Liza Colón-Zayas

Personal context

Summary

Liza Colón-Zayas is an American actor and playwright known for The Bear, her long career in New York theater, and her solo play Sistah Supreme, drawn from her experiences growing up Puerto Rican in New York. She has described Latine representation as a goal of her work, called for more stories featuring people who look like her, and said such stories make film and television more profound and original. She has also spoken against the overturning of Roe v. Wade, supported Kamala Harris, and rejected pro-Trump messages on social media.