Mariela Garriga


Mariela Garriga is a Cuban actress. Since moving in 2009 to Milan, she has featured in a number of Italian and American productions. She plays Marie in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and its sequel Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
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Early life

Born in Havana, Cuba in 1989, Garriga began working in theatre and TV as a teenager and appeared on the show Cuban Television Ballet.
Garriga stated that she is of Spanish ancestry.
In 2009, she relocated to Italy and became a model, and studied at Michael Rodgers Acting Studio in Milan. She then moved from Italy to the United States in 2016, and studied in New York City at the Terry Schreiber Studio, as well as The Actors Studio.
Italian productions Garriga starred in include Gli Uomini d'Oro directed by Vincent Alfieri as well as the comedy Chi m'ha visto directed by Alessandro Pondi. She had a recurring role in the Italian television series I delitti del Barlume, directed by Roan Johnson. Garriga was a series regular on The Last Defectors in 2017 and 2018.

Career

She starred in the Blumhouse Productions film Bloodline. She appeared in the horror anthology Nightmare Cinema.
Her television credits include a recurring role on NCIS: Los Angeles, as well as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. and NCIS. She had a part playing Facio in the biopic series Bosé for Paramount+.
Garriga made her debut in the Mission: Impossible franchise in the seventh instalment, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. She reprised the role of Marie in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. In 2025, she was cast as Mary Magdalene in the Mel Gibson film The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One, and commenced filming in the role in October 2025 in Italy.

Personal life

Garriga lives between Los Angeles, U.S., Italy and Cuba. She is married to Stefano Mongardi.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Wedding in ParisFrench Burlesque Dancer
2013Colpi di fortuna
2014Amici come noiLaura
2015CredenceShort film
2016Romane Simon: Life of Gia the MovieJessica
2016Miami BeachCarmen
2017Chi m'ha vistoSally
2018Nightmare CinemaSister PatriciaSegment: "Mashit"
2018Bloodline
2018Sombra CityAriadneShort film
2019Gli uomini d'oroGina
2023Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part OneMarie
2024Close to MeAmanda
2025Mission: Impossible – The Final ReckoningMarie
2025The Osha RuleBelén
2026Post-production
2027Mary MagdaleneFilming
2027Mary MagdaleneFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Horror Vacui8 episodes
2015'AnnarosaEpisode: "Un'albicocca"
2016Inspector ColiandroRemediosEpisode: "Salsa e merengue"
2017Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEpisode: "Gone Fishin'"
2017–2018'Television series
2017–2020NCIS: Los Angeles2 episodes
2018–2019I delitti del BarLumeCarmen2 episodes
2020L'Alligatore2 episodes
2021Luis Miguel: The SeriesEpisode: "Entrégate"
2022NCISEpisode: "Last Dance"
2023BoséEpisode: "Bravo Ragazzi"
2025When Nobody Sees UsMagaly Castillo