Dania Ramirez

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 Lifetimes Devious Maids Maya Herrera in Heroes Alex in Entourage Blanca on the last season of The Sopranos and Cinderella on the last season of ABCs Once Upon a Time Her film roles include Alex Guerrero in She Hate Me and Callisto in the feature film XMen 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 108 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 XMen 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 Actors Workshop in NYC She then relocated to LA to develop her acting ambition