Diana-Maria Riva
Diana Maria Riva | |
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Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
Education | University of Cincinnati (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Diana Maria Riva (born July 22) is an American actress, known for her performances on television. She was a regular cast member in series including Philly (2001–02), Side Order of Life (2007), The Good Guys (2010), Telenovela (2015–16) and Gordita Chronicles (2022). Riva also had major recurring roles in The West Wing, The Bridge, Dead to Me and Glamorous.
Early life
Diana Maria Riva born of Dominican roots grew up in
Career
Riva began her career on stage appearing in
In 2000, Riva made her big screen debut playing the supporting role in the romantic comedy film, What Women Want. She later appeared in films The Third Wheel (2002), Chasing Papi (2003), Our Family Wedding (2010), Short Term 12 (2012), Love & Mercy (2014), and McFarland, USA (2015). Riva had recurring roles in Sabrina The Teenage Witch (2002–03), The West Wing (2005–06), and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–07). In 2007, she starred in the short-lived Lifetime drama series, Side Order of Life.
In 2010, Riva starred as Lieutenant Ana Ruiz in the FOX police comedy series, The Good Guys as the boss of detectives Dan Stark (West Wing/Studio 60 alum Bradley Whitford) and Jack Bailey (Colin Hanks) in the Dallas Police Department.[3] In 2012, she starred as a mother-in-law of Rob Schneider's title character in the short-lived CBS sitcom Rob!.[4] From 2013 to 2015, she had a recurring role in the FX crime drama The Bridge, and from 2015 to 2016 starred alongside Eva Longoria in the NBC comedy series, Telenovela.[2] The following year, she was regular cast member during the first season of CBS sitcom Man with a Plan as Mrs. Rodriguez. In 2019, she starred in the NBC sitcom Sunnyside opposite Kal Penn, and from 2019 to 2022 had a recurring role on the Netflix comedy-drama series, Dead to Me. In 2022, she starred in the HBOMax comedy series, Gordita Chronicles.[5] In 2023, Diana starred in the Netflix series Glamorous as Julia, mother to Miss Benny’s Marco.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | What Women Want | Stella | |
2002 | The Third Wheel | Rose Lady | |
2003 | Chasing Papi | Fala | |
2003 | Exposed | Maria | |
2004 | Employee of the Month | Deloris Crabtree | |
2009 | 17 Again | Judge | |
2010 | Our Family Wedding | Sonia Ramirez | |
2013 | Short Term 12 | Nurse Beth | |
2013 | Tuna | Marie | |
2014 | Love & Mercy | Gloria | |
2015 | McFarland, USA | Señora Diaz | |
2019 | Noelle | Helen Rojas | |
2020 | Kajillionaire | Farida |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Common Law | Maria Marquez | |
1997 | Murder One | ||
1998 | The Pretender | Lupe Harmon | |
1997–1999 | Party of Five | Loraina/Nurse | |
1999 | The X Files |
Angela Villareal | |
1997–1999 | NYPD Blue | Maxine / Matron | |
1999–2001 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Sarah | 2 episodes |
2000 | The Drew Carey Show | Elena | Episode: "Drew and the Racial Tension Play" |
City of Angels | Connie | 4 episodes | |
2001–2002 | Philly | Patricia | |
2002–2003 | Sabrina The Teenage Witch | Annie | |
2004 | CSI | Juanita | Episode: "XX" |
Reba | Miss Laurie | ||
2004–2005 | Less Than Perfect |
Vivian | |
2005–2006 | The West Wing | Edie Ortega | |
2006–2007 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Lilly Rodriguez | |
2007 | Standoff | Marta | Episode: "No Strings" |
The Loop |
Benita | 2 episodes | |
Side Order of Life | Vivy Porter | Series regular | |
2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Mrs. Alden | Episode: "Home But Not Alone" |
2009 | Castle | Detective Roselyn Karpowski | 2 episodes |
In Plain Sight |
Roberta Procter | Episode "Who's Bugging Mary?" | |
2010 | The Good Guys | Lieutenant Ana Ruiz | Series regular |
2012 | Rob | Rosa | Series regular, 8 episodes |
2013–2015 | The Bridge | Kitty Conchas | Recurring role |
2014 | Saint George | Concepcion | 4 episodes |
NCIS: Los Angeles | Marcella | Episode: "Black Budget" | |
Manhattan Love Story | Angie | Episode: "Happy Thanksmas" | |
2015 | Girl Meets World | Chairperson Sanchez | Episode: "Girl Meets Creativity" |
2015–2016 | Telenovela | Mimi Moncada | Series regular Nominated — Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television |
2016–2017 | Man with a Plan | Mrs. Rodriguez | Series regular (season 1); 17 episodes |
2017 | The Mayor | Franny | Episode: "The Strike" |
2018 | Madam Secretary | Sister Anne Gutierrez | Episode: "The Magic Rake" |
2019–2022 | Dead to Me[6] | Detective Ana Perez | Recurring role Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television (2021) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
2019 | Sunnyside | Griselda | Series regular, 11 episodes |
2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show | Herself | Stu-D2 1138 on the Binary Sunset Sith (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon) |
2022 | Gordita Chronicles | Adela | Series regular |
2023 | Glamorous | Julia Mejia | 10 episodes |
References
- ^ "Diana Maria Riva Biography ((?)-)".
- ^ a b "Dianna Maria Riva – Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (May 13, 2010). "The Good Guys". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ Capobres, Kacy (February 16, 2012). "Diana Maria Riva Dishes Details On New Sitcom ¡Rob!". Fox News. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ "Diana Maria Riva on that '80s show comedy 'Gordita Chronicles'". June 22, 2022.
- ^ Gordon, Naomi. "Netflix's Dead to Me season 2: Here's why we think it could happen". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
External links
- Diana-Maria Riva at IMDb
- AllMovie entry
- Diana-Maria Riva on Twitter