Diany Rodriguez

Diany Rodriguez (born 1982) is a Puerto Rican actress. She is best known for playing Special Agent Vera Strickland in the police drama series NCIS: Origins.

Early life Rodriguez was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and grew up in Jacksonville, Alabama. She was a self-described army brat. Both her parents and other family members served in the military. Her interest in acting stemmed from going to The Soldier Show, a variety show put on in the army base. Despite expecting to graduate to become a JAG Officer she became interested in the arts in high school joining a choir and a band playing clarinet. She ended up studying art with a concentration in political science and Spanish, minoring in theatre at the University of Alabama. Soon after she moved to New York City to pursue a career in public services.

Career One of Rodriguez' first big film roles was playing Natalie in the romantic comedy film The Valet. Her first big role came playing Weecha Xiu in the crime series The Blacklist. Her biggest role so far has been playing Vera Strickland in the police drama series NCIS: Origins. She has also done theatre work, with her best-known performance being the lead, Dolores Roach, in Empanada Loca, playwright Aaron Mark's twist on Sweeney Todd.

Personal life Her idols are Cate Blanchett, who she considers to be her generation's Meryl Streep; Zoe Saldaña, for being a successful fellow Latina; and the activist Jameela Jamil, for helping to get clean water to Sub-Saharan countries.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Not Quite Right Monique 2010 Furry Chuck Thumper Short 2012 Firelight Oketa 2014 Pepper's Place Donna 2017 Pitch Perfect 3 Soldier Singer 2019 Thank You For Calling Woman Short 2020 Star Trek First Frontier Lieutenant Tai 2021 The Suicide Squad Star Crossed Gal 2021 Night Teeth Josephine 2021 California Dreaming Susanna 2020 The In Between Ms.Duffy 2022 Thirty Candles Ginny Short 2022 The Valet Natalie

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 The Vampire Diaries Claudine Episode; The Birthday 2015 Survivor's Remorse Sports Star #9 Episode; A Time to Punch 2017 NCIS: New Orleans DHS Agent Garcia Episode; Rogue Nation 2017 Stan Against Evil Gina Episode; Hex Marks the Tot 2018 Lodge 49 Jeanette Aguilar 2 episodes 2018 Dynasty Maria Episode; Snowflakes in Hell 2019 Dead Silent Officer Marina Lopez Episode; When A Stranger Knocks 2019 Manifest Detective Mendez Episode; Cleared for Approach 2019 New Amsterdam Gabriella Alvarez Episode; What the Heart Wants 2019 Ray Donovan Valentina Santiago 3 episodes 2019 The Purge Lisa Ortiz 3 episodes 2020 For Life Angry Woman Episode; Flounder Fam 2020 The Outsider Maria Caneles 2 episodes 2021 Tell Me Your Secrets Mariana Episode; Burn Me When I'm Gone 2021 Law & Order: Organized Crime ADA Maria Delgado 2 episodes 2020 Bigger Skye 2 episodes 2021 Hit & Run Elena Episode; Friends & Foes 2021 Bull Ada O' Neill Episode; Espionage 2022 Long Slow Exhale Mason Holt 3 episodes 2022 The Resident Abigail Episode; A River in Egypt 2023 FBI: Most Wanted Amy Storm Episode; The Miseducation of Metcalf 2 2021-2023 The Blacklist Weecha Xiu 25 episodes 2023 Twisted Metal Amber Rose 3 episodes 2024 The Equalizer Leshay Episode; Full Throttle 2024 Teacup Valeria Shanley 6 episodes 2025 Zero Day Diana Moore Episode; #1.3 2024-2025 NCIS: Origins Vera Strickland 18 episodes