Audrey Esparza
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{{Infobox person
| name = Audrey Esparza
| image = Audrey Esparza on Behind the Velvet Rope TV.jpg
| caption = Audrey Esparza in 2015
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|03|04}}
| birth_place = Laredo, Texas, United States
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| occupation = Actress
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| years_active = 2011–present
| spouse(s) = Jonathan Perzley (m. 2020)
| children = 1
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Audrey Esparza (born March 4, 1986) is an American actress best known for her role as FBI agent Tasha Zapata on the American television series Blindspot, and more recently as Liliana on Power and its spin-off, Power Book IV: Force.{{Cite web|title=Tasha Zapata: Blindspot Character - NBC.com|url=https://www.nbc.com/blindspot/credits/character/tasha-zapata|access-date=2020-08-14|website=NBC|language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Esparza trained at the Experimental Theatre Wing at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.{{cite web|url=http://www.self.com/story/audrey-esparza-finds-time-for-fitness|title=Audrey Esparza finds time for fitness|author=Claire Hannum|date=November 22, 2016|accessdate=November 20, 2019|work=Self magazine}}
She is the daughter of pediatric dentist Felipe Esparza and Sandra Puig Esparza. She has two sisters, Amanda (older) and Alyssa (younger).
Career
Esparza's film credits include: Family Practice, Amateurs, The Americans, Blue Bloods, Golden Boy, Floating Sunflowers, Power, Black Box, Madam Secretary, Public Morals, and her main character as Tasha Zapata, an FBI agent on Blindspot{{Cite web|title=Audrey Esparza|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4383492/|access-date=2020-08-14|website=IMDb}}.
Filmography
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes | ||
2011
|Family Practice |Liz Stratton |TV movie | ||
rowspan="6" |2013
|Amateurs |Carmen | | ||
The Following | Dana Montero | Episode: "Let Me Go" |
The Americans
|Episode: "Gregory" | ||
Blue Bloods
|Jana Garza |Episode: "Protest Too Much" | ||
Golden Boy
|Lucy Barrone |Episode: "Scapegoat" | ||
Floating Sunflowers
|Rita |Short | ||
rowspan="2" |2014
|Liliana |3 episodes | ||
Black Box
|Carlotta |12 episodes | ||
rowspan="2" |2015
|Deputy Assistant Laura Vargas |Episode: "Face the Nation" | ||
Public Morals
|Theresa |3 episodes | ||
2015–2020
|Tasha Zapata |Main cast, 100 episodes | ||
2022
| Blanco | Veronica | TV movie | ||
2022–2023
|Liliana |10 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4383492}}
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Category:People from Laredo, Texas
Category:American television actresses
Category:Hispanic and Latino American actresses
Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni
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