| Selenis Leyva | ||
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| ...as Det. Mariluz Rivera | ||
| Date of birth 26 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth The Bronx, New York City, New York | ||
| IMDb profile |
Selenis Leyva is an actress who played nine different characters in all three primary shows of the Law & Order franchise. She is probably best known for playing Detective Mariluz Rivera in several episodes from Law & Order and one episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Leyva appeared as Titi Rosa in the Nickelodeon comedy series Taina (featuring Lisa Velez). She went on to star on the shows Orange is the New Black (with Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, Nick Sandow, Samira Wiley, and Jessica Pimentel) and Diary of a Future President (with Gina Rodriguez and Michael Weaver).
Leyva appears as Rosa Diaz in Breaking (with John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Michael K. Williams, and Jeffrey Donovan).
Appearances[]
- Law & Order (as Detective Mariluz Rivera):
- Season 15: "The Brotherhood" • "Cut" • "Gov Love" • "Ain't No Love" • "Fixed" • "All in the Family" • "The Sixth Man" • "Sects" • "Tombstone" • "In God We Trust" • "Locomotion"
- Season 16: "Red Ball" • "Age of Innocence" • "Birthright" • "House of Cards" • "New York Minute" • "Bible Story" • "Kingmaker"
- Season 17: "Corner Office"
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (as Detective Rivera):
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| Louisa | Lorinda Gutierrez | DeeDee Salazar |
| L&O: "Refuge (2)" | SVU: "Hysteria" | L&O: "Sunday in the Park with Jorge" |
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| Isabella Costas | Nita Cabrera | Warden's Secretary |
| CI: "Homo Homini Lupis" | L&O: "Veteran's Day" | CI: "Prisoner" |
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| Rona Henderson | Samantha Morgan | Defense Attorney Patricia Kaplan |
| L&O: "Boy on Fire" | SVU: "Facing Demons" | L&O: "In God We Trust" |


