杰西卡·皮蒙特尔 Jessica Pimentel

The Brooklyn born and raised native New Yorker is a Latina of mixed heritage. Her parents were immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Jessica is best known as an actress in her role as Maria Ruiz on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black, and won 3 Screen Actors Guild Award wins and one nomination. She is a graduate of the High School for the Performing Arts (a.k.a. "Fame") in New York City and the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts, also in New York City, where she holds a degree in Theater Arts where she was awarded the Cleavon Little scholarship and was a member of the professional acting company.