Dania Ramirez
Date of birth: 1979-11-08
Place of birth: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Dania Ramírez, 다니아 라미레스, 丹妮亞·拉米雷茲
Biography
Dania Jissell Ramirez (born November 8, 1979) is a Dominican actress. Her credits include the roles of Nikki Batista on Alert: Missing Persons Unit, Rosie Falta on Lifetime's Devious Maids, Maya Herrera in Heroes, Alex in Entourage, Blanca on the last season of The Sopranos, and Cinderella on the last season of ABC's Once Upon a Time. Her film roles include Alex Guerrero in She Hate Me and Callisto in the feature film X-Men: The Last Stand. She has made appearances in numerous music videos for artists such as LL Cool J, De La Soul, Santana, and Wisin & Yandel. She has acted in TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Heroes, 10-8: Officers on Duty, Entourage, and The Sopranos. In 1997, she was an extra in the HBO film Subway Stories, which led to her encountering filmmaker Spike Lee. He would later direct her in her film debut playing Daphne in 25th Hour (2002), as well as in She Hate Me (2004). Other films she has starred in include X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Quarantine (2008), Cross Bronx (2004), and Premium Rush (2012). Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from an early age she knew her calling to be an actress. As a child, she enjoyed reenacting telenovelas for her relatives. A modeling scout saw her working in a store at the age of 15, which led to her first acting job, in an ad for soda. She later apprenticed in the Actor's Workshop in N.Y.C. She then relocated to L.A. to develop her acting ambition.
Movie Credits
25th Hour
2002-12-19
On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom c
She Hate Me
2004-07-30
Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.
Quarantine
2008-10-10
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after t
The Fifth Commandment
2008-08-21
In Bangkok, an assassin who turns down a job that hits too close to home finds himself targeted by t
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
2005-05-30
It's 1987, and best friends Romy and Michele, fresh out of high school, are desperate to get away fr
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006-05-24
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles
Illegal Tender
2007-08-24
After the gangsters who killed his father come to settle a score, a teenage boy and his mother turn
Fat Albert
2004-12-25
Animated character Fat Albert emerges from his TV universe into the real world, accompanied by his f
Premium Rush
2012-08-24
In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who p
American Reunion
2012-04-04
The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high scho
The Ecology of Love
2004-04-02
A stylish romance centering on a brokenhearted urbanite who, only after breaking down and getting st
Little Black Boot
2004-01-16
Goth-girl Cindy admires beautiful Laurie from afar, until the night when she dresses as a boy for th
N.Y.C. Underground
2013-08-27
Wealthy, Manhattanite brothers Dylan, Logan and a group of their friends head to Brooklyn for a conc
Mojave
2016-01-22
A suicidal artist goes into the desert, where he finds his doppelgänger, a homicidal drifter.
First Response
2015-08-09
A gunman forces a paramedic to drive an ambulance, while his partner treats the man's injured brothe
Ball Don't Lie
2008-04-26
BALL DON’T LIE plays out over one day in the life of Sticky (film newcomer and streetball legend Gra
Cross Bronx
2004-05-03
This Bronx-based coming-of-age drama follows four high school friends as they navigate the treachero
Lycan
2017-08-04
When six college kids in a sleepy Southern town are assigned a group project to rediscover a moment
Off the Menu
2018-02-01
An unlikely heir to a Mexican fast-food franchise goes 'cuisine' hunting for the next culinary big t
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019-12-04
As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expe
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018-03-23
Amanda Waller's top-secret "Task Force X" — consisting of Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Capt
Odisea
Ozuna's transformative life journey, from his humble beginnings as Juan Carlos to his rise as a glob
Next Big Thing
2010-04-01