Selenis Leyva

Selenis Leyva
Leyva at the 2014 Peabody Awards
Born	(1972-05-26) May 26, 1972 (age 52)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Children	1

Selenis Leyva (born May 26, 1972)^[1] 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–). Leyva also appeared in films Custody (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Breaking (2022) and Creed III (2023).