8 Things You Didn’t Know About Jaina Lee Ortiz

➡ Jaina Lee Ortiz Biography

Jaina Lee Ortiz born as Jessica Ortiz was born on 20th November 1986. She is an American actress and singer. She is also known for her Astounding roles in dramas. Ortiz is also a professional dancer, she learned dancing at a very young age. She traveled the world internationally as a professional instructor and performer. She is the person who has a massive fan following not just on social media, yet in a real life. However, to know more about her, we have compiled some unknown things you probably did not know about.

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Jaina Lee Ortiz

1- Appeared in Student Films

Jaina Lee Ortiz took the start of her career in acting by appearing in student films. She also auditioned in the second season and cast on VH1’s reality show Scream Queens. Ortiz landed the role as a series regular in The After.

2- Qualification & Skills

Jaina Lee Ortiz completed her primary education in California, US, At the age of 9. Jaina began her dance training by taking salsa/mamba classes and at the age of 15 she began teaching, She then studied for two years at Maggie Flanigan Studios and she learned the Meisner technique.

3- Reality Show

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 Saw 3D. It premiered on August 2, 2010, and on the season Finale, Ortiz was named first runner-up.

4- Roles in drama and series

Jaina Lee Ortiz landed the role as a series regular in The After, produced by The X-Files creator, Chris Carter. The pilot, which began airing via Amazon Video in February 2014, received positive feedback and was ordered to series.

5- Famous for

She is known for her starring role as Detective Annalise Villa on the Fox police drama Rosewood from 2015 to 2017. It premiered on September 23^rd, 2015 on Fox then the series was canceled after two seasons in May 2017.

6- Cancellation by Amazon

Back in 2015 Amazon studios announced they would no longer move forward with the show, two months later she was cast as the female lead in a Pilot tentatively titled Rosewood.

7- Comeback after the cancellation

Jaina had a recurring role during the second season of the USA Network drama series,  Shooter. Ortiz then appeared in the comedy film Girls Trip, playing herself. In rosewood drama, she played a pilot opposite Morris Chestnut.

8- Love Life

Jaina is happily married to Brad Marques, who is involved in the entertainment industry as a scriptwriter. Ortiz and her spouse tied their knot back in 2010 and are inseparable since then. Their wedding ceremony was a private function officiated within their family and friends circle.