Selenis Leyva
Selenis Leyva | |
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Leyva at the 2014 Peabody Awards | |
| Born | May 26, 1972 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Children | 1 |
Selenis Leyva (born May 26, 1972) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in Off-Broadway productions and had supporting roles on television, before her breakthrough role as Gloria Mendoza in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black (2013–19). She later starred in the Disney+ comedy-drama series, Diary of a Future President (2020–21), and the NBC sitcom Lopez vs Lopez (2022–25). Leyva also appeared in films Custody (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Breaking (2022) and Creed III (2023).