Jessica Pimentel
Jessica Pimentel (she/her) is best known for playing Maria Ruiz on Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, winning three Screen Actors Guild Awards and one nomination. Off Broadway: Jasper (Yonder Window); Surfer Girl (Animus); Enfrascada (Clubbed Thumb); Aliens with Extraordinary Skills (WP Theater). Regional: Anna in the Tropics (American Stage); The Clean House (W.H.A.T.); The Cook (Seattle Rep). TV: Law & Order, Person of Interest, The Horror of Dolores Roach, Blue Bloods.
Jessica Pimentel (she/her) is best known for playing Maria Ruiz on Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, winning three Screen Actors Guild Awards and one nomination. Off Broadway: Jasper (Yonder Window); Surfer Girl (Animus); Enfrascada (Clubbed Thumb); Aliens with Extraordinary Skills (WP Theater). Regional: Anna in the Tropics (American Stage); The Clean House (W.H.A.T.); The Cook (Seattle Rep). TV: Law & Order, Person of Interest, The Horror of Dolores Roach, Blue Bloods. Audio: Macmillan audiobook Anita de Monte Laughs Last [Audie award nominee]. Education: The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she holds a degree in theatre arts, and LaGuardia High School (aka Fame). A classically trained violinist and hardcore/heavy metal musician from Brooklyn, NY, she infuses elements of Tibetan Buddhism in all she does.
As of March 2025.