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My Take
Alyssa Diaz has quietly become one of the more dependable faces in network television, and her run as Angela Lopez on The Rookie is where I think she really clicked. She brings a grounded toughness to the role, a cop who's sharp and ambitious but never cartoonish, and her chemistry with the ensemble gives the show a lot of its heart. Before that she bounced through genre fare like The Nine Lives of Chloe King and Zoo, paying her dues. She's the kind of actress who elevates a procedural just by feeling like a real person on screen.
Overview
Alyssa Diaz (born September 7, 1985) is an American actress from Los Angeles, California. She is known for her television work, including roles on series such as The Nine Lives of Chloe King and Zoo, and for playing Angela Lopez on the ABC police drama The Rookie. She has also appeared in various film and television projects across her career.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alyssa Diaz
- Name (Japanese)
- アリッサ・ディアス
- Reading
- ありっさ・でぃあす
- Born
- September 7, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Actor / Television actor / Film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.