Known For: American actress and singer (born 1956)
Category: Actresses
Occupation: television actor, film actor, actor, voice actor, stage actor, film director
Country: United States of America
City: Guantánamo
Date of Birth: Wednesday, 15 February 1956
Language English
Olga Merediz is an American actress and singer. Merediz originated the role of Claudia in the Broadway musical In the Heights, for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She played the role for the show's entire Broadway run, and reprised the role in the film adaptation. Her television credits include NBC's 2016 series Shades of Blue and Netflix's Orange Is the New Black.
| BirthPlace | Guantánamo |
| Awards | Q682154 |
| Wikipedia | Olga_Merediz |
Merediz was born in Guantánamo, Cuba on February 15, 1956. She left Cuba with her family when she was five years old to Miami, Florida. Thereafter, she relocated with her family to Puerto Rico where she grew up. Olga attended and graduated from Commonwealth High School in San Juan where she performed and began developing her singing and acting skills in the high school theatrical plays. Merediz graduated with a bachelor's degree from Newcomb College, the former women's college within Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
