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Selenis Leyva

1972 - Today

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Selenis Leyva is the 12,534th most popular actor (down from 11,056th in 2024), the 17,737th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,959th in 2019) and the 5,723rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Selenis Leyva ranks 12,534 out of 13,578. Before her are Bhumika Chawla, Renée Felice Smith, Sangeeta Bijlani, Barry Sloane, Sosie Bacon, and Gregg Sulkin. After her are Claudia Martín, Michael Copon, Jay Ellis, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Keiynan Lonsdale, and Kwon So-hyun.

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Among people born in 1972, Selenis Leyva ranks 1,143. Before her are Ibrahim Baylan, Veiko Õunpuu, Takaya Oishi, Åsa Romson, Marcus Hahnemann, and Zafar Guliev. After her are Patrick Favre, Chun Wei Cheung, Timothy Mack, Matthew Wood, John Godina, and Chipper Jones.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Selenis Leyva ranks 17,744 out of 20,380. Before her are Renée Felice Smith (1985), Abby Lee Miller (1965), Mike Richter (1966), Marc Schneider (1973), Sosie Bacon (1992), and Marissa Meyer (1984). After her are Vin Baker (1971), Jake Schreier (1981), Michael Copon (1982), Greta Van Susteren (1954), Jay Ellis (1981), and David DeCoteau (1962).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Selenis Leyva ranks 5,726. Before her are Michael DeLuise (1969), Keala Settle (1975), Jackson Robert Scott (2008), Kari Wahlgren (1977), Renée Felice Smith (1985), and Sosie Bacon (1992). After her are Michael Copon (1982), Jay Ellis (1981), Alison Elliott (1970), Greg Plitt (1977), Michael Bacall (1973), and Matthew Wood (1972).

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