Coral Peña
American actor
Coral Peña (born 1992/1993)[ 1] is an American actor.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] She is known for playing the role of NASA flight director Aleida Rosales on the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Early life and education
Peña was born in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic, and raised by a single mother in the U.S. in Harlem , New York City.[ 3] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] She graduated from St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's School in 2007.[ 9]
Peña took acting classes while attending the Peddie School in New Jersey , and decided to pursue a career in that field.[ 10] After graduating from Peddie in 2011,[ 10] Peña then studied drama at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and RADA .[ 3] [ 8]
Career
Peña's first television role was a guest appearance on Blue Bloods . Her later roles included a series regular part on 24: Legacy ,[ 7] and a recurring role on The Enemy Within .[ 5] [ 11] She has also narrated the American version of Antiques Roadshow since 2020.[ 12] [ 13]
Peña made her debut movie appearance in the 2017 film The Post , directed by Steven Spielberg .[ 2] [ 3] She later appeared in the 2019 film Chemical Hearts ,[ 5] and in the 2023 film Story Ave .[ 14] [ 15]
Peña joined the cast of For All Mankind in its second season , airing in 2021. She plays the character of Aleida Rosales , a Mexican immigrant, portrayed in season one as a child by Olivia Trujillo.[ 5] [ 4] [ 16]
Peña's stage performances include the role of Ry in a 2019 off-Broadway production of BLKS at the MCC Theater ,[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] and the role of Kit in a 2023 production of Our Dear Dead Drug Lord at the Kirk Douglas Theatre .[ 6] [ 20] [ 21]
In 2023, Peña was nominated for an Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her work on For All Mankind .[ 22]
Personal life
Peña identifies as nonbinary .[ 3] She has lived in New York City for nearly all of her life.[ 8]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2015
Blue Bloods
Olivia Francisco
Episode: "Hold Outs"
2016
The Fantastic Adventures of Foolish Gentlemen
Birthday Girl
Episode: "Issue 2: Confusion"
2016–2017
24: Legacy
Mariana Stiles
Main cast
2018
The Resident
Louisa Rodriguez
Episode: "Comrades in Arms"
2018
Blindspot
Alexis Parkin
Episode: "Clamorous Night"
2019
The Enemy Within
Anna Cruz
Recurring role
2020
The Blank's YPF
Charlie
Episode: "Week 4 (2020)"
2021–present
For All Mankind
Aleida Rosales
Main cast (season 2–present)
References
^ a b Baty, Emma (July 18, 2022). "Please Acquaint Yourself With the Best New Actors of 2022" . Cosmopolitan . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^ a b Park, Andrea (January 5, 2018). "Coral Peña on why Spielberg created her character in "The Post" " . CBS News . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^ a b c d e f San Segundo, Irene (April 28, 2021). "How Meryl Streep Taught For All Mankind's Coral Peña to Be a Better Actor, Without Even Noticing" . PopSugar . Archived from the original on 2021-04-28. Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^ a b Lareziosa, Madeline (August 15, 2022). "Coral Peña Interview: For All Mankind Season 3" . Screen Rant . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^ a b c d Friedlander, Whitney (2021). "In Her Own Name" . emmy magazine . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
^ a b Franco, Cris (August 29, 2023). "Coral Peña Talks Privilege, The Power of Women, and 'Our Dear Dead Drug Lord' " . Latin Heat . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
^ a b De Farias, Eloisa (August 26, 2021). "Coral Peña: Do the Work, Or the Work Does You" . Flaunt . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^ a b c Wilson, Maya (June 11, 2021). "Interview with Coral Peña" . PhotoBook Magazine . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^ "Alumna Actor Greets the Class of 2018: "Be Confident Enough to Be Kind" " . St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's School . Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
^ a b "Coral Peña '11: Feeling at home among Hollywood elite" . The Peddie School . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
^ Zuniga, Paul (March 20, 2019). "Interview: Coral Peña teases what's to come for Anna Cruz on NBC's The Enemy Within" . Netflix Life . FanSided . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
^ McGuinness, Devan (January 4, 2021). "Why Did Mark L. Walberg Leave 'Antiques Roadshow'?" . Distractify . Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
^ Frederick, Brittany (April 15, 2021). "For All Mankind: Coral Peña discusses Aleida's Season 2 journey" . Show Snob . FanSided . Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
^ Hullender, Tatiana (April 2, 2023). "Story Ave Team Talks About Growing Through Grief, Hope, And Art [SXSW]" . Screen Rant . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
^ Grobar, Matt (May 25, 2023). "Kino Lorber Acquires Aristotle Torres' SXSW Prize-Winner 'Story Ave' Starring Asante Blackk, Luis Guzmán" . Deadline . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
^ Walker, Amelia. "Coral Peña" . 1883 Magazine . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^ Scheck, Frank (May 9, 2019). " 'BLKS': Theater Review" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
^ Green, Jesse (May 9, 2019). "Review: In 'BLKS,' Meet the Real Roommates of Bed-Stuy" . The New York Times . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
^ Skethway, Nathan (May 10, 2019). "Go Inside the Opening Night of BLKS Off-Broadway" . Playbill . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
^ McNulty, Charles (August 29, 2023). "Review: Kirk Douglas Theatre's electrifying 'Our Dear Dead Drug Lord' will test your nerves" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
^ "Our Dear Dead Drug Lord" . Playbill . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
^ "Nominees Announced for the 38th Annual Imagen Awards Celebrating Latino Excellence" . Imagen Awards . Imagen Foundation. November 10, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
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