Edith Diaz
Biography
Edith Diaz was a Puerto Rican actress who worked in film, television, and theater after training in the drama department of the University of Puerto Rico and, later, under Stella Adler and at the Actors Studio in New York. She joined the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater there and in 1973 the New York Shakespeare Festival, appearing in Two Gentlemen of Verona. Her screen work included Sister Act (1992), Nick of Time (1995), Theodore Rex (1995), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), and the television movie Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991), in which she played Desi Arnaz's mother. She starred in Popi, a short-lived CBS series about a Hispanic family, and had guest roles on shows including Barney Miller and The Twilight Zone. She was a co-founder in 1972 of the Screen Actors Guild's Ethnic Minorities Committee, and she died in 2009.
70years old at death
- Born Puerto Rico
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: ScorpioFirst day of the sign, on the Libra cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 6 years1989 to 1995
Every film, newest first
- 1995Nick of TimeIMDb rating 6.3
- 1995Theodore RexIMDb rating 2.4
- 1992Sister ActIMDb rating 6.6
- 1991Lucy & Desi: Before the LaughterIMDb rating 6.5
- 1989Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly HillsIMDb rating 5.9
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Getting ready for a role
Convinced she could land a role in a Federico Fellini film, Diaz traveled to Italy and succeeded, appearing in La citta delle donne in 1980.
Early training
Diaz left for New York, where she trained at the Actors Studio and with Stella Adler, a noted acting teacher. She then joined the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater there.
A first
Diaz appeared in Popi, a show that ran for eleven episodes on CBS. It was among the first American network television series to have a Hispanic theme and cast.
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Worked with
Edith Diaz shares two films with Whoopi Goldberg, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Emile ArdolinoDirector, 1 film, 1992
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All films by John Badham
Jonathan R. BetuelDirector, 1 film, 1995
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