Selenis Leyva

TV Actress

Selenis Leyva was born in The Bronx, New York, United States on May 26th, 1972 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 51, Selenis Leyva biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Selenis
Date of Birth
May 26, 1972
Nationality
United States, Cuba
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, United States
Age
51 years old
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Networth
$2.5 Million
Profession
Film Actor, Stage Actor, Television Actor
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Selenis Leyva Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 51 years old, Selenis Leyva has this physical status:

Height
162.5cm
Weight
61kg
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Build
Average
Measurements
Not Available
Selenis Leyva Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts, Marymount Manhattan College
Selenis Leyva Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Not Available
Children
1
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
Not Available
Siblings
Arnol Leyva (Younger Brother), Isa Leyva (Younger Sister), Tony Leyva (Younger Brother), Amber Leyva (Younger Sister), Marizol Leyva (Younger Sister, transgender woman) (Model, Cook, and Activist)
Selenis Leyva Life

Selenis Leyva Rivera (born May 26, 1972) is an American actress.

Gloria Mendoza appears in Netflix's comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black, and she is best known for her role.

Personal life

Alina is Leyva's one child. She is a promoter of the LGBT community and revealed in June that her sister Marizol is transgender.

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Selenis Leyva Career

Life and career

Leyva was born and raised in The Bronx. She is of Cuban and Dominican descent. She has appeared in a 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 has 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. Her character was recurring for the first two seasons and she was promoted to series regular in Season 3. Along with cast, she received three Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She also received ALMA Award for Outstanding Special Achievement in Television in 2014. The series ended in 2019, after seven seasons. During her time in Orange Is the New Black, Leyva co-starred opposite Viola Davis and Catalina Sandino Moreno in the 2016 courtroom drama film Custody directed and written by James Lapine, and played Monica Warren in the 2017 superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming. In 2018, she had a supporting role in the Netflix miniseries Maniac.

In 2019, Leyva was cast in the Disney+ comedy-drama series Diary of a Future President produced by Gina Rodriguez. The series premiered on January 17, 2020 and was cancelled in December 2021.

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Selena Gomez Manifested Her Golden Globe Nomination More Than 10 Years Ago

www.popsugar.co.uk, December 14, 2022
Selena Gomez has been named as a Golden Globe winner. On NBC's "Today," Mayan Lopez and Selenis Leyva unveiled the list of 2023 nominees on NBC's "Today," naming Rare Beauty founder Mayan Lopez as one of the honorees. Gomez was nominated for best actress in a television series for her role as Mabel Mora on "Only Murders in the Building." The actor revealed on TikTok that she had actually received the award more than a decade ago on the following day. In which she talked about her award show aspirations, Gomez posted a snippet of an interview with KTLA that took place on February 15, 2011. As Sam Rubin asked if winning a Grammy was a wish for her, she responded, "I think it will be an honor, of course, but I'm more of a Golden Globe or Oscar girl." That would be great." "Dreams do come true!! GOLDEN GLOBE is nominated by the GUYS. Gomez said, "Brb will scream" in her TikTok video.

Taylor Swift has been nominated for Best Original Song for Carolina for the fourth time

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 12, 2022
Taylor Swift began the week on a high note by winning his fourth Golden Globe nomination on Monday. Selenis Leyva and Mayan Lopez were up early in Los Angeles to announce all the nominees for the annual awards show. The actress was nominated by the awards committee for her song Carolina from the film Where the Crawdads Sing.

After testing positive for COVID-19, George Lopez dropped his nominations for Golden Globes 2023

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 12, 2022
After testing positive for COVID-19, George Lopez was forced to cancel out of a gig announcing the 80th annual Golden Globes on Monday morning. The 61-year-old television celebrity was scheduled to appear live from Beverly Hills on NBC on Monday morning in order to present the nods for the much-anticipated award show. Rather, his daughter Mayan Lopez and actress Selenis Leyva, who also appeared on sitcom Lopez Vs. Lopez, took the spotlight. George took to Instagram on Sunday evening to announce that: "And the Covid goes to.......George Lopez!" [anguished and masked emojis]'
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