Biography
Liza Colón-Zayas is an American actress and playwright. She was born on 15 July 1972 in the Bronx, New York City, and holds a BA in theatre from the University at Albany. She began her career in off-Broadway theatre with the Labyrinth Theater Company and has written, produced and performed her own one-woman show, Sistah Supreme.
Colón-Zayas is best known for playing Bettina 'Tina' Marrero on the FX series The Bear (2022–2026). For the role she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2024, becoming the first Latina to win in that category. She has also appeared as Janet in the film IF (2024) and as Detective Jean DeWolff in Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). Her earlier television credits include episodes of House, Dexter, Titans and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
She is married to actor David Zayas.
