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Olga Merediz
Actor, Director, Producer
Born February 15, 0001 in Guantánamo, Cuba
Olga Merediz is an American actress who most notably originated the role of Abuela Claudia in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical "In the Heights", for which she received a 2008 Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical. Merediz reprises the role in the film adaption of "In the Heights", directed by Jon M. Chu, released in 2021 by Warner Brothers. Olga also notably starred as the singing voice of Abuela Alma for the Disney animated film "Encanto" and reprised this role for "Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl" streaming on Disney+. Most recently she can be seen as a supporting role in "Somebody I Used To Know", which became the #1 streamed movie in the US on Prime Video. Merediz was born in Guantánamo, Cuba. She left Cuba with her family when she was five years old to Miami, Florida. Thereafter, she relocated with her family to Puerto Rico where she grew up and attended American schools. Merediz graduated with a bachelor's degree from Newcomb College, the former female counterpart to Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. On Broadway, Merediz had leading and supporting roles in "The Human Comedy", "Les Miserables", "Mamma Mia!", "Man of La Mancha", "Reckless" and "In the Heights". On film, she has acted with Meryl Streep in both "Marvin's Room" (1996) and "Music of the Heart" (1999), worked with Sidney Lumet in both the film "Q & A" (1990) and the TV series "100 Centre Street", and played Blanca Duarte, Eva Peron's sister, in the movie of "Evita" (1996) directed by Alan Parker. In other film and television roles she has worked alongside Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey, Robert Redford, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Lopez, Edie Falco, John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez, Barry Levinson, and the late great Robin Williams. As a series regular on FX's "Saint George", playing George Lopez's feisty mother, Merediz also has recurring television roles on "Orange is the New Black", "Brooklyn Nine-Nine", "Diary of a Future President", "Bull", "Law & Order SVU", the British action comedy "Bounty Hunters", and "New Amsterdam" now streaming on Netflix. Olga will be featured in the upcoming Apple TV series "Jane" based on Jane Goodall. Merediz produced a documentary based on her real life events, and penned a television pilot script also based on her Cuban-American heritage.
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Arrow
Arrow
In the Heights
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 1
Bull, Season 1
The Sopranos: Season 1
Animal Odd Couples
Requiem for a Dream
Season 1
Orange Is The New Black Season 1
Third Watch: The Complete First Season
New Amsterdam - Season 1
Madam Secretary, Season 1
Blue Bloods S1 - Season 1
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 1
Arrow
Arrow
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Arrow
Arrow
2026
RJ Decker Season 1
Final Hour
2025
Eternity
2023
Somebody I Used To Know
Pupstruction - Volume 2
Jane - Season 1
2021
In the Heights
Alma's Way (ASL), Volume 1
Encanto (4K UHD)
2018
New Amsterdam - Season 1
2017
Bounty Hunters
The Light of the Moon
Humor Me
The Breaks Season 1
2016
Shades of Blue, Season 1
Stuck in the Middle Volume 1
Urge
America Adrift
Bull, Season 1
Elena of Avalor Volume Elena and the Secret of Avalor
Custody (2016)
2014
Saint George - Season 1
Top Five
Like Sunday Like Rain
Madam Secretary, Season 1
The Angriest Man In Brooklyn
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 1
Orange Is The New Black Season 1
2012
One for the Money
2011
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Trouble in the Heights
Dora and Friends: Into the City! Volume 1
Pan Am Season 1
2010
Blue Bloods S1 - Season 1
Remember Me (2010)
2009
Royal Pains Season 1
Au Pair 3 Adventure in Paradise
2006
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2005
Go, Diego, Go! Volume 1
2004
Imaginary Heroes
2002
Changing Lanes
George Lopez: The Complete First & Second Seasons
2001
K-PAX
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 1
2000
Dora La Exploradora
Isn't She Great
Center Stage
Requiem for a Dream
1999
Season 1
Music of the Heart
The Sopranos: Season 1
Third Watch: The Complete First Season
1997
White Lies
1996
Marvin's Room
Evita
1994
Angie
1992
Boomerang
1991
The Super
City Of Hope
1990
Law & Order Season 1
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
1984
The Cosby Show
Brother From Another Planet
1982
Animal Odd Couples
Arrow
Arrow
Connections
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Alan Parker
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