Sol Miranda

Sol Miranda is a Puerto Rican actress. She played "mole woman" Donna Maria Nuñez on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2019). She is an adjunct assistant professor at Hostos Community College and the founder of Embark Peekskill, a nonprofit which supports the arts in Peekskill, New York.

Life and career

Miranda was born in Puerto Rico. She later moved to Brooklyn, New York City, and worked in English-language Latino theater productions and briefly with the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater. She later made two more Law & Order appearances, playing various characters, made a cameo appearance on the television series Blue Bloods, and acted in A Gifted Man. Miranda plays Donna Maria Nuñez, a "no-nonsense" maid who was trapped in a bunker with the title character (played by Ellie Kemper) and two other women. Once part of a doomsday cult, the women were called "mole women" after being freed. On the role, Miranda said, "It's not easy – it's a balancing act. Latinos are very underrepresented. You make it happen and you justify it. There are Latinos who are maids, just like there are Latinos who are doctors. You give the role integrity and do it." eventually ordered four seasons.

Miranda created the one-woman show I Am Here. I Belong. This is Peekskill a Friendly Town, which she performed on October 14 and 15, 2017. It is based on stories of Miranda's experience as an immigrant woman in Peekskill. 2003 Law & Order Lucy Episode: "Ill-Conceived"

2005 Law & Order Rita Hernandez Episode: "Lifeline"

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