<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actress, philanthropist </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2011--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Diane Guerrero (born July 21, 1986) is an American actress and author . She is known for her roles as inmate Maritza Ramos on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and Lina on Jane the Virgin . Guerrero grew up in Boston and remained there after the rest of her family was deported to Colombia . She is an advocate for immigration reform . Her role on Orange Is the New Black has contributed to three consecutive wins for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series . Guerrero is the author of In the Country We Love: My Family Divided, a memoir about her parents being detained and deported when she was fourteen . </P> <P> Guerrero was born in New Jersey to Colombian parents and raised in Boston, Massachusetts . As the only member of her immediate family with United States citizenship, she remained in the U.S. when her parents and older brother were deported back to Colombia when she was 14 after unsuccessfully pursuing legal citizenship . Guerrero has since become a strong advocate for immigration reform . </P>

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