Jaina Lee Ortiz

With her athletic build, brown hair, and brown eyes, Jaina Lee Ortiz carries a striking presence. The American actress, born Jessica Ortiz on November 20, 1986, in Fort Ord, California, was raised in The Bronx, New York. Her father, Joe Ortiz, is an NYPD Detective. She began dance training at age nine with Salsa/Mambo classes, and by 15 she was teaching. A year later, she was traveling internationally as a professional instructor and performer.

Ortiz got her start in acting through student films, then studied for two years at Maggie Flanigan Studios, where she learned the Meisner technique. In 2009, she auditioned for VH1's reality show Scream Queens and was cast on its second season. The show premiered on August 2, 2010, and Ortiz finished as first runner-up. 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 the lead in the ABC drama series Station 19.

Ortiz, who is 5'5" and has a Latin ethnicity, has maintained a natural figure with real measurements of 34–25–35. She shares her life with her 578k Instagram followers, offering a glimpse into her world as a working actress and former dancer.