Dania Ramirez

Dania is a Latin American actress born in the Dominican Republic. She grew up, living with her grandmother, in a poor household. Her parents left for the United States, when she was 6-months old, and she finally joined them in New York when she was age 10.She knew from a young age that she wanted to act. She was discovered by a model scout and cast in a soda commercial. She attended the Actor’s workshop in New York City and moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.Her first job was Jay-Z’s girlfriend in his music video, Streets Is Watching (1998). She went on to appear in high profile TV shows The Sopranos (1999), Entourage (2004) and Heroes (2006). She has also appeared in films and, in 2012, she was cast in American Reunion (2012). She is currently starring on Lifetime’s Devious Maids (2013) as ‘Rosie Falta’.

Movies

Heroes

People all over the U.S start to realize they have special abilities, like telekinesis, healing abilities, flying powers, time travel, invisibility, and the ability to absorb other’s abilities. One man, known as Sylar, wants to gain all the power of these “heroes” so he can be the most powerful and…

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Fun Facts

Graduated from Montclair (New Jersey) State University.

Was in the first ABC Actors Showcase in New York City. (2002).

Stepmother of Kai Miles Land.

Second wife of Bev Land.

(February 16, 2013) Married her longtime boyfriend Bev Land following a 17-month-long engagement.

Gave birth to her twins (her 1st & 2nd children) at age 34, a son John Aether Ramirez Land & a daughter Gaia Jissel Ramirez Land on December 17, 2013. Child's father is her husband, Bev Land.

Quotes

In the past, when I saw bike messengers, I would just see them as individuals. Then, I realized that they're all tied together.

I don't want to know who he's been with or how many [women]. I do want to know that my man is not a virgin, because I want to know that he knows what he's doing. But I don't need to know how he's learned it.

For me, when my agents and reps send me a script, I read it through, just for the story purpose of it, and then I read it again to think of my character and see if it's something that I'm interested in bringing to life.

The key to being confident is taking care of yourself and feeling like you're the best you can be.

You get so much out of the extra effort that you put into looking your best.

I know that when I'm looking better and I'm eating right, I also feel better.