Briana Venskus-Vazquez
Born
Briana Venskus

(1987-08-19) August 19, 1987
Wilmington, North Carolina
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Briana Venskus-Vazquez (born August 19, 1987) is an American actress. Daughter of John Venskus and Josephine Vazquez.[1] She is best known for her roles as Agent Susan Vasquez on The CW series Supergirl (2015–2017), Beatrice on the AMC series The Walking Dead (2016–2020),[2] and Agent Piper on the ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2016–2020).

Career

Briana Venskus has appeared in numerous TV shows including House, The Vampire Diaries, Nashville and the movie Let's Be Cops. She is also one of the few actors to have performed in both Marvel Studios and DC Entertainment productions; Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for Marvel and Supergirl and Wonder Woman for DC.[3][4]

Personal life

Venskus-Vazquez is Lithuanian and Puerto Rican, she identifies as bisexual after coming out at around 15 years old. She has criticized the Hollywood system over its casting of LGBTQ characters and actors as she had once lost a role for reportedly not being "authentically LGBTQ enough".[5]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Marching Mullato Uncredited
2009 Stories from a Perch Voice role; Short
2009 If Not Now When Gluttonygula Short
2010 Stickers Office Girl Short
2010 Career Virgin Student Short
2013 Teppy Shorts Teppy Short
2014 Let's Be Cops Precious
2016 It's Us Bartender
2018 Then Came You Officer Mya
2019 Polyamor-ish Tali Short
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Bad Mother's Handbook Makeout Teenager TV movie
2009 House Nona Episode: "Brave Heart"
2010 Look: The Series Security Guard's Girlfriend
2011 Wonder Woman Reporter TV pilot
2013 Reckless Ann Marie Vance TV pilot
2013 The Newsroom Soldier Episode: "Unintended Consequences"
2013 The Vampire Diaries Jo Episode: "Original Sin"
2014 Switched at Birth Scout Episode: "The Ambush"
2014 Marry Me Linda Episode: "Stand By Me"
2014–2015 Nashville Gina Romano Recurring
2015 Hindsight Victoria Recurring
2015–2017 Supergirl Agent Susan Vasquez[6] Recurring (season 1)
Guest (season 2-3); 14 episodes
2016 Grace and Frankie Billie 2 episodes
2016–2018; 2020 The Walking Dead Beatrice 10 episodes
2016–2020 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Piper Recurring role (seasons 4-6)
Guest role (season 3; 7); 19 episodes
2017 Outcast Officer Nuñez Recurring
2019 Sorry for Your Loss Tommy 4 episodes
2019–present Good Trouble Meera Mattei 7 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Briana Venskus". The Sweat Shoppe. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Walking Dead: Exclusive interview with Oceanside's Beatrice, actor Briana Venskus". March 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Briana Venskus - Biography". TCM. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ @The_Venskus (February 5, 2018). "Agents of Super Bowl @AgentsofSHIELD" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Truffaut-Wong, Olivia (March 9, 2019). "Actor Briana Venskus Reveals What It Was Like To Be Called Not "Authentically LGBTQ" Enough For A Role". Bustle. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  6. ↑ @TheVenskus (March 21, 2016). "@writermcherry @supergirlcbs She does...Susan Vasquez" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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