Briana Venskus-Vazquez (born August 19, 1987) is an American actress. Daughter of John Venskus and Josephine Vazquez. She is best known for her roles as Agent Susan Vasquez on

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series ''

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'' (2015–2017), Beatrice on the

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series '' The Walking Dead'' (2016–2020), and Agent Piper on the ABC series ''

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'' (2016–2020).

Career

Briana Venskus has appeared in numerous TV shows including '' House'', ''

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,'' ''Nashville'' and the movie ''

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''. She is also one of the few actors to have performed in both Marvel Studios and DC Entertainment productions; ''

'' for Marvel and ''

'' and ''

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'' for DC.

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

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characters and actors as she had once lost a role for reportedly not being "authentically LGBTQ enough".

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Venskus, Briana Living people 1987 births Bisexual actresses Bisexual women American actresses of Puerto Rican descent American people of Lithuanian descent American television actresses Actresses from North Carolina People from Wilmington, North Carolina 21st-century LGBT people 21st-century American women American bisexual actors