Miranda was born in
Puerto Rico. She later moved to
Brooklyn, New York City, and worked in English-language Latino theater productions and briefly with the
Puerto Rican Traveling Theater. She later made two more
Law & Order appearances, playing various characters, made a cameo appearance on the television series
Blue Bloods, and acted in
A Gifted Man. Miranda plays Donna Maria Nuñez, a "no-nonsense" maid who was trapped in a bunker with the
title character (played by
Ellie Kemper) and two other women. Once part of a
doomsday cult, the women were called "mole women" after being freed. On the role, Miranda said, "It's not easy – it's a balancing act. Latinos are very underrepresented. You make it happen and you justify it. There are Latinos who are maids, just like there are Latinos who are doctors. You give the role integrity and do it." eventually ordered four seasons. Miranda created the
one-woman show I Am Here. I Belong. This is Peekskill a Friendly Town, which she performed on October 14 and 15, 2017. It is based on stories of Miranda's experience as an immigrant woman in Peekskill. ==Filmography==