Jaina Lee Ortiz, (born Jessica Ortiz; November 20, 1986) is an
American actress and dancer. She is known for her starring role as
Detective Annalise Villa on the Fox police drama Rosewood from 2015 to
2017. In 2018, she began starring as lead in the ABC drama series
Station 19.Ortiz was born November 20, 1986 in California and raised
in The Bronx, New York. Ortiz's father, Joe Ortiz, is an NYPD first
grade detective. She began her dance training at the age of nine by
taking salsa/mambo classes; and, at the age of 15, she began teaching.
By the next year, Ortiz was traveling internationally as a
professional instructor and performer.Ortiz got her start in acting by
appearing in student films. She then studied for two years at Maggie
Flanigan Studios, where she learned the Meisner technique. In 2009,
Ortiz auditioned and was cast on the second season of VH1’s reality
show Scream Queens, where she and nine other aspiring actresses
competed in challenges based on acting for the opportunity to win the
prize of a role in an upcoming movie. The show premiered on August 2,
2010 and on the season finale, Ortiz was named first runner-up.
American actress and dancer. She is known for her starring role as
Detective Annalise Villa on the Fox police drama Rosewood from 2015 to
2017. In 2018, she began starring as lead in the ABC drama series
Station 19.Ortiz was born November 20, 1986 in California and raised
in The Bronx, New York. Ortiz's father, Joe Ortiz, is an NYPD first
grade detective. She began her dance training at the age of nine by
taking salsa/mambo classes; and, at the age of 15, she began teaching.
By the next year, Ortiz was traveling internationally as a
professional instructor and performer.Ortiz got her start in acting by
appearing in student films. She then studied for two years at Maggie
Flanigan Studios, where she learned the Meisner technique. In 2009,
Ortiz auditioned and was cast on the second season of VH1’s reality
show Scream Queens, where she and nine other aspiring actresses
competed in challenges based on acting for the opportunity to win the
prize of a role in an upcoming movie. The show premiered on August 2,
2010 and on the season finale, Ortiz was named first runner-up.
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