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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]
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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 .
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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]
References
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b Baty, Emma (July 18, 2022).
"Please Acquaint Yourself With the Best New Actors of 2022" .
Cosmopolitan . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
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b Park, Andrea (January 5, 2018).
"Coral Peña on why Spielberg created her character in "The Post" " .
CBS News . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
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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 .
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b Lareziosa, Madeline (August 15, 2022).
"Coral Peña Interview: For All Mankind Season 3" .
Screen Rant . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
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d Friedlander, Whitney (2021).
"In Her Own Name" . emmy magazine .
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
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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 .
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b De Farias, Eloisa (August 26, 2021).
"Coral Peña: Do the Work, Or the Work Does You" . Flaunt . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
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c Wilson, Maya (June 11, 2021).
"Interview with Coral Peña" . PhotoBook Magazine . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
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"Alumna Actor Greets the Class of 2018: "Be Confident Enough to Be Kind" " .
St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's School . Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
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"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 .
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"Our Dear Dead Drug Lord" .
Playbill . Retrieved September 7, 2023 .
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"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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