Diana-Maria Riva

Diana-Maria Riva (born Diana-Maria Uhlenbrock; July 22, 1969) is an American actress.

Diana-Maria Riva
Riva in 2012
Born
Diana-Maria Uhlenbrock

(1969-07-22) July 22, 1969
Cincinnati, Ohio
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present

Early life

Diana-Maria Uhlenbrock was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Maria (née Riva) and Chris B. Uhlenbrock, a dentist. She attended St. Ursula Academy and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music[1]

Career

Riva made her acting debut in the short-lived 1996 television series Common Law. Additional television credits include guest appearances in Murder One, Party of Five, The X Files, NYPD Blue, The Drew Carey Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, CSI, Less Than Perfect and Castle. She has also appeared as a celebrity guest on the Donny Osmond version of the game show Pyramid.

Riva had recurring roles in Sabrina The Teenage Witch, The West Wing, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip; she was a lead performer in the summer 2007 series Side Order of Life.

Riva starred as Lieutenant Ana Ruiz in the 2010 FOX series The Good Guys as the boss of detectives Dan Stark (West Wing/Studio 60 alum Bradley Whitford) and Jack Bailey (Colin Hanks) in the Dallas Police Department.[2] She also starred as the mother-in-law of Rob Schneider's title character in the short-lived CBS sitcom ¡Rob!.[3] In 2016 she joined the cast of Man with a Plan as Mrs. Rodriguez.

In 2019, she joined the cast of Sunnyside opposite Kal Penn, and also began a recurring role on the Netflix original series Dead to Me.

In 2020, she was a guest on the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000What Women WantStella
2002The Third WheelRose Lady
2003Chasing PapiFala
2003ExposedMaria
2004Employee of the MonthDeloris Crabtree
200917 AgainJudge
2010Our Family WeddingSonia Ramirez
2013Short Term 12Nurse Beth
2013TunaMarie
2014Love & MercyGloria
2015McFarland, USASeñora Diaz
2019NoelleHelen Rojas
2020KajillionaireFarida

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1996Common LawMaria Marquez
1997Murder One
1998The PretenderLupe Harmon
1997–1999Party of FiveLoraina/Nurse
1999The X FilesAngela Villareal
1997–1999NYPD BlueMaxine / Matron
1999–2001Everybody Loves RaymondSarah2 episodes
2000The Drew Carey ShowElenaEpisode: "Drew and the Racial Tension Play"
City of AngelsConnie4 episodes
2001–2002PhillyPatricia
2002–2003Sabrina The Teenage WitchAnnie
2004CSIJuanitaEpisode: "XX"
RebaMiss Laurie
2004–2005Less Than PerfectVivian
2005–2006The West WingEdie Ortega
2006–2007Studio 60 on the Sunset StripLilly Rodriguez
2007StandoffMartaEpisode: "No Strings"
The LoopBenita2 episodes
Side Order of LifeVivy PorterSeries regular
2008Ghost WhispererMrs. AldenEpisode: "Home But Not Alone"
2009CastleDetective Roselyn Karpowski2 episodes
In Plain SightRoberta ProcterEpisode "Who's Bugging Mary?"
2010The Good GuysLieutenant Ana RuizSeries regular
2012RobRosaSeries regular, 8 episodes
2013–2015The BridgeKitty ConchasRecurring role
2014Saint GeorgeConcepcion4 episodes
NCIS: Los AngelesMarcellaEpisode: "Black Budget"
Manhattan Love StoryAngieEpisode: "Happy Thanksmas"
2015Girl Meets WorldChairperson SanchezEpisode: "Girl Meets Creativity"
2015–2016TelenovelaMimi MoncadaSeries regular
2016–2017Man with a PlanMrs. RodriguezSeries regular (season 1); 17 episodes
2017The MayorFrannyEpisode: "The Strike"
2018Madam SecretarySister Anne GutierrezEpisode: "The Magic Rake"
2019-2020Dead to Me[4]Detective Ana PerezRecurring role
2019SunnysideGriseldaSeries regular, 11 episodes
2020 The George Lucas Talk Show Herself Stu-D2 1138 on the Binary Sunset Sith

(Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon)

References
  1. http://www.filmreference.com/film/96/Diana-Maria-Riva.html
  2. Lowry, Brian (May 13, 2010). "The Good Guys". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  3. Capobres, Kacy (February 16, 2012). "Diana Maria Riva Dishes Details On New Sitcom ¡Rob!". Fox News. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  4. Gordon, Naomi. "Netflix's Dead to Me season 2: Here's why we think it could happen". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
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