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Stephanie Beatriz
Beatriz at the 2014 Alma Awards.
Born
Stephanie Beatriz Bischoff Alvizuri

(1981-02-10) 10 February 1981 (age 43)
Neuquén, Neuquén Province, Argentina
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Stephanie Beatriz Bischoff Alvizuri (born 10 February 1981)[1] is an Argentine-born American actress best known for playing Detective Rosa Diaz in the FOX comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Early life

Beatriz was born in Neuquén, Neuquén Province, Argentina, the daughter of a Colombian father and a Bolivian mother.[citation needed] With her parents and a younger sister, she arrived in the United States at the age of three. She grew up in Webster, Texas and attended Clear Brook High School.[2][3] She graduated from Stephens College in 2002 and moved to New York City to pursue acting.[3] In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles, where she currently resides.

The signature scar on her right eyebrow came when she tripped on a Lego brick when she was 10.[3]

Career

Beatriz had minor roles in the police procedural television series The Closer and Southland, as well a recurring role as Gloria's sister Sonia in the ABC comedy Modern Family. She appeared in the 2013 independent film Short Term 12. Since 2013, she has portrayed Detective Rosa Diaz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, an action comedy series based around the members of a Brooklyn police precinct. She has had numerous stage appearances at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Theatreworks USA, The Old Globe Theatre, and Yale Repertory Theatre.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Short Term 12 Jessica
2014 You're Not You Jill
2016 Pee-wee's Big Holiday Freckles
2016 Ice Age: Collision Course Gertie (voice) Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Closer Camilla Santiago Episode: "The Life"
2012 The Smart One Natalee Television film
2012 Axe Cop Voice Episode: "The Center of the Ocean"
2013, 2015 Modern Family Sonia Episode: "Fulgencio"
Episode: "Valentine's Day 4: Twisted Sister"
2013 Southland Belinda Cargrove Episode: "Under the Big Top"
2013 Jessie Salma Espinosa Episode: "Toy Con"
2013 Hello Ladies Gatekeeper Episode: "The Limo"
2013–present Brooklyn Nine-Nine Detective Rosa Diaz 57 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Stephanie Beatriz". Listal. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ Davila, Julia (10 August 2013). "A sexy funny lady: Houston actress lands a major Fox sitcom role, sets a gut-busting mission". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Bland, Pete (3 October 2013). "Stephens alumna Beatriz cutting it up alongside Samberg on 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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