Jackie Cruz

Jackie Cruz is a Dominican-American actress and singer, and she has also done modeling. She was born in Queens and brought up between Los Angeles and Santiago, Dominican Republic. Cruz is best known for playing Marisol Flaca Gonzales on Netflix's Orange Is the New Black. While in high school, she belonged to the girl group Krush Velvet, which never landed a record deal, and she put out the EP Hollywood Gypsy independently in 2010. She also performs with the band The Family Portrait. Her earliest screen appearances were on Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami in 2009. On Orange Is the New Black, she was a recurring player for the first three seasons and became a regular cast member from the fourth season onward. Among her films are the romantic comedy Things Like This (2025) and the horror-thriller History of Evil (2024). In 2024 she took the lead role in the Lifetime television movie Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story.