Dania Ramírez

Infobox actor
name = Dania Ramírez

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imagesize = 200px
caption = Ramírez at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
birthname = Dania Ramírez
birthdate = birth date and age|1979|11|8
birthplace = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1997-Present

Dania Ramírez (born November 8, 1979) is an actress from the Dominican Republic, most recently known for two roles on television: playing a recurring character during the last season of "The Sopranos" and for her current role on "Heroes".

Early life

Ramírez was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. At an early age, she decided to become an actress. As a young child, she would reenact Spanish soap operas for her family. She was discovered by a modeling scout while working in a New York City convenience store at the age of 15, and was cast in a small part in a soda commercial. Later, she decided to pursue acting seriously and studied at the Actor's Workshop in New York City under Flo Greeberg. She graduated from Montclair State University in 1999, where her volleyball talents led her to be placed among the top five in career digs, digs/game, solo blocks and total blocks. [ [http://www.montclair.edu/athletics/sports/volleyball/vbrecords3.html MSU Volleyball Records (Career)] from the Montclair State University website] She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.cite web |url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_11_34/ai_n8563798 |title= Dania Ramirez: with boundary-breaking boosters like Bill Cosby and Spike Lee, she's building a career by busting down stereotypes |accessdate= 2008-09-07 |last= Venable |first= Malcolm |coauthors= |date= 2004-12-01 |work= |publisher= Interview]

Career

Music videos

" (2007).

Films

Ramírez appeared as an extra in the HBO film "Subway Stories" (1997), where she met filmmaker Spike Lee who later cast her in his film, "She Hate Me" (2004). She was Callisto, , in the comic book film "" (2006).

Television

Ramírez appeared as the minor character Caridad in the final episodes of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and as Blanca Selgado, a recurring role during the of "The Sopranos".

Currently, Ramirez portrays the character of Maya on the TV series "Heroes". [ [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ic037e503baf6e57c9d9a25ccc13f2e3b New Female Joins Heroes Cast] from "The Hollywood Reporter"]

Filmography

*"The Fifth Commandment" (2008, as "Angel")
*"Brooklyn to Manhattan" (2008, as "Jessica")
*"Ball Don't Lie" (2007, as "Carmen")
*"Heroes" (2007-present, as Maya Herrera)
*"Illegal Tender" (2007, as "Ana")
*"The Sopranos" (2006-2007), as "Blanca Selgado")
*"" (2006, as "Callisto")
*"Romy & Michele: In The Beginning" (TV) (2005, as "Elena")
*"Cross Bronx" (2004, as "Maya")
*"Fat Albert" (2004, as "Lauri")
*"She Hate Me" (2004, as "Alex Guerrero")
*"The Ecology of Love" (2004, as "Alila")
*"25th Hour" (2002, as "Daphne")

References

External links

*Tv.com person|id=194278|name=Dania Ramirez
*imdb name|id=1382931|name=Dania Ramirez
*MySpace|daniaramirez|Dania Ramirez