Liza Colón-Zayas

Biography

Liza Colón-Zayas is an American actress and playwright of Puerto Rican descent who achieved career-defining success later in life as the sharp-tongued but lovable line cook Tina Marrero in the FX hit series "The Bear". In 2024, she made history by winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, becoming the first Latina to ever win in that category. In 2026, she makes her massive blockbuster debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She has been cast in "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" (July 2026). While her specific role remains one of the film's most guarded secrets, industry insiders speculate she plays a key maternal figure in Peter Parker's new "street-level" life in New York—or potentially a character connecting to the wider Spider-Verse (with rumors heavily debating if she is playing Rio Morales, Miles Morales' mother). Prior to her screen breakout, she was a celebrated staple of the New York theater scene, known for her work with the LAByrinth Theater Company.