lunar mining colony takes a trip to explore a legendary crater, along with his four best friends, prior to being permanently relocated to another planet.Saved by the Bell
6.756
Overview:
When California governor Zack Morris gets into hot water for closing too many low-income high schools, he proposes they send the affected students to the highest performing schools in the state – including Bayside High. The influx of new students gives the over privileged Bayside kids a much needed and hilarious dose of reality.Diary of a Future President
7.1
Overview:
Told from the narration of her diary, 12-year-old Cuban-American Elena navigates the ups and downs of middle school and begins her journey to become the future president of the United States.Breaking
6.492
Overview:
Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.Maria Full of Grace
7.208
Overview:
A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.Acting
2023Crater as Maria
2023Creed III as Laura Chavez
2022Lopez vs Lopez (45 Episodes) as Rosie
2022Breaking as Rosa Diaz
2022Our Flag Means Death (1 Episode) as The Nun
2021Shadows as Pamela Caban
2020Saved by the Bell (3 Episodes) as Ana Jiménez
2020Diary of a Future President (20 Episodes) as Gabi
2018Maniac (3 Episodes) as Patricia Lugo
2017DuckTales (4 Episodes) as Officer Cabrera (voice)
2017Spider-Man: Homecoming as Ms. Warren
2017I Can I Will I Did as Maria
2017Chapter & Verse as Yolanda
2015Living with the Dead: A Love Story as Dr. Quenda
2014Madam Secretary (1 Episode) as Bolivian Ambassador Mariana Dominguez
2013Orange Is the New Black (88 Episodes) as Gloria Mendoza
2013Epic as Additional Voices (voice)
2013The Following (1 Episode) as Detective Morales
2012Elementary (1 Episode) as Sara Castillo
2012Veep (1 Episode) as Governor Ramos
2012Girls (1 Episode) as Chastity
2011Person of Interest (1 Episode) as Hosking
2011Man in the Mirror as Sonia
2010Blue Bloods (4 Episodes) as M.E. Craig
2010Sex and the City 2 as Teacher
2009The Good Wife (1 Episode) as Marisol
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2009Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as Additional Voice (voice)
2008New Amsterdam (1 Episode) as Susan Boyle
2004Maria Full of Grace as Customs Inspector
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Detective Rivera, Isabella Costas, Warden's Secretary
1999Third Watch (1, 1 Episode) as Phyllis, Gonzalez
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1, 1 Episode) as Lorinda Gutierrez, Samantha Morgan
1990Law & Order (20, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Mariluz Rivera, Rona Henderson, Louisa, DeeDee Salazar, Nita Cabrera, Patricia Kaplan
Production
2015Romeo y Romeo ... Executive Producer