Laura Gómez (actress)

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Laura Gómez is a Dominican actress, writer, and director. Gómez is best known for her portrayal of the character

Orange Is The New Black
. In Fall 2012, she won the NYU Technisphere Award for her short film To Kill a Roach.

Early years

Born in the Dominican Republic, she grew up in Santo Domingo working as an actress and reporter. She moved to New York at the age of 21 to study acting. After three years in the United States, she made her entry into theater and voice work.

Career

In 2011, Gómez was awarded an IX Screenwriting Developing Grant by the Spanish Fundación Carolina. She studied film at the

Law & Order SVU, and played a recurring role in the HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero, and a minor role in the film Exposed
.

She is a member of Spanish Repertory Theater, with which she has appeared in critically acclaimed theatrical productions such as Doña Flor y sus dos maridos and

.

Filmography

Film

  • Sambá as Luna Torres, Dir. Laura Amelia Guzmán-Israel Cárdenas
  • Exposed as Eva de la Cruz, Dir. Declan Dale
  • Trabajo as Lilí, Dir. Nelson Peña
  • Maggie Black as Kim (Co-star), Dir. Stanley Brode
  • Hallelujah as Natalia (Lead), Dir. Laura Gómez
  • To Kill a Roach as Alicia (Lead), Dir. Laura Gómez
  • Pinchos y Rolos (NYILFF) as Elizabeth (Lead), Dir. Freddy Vargas
  • Cheesecake and a Tango as Wife (Lead), Dir. Soleidy Méndez
  • Víctimas del Poder as Wanda (Lead), Dir. Jorge Lendebourg
  • Yo, la peor de todas as Paula (Co-star), Dir. Francisco Lupini
  • Nueva York (Tribeca Film Fest) as Nurse (Co-star), Dir. Manolo Celi
  • Cleaning Law as Laura (Co-star), Dir. Rob López
  • Miniseries de la Vida Real as Wife (Co-star), Dir. Micky Bretón
  • The Bohemians as Waitress (Principal), Dir. José Luis Cortés

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Law & Order Claudia Episode: "Challenged"
2013-2019 Orange Is the New Black
Blanca Flores
Recurring character (seasons 1-5) Series Regular (seasons 6-7)

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2016)[1]

2014–15 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Selena Cruz 3 episodes
2015 Show Me a Hero Dama Montero 4 episodes
2020 Anne+ Cecilia 3 episodes
The Last O.G. Valerie Episode: "Come Clean"

References

  1. ^ Heath, Paul. "Screen Actors Guild awards winners in full | THN". Retrieved 2019-03-14.

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