Ramirez was born in Santo Domingo.[3] At an early age, she decided to become an actress. As a young child, she would reenact telenovelas for her family. She was discovered by a modeling scout while working in a convenience store at the age of 15, and was offered a small part in a soda commercial. Later, she decided to pursue acting seriously and studied at the Actor's Workshop in New York City under Flo Greenberg.[4]
At 16 years old, Ramirez started at Montclair State University, where her volleyball talents led her to be placed among the top five in career digs, digs/game, solo blocks and total blocks.[5] She graduated in 2001. After graduation, Ramirez moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.[4]
Ramirez guest starred as Alex, an employee of Turtle's, who begins a relationship with Turtle in season seven on the TV series Entourage.[17] From 2013 to 2016, Ramirez portrayed protagonist Rosie Falta in the Lifetime series Devious Maids.[3]
As of 2023, Ramirez stars in Alert: Missing Persons Unit, which premieres on Fox on January 8. Her casting was announced in August 2022.[19]
Other media
Dania Ramirez at the Spring 2009 collection Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
Ramirez has appeared in several magazine spreads. She has also been listed in several of the world's top publications' "Sexiest Ladies of the Year" lists. In 2009, she was added to the roster of models for CoverGirl Cosmetics.[20] In January 2010, Ramirez and Queen Latifah launched the company's "Clean Makeup for Clean Water Campaign".[21]
Personal life
Dania dated Soul Plane director Jessy Terrero until 2008.[22] She became engaged in September 2011 to director John Beverly "Bev" Land.[23] The couple married on the beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on February 16, 2013.[24][25] Land has a son, Kai Miles, with former wife Sharon Leal.[26]
On July 15, 2013, Ramirez announced that she was pregnant with twins.[27] That December, she gave birth to fraternal boy-girl twins.[28][29]
^"News". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2013. 10.30.01 – The November 6 issue of Soap Opera Digest reports that Sharon Leal and fiancé Bev Land welcomed their first child, Kai Miles Land, into the world on September 13.
^ ab"Dania Ramirez (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 18, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
