Rosanny Zayas
{{short description|American actress}}
Rosanny Zayas is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Sophie Suarez on The L Word: Generation Q (2019–2023). Zayas has acted in The Code, Orange Is the New Black, and Elementary.
Early life and education
Zayas was born in Brooklyn{{Cite web|title=ROSANNY ZAYAS: THE L WORD GENERATION Q|url=https://www.tffmag.com/new-blog-1/2019/11/11/rosanny-zayas|access-date=2020-07-31|website=TFF MAG|language=en-US}} and raised in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, New York to an Afro-Dominican family. She attended Forest Hills High School, where she was a member of the choral group and began acting at the encouragement of the drama teacher.{{Cite web|last=Gustafson|first=Anna|date=2013-06-06|title=For Ozone Park Grad, A Chance To Shine At Juilliard {{!}} The Forum Newsgroup|url=http://theforumnewsgroup.com/2013/06/06/for-ozone-park-grad-a-chance-to-shine-at-juilliard/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=theforumnewsgroup.com}}{{Cite web|last=Levine|first=Ilana|title=Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine & Rosanny Zayas|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Listen-LITTLE-KNOWN-FACTS-with-Ilana-Levine-Rosanny-Zayas-20210817|access-date=2021-08-20|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}
She received her bachelor's degree from Queens College, where she studied acting under Claudia Fieldstein. Zayas graduated from the Juilliard School with her master of fine arts degree in the program's second graduate class. While at Juilliard, her performance in the titular role of José's Marisol received positive reception and helped her break into the New York theater scene.
Career
Zayas appeared in the Public Theater Mobile Unit's 2018 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream as Helena.{{Cite web|last=Clement|first=Olivia|date=2018-10-04|title=The Public Theater's Mobile Unit Returns With All-New Midsummer October 4|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-public-theaters-mobile-unit-returns-with-all-new-midsummer-october-4|access-date=2021-08-20|website=Playbill|language=en}} Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote of her performance for the New York Times, "Best is Rosanny Zayas as Helena, who demonstrates nimble comic timing and always seems to be completely in the moment — a rarer ability than you’d think, even among the best actors."{{Cite news|last=Vincentelli|first=Elisabeth|date=2018-11-17|title=Review: A 'Midsummer Night's Dream' That's More Speedy Than Dreamy|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/theater/midsummer-nights-dream-review.html|access-date=2020-07-09|issn=0362-4331}}
She was a lead cast member on The L Word: Generation Q
Zayas has acted in Modern Persuasion, Orange is the New Black, The Code, and Elementary.{{Citation|title=Modern Persuasion|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/modern-persuasion|access-date=2021-08-02}} She also has a supporting role in the mini-series Angelyne and she is a series regular in the Netflix series Echoes.{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2021-08-12|title=Ali Stroker, Karen Robinson & Rosanny Zayas Join 'Echoes' Netflix Limited Series|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/ali-stroker-karen-robinson-rosanny-zayas-echoes-netflix-limited-series-1234813286/|access-date=2021-08-20|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=nm5046331|name=Rosanny Zayas}}
- [https://www.instagram.com/rosannyzayas/?hl=en Rosanny Zayas] at Instagram
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Queens, New York
Category:Forest Hills High School (New York) alumni
Category:Queens College, City University of New York alumni
Category:Juilliard School alumni
Category:American people of Dominican Republic descent
Category:People from Ozone Park, Queens