Jaina Lee Ortiz Biography

Jaina Lee Ortiz is an American dancer and actress, best known for her starring role as Detective Annalize Villa on the Fox crime drama Rosewood. She was nominated for the Imagen Award for Best Actress-Television for her portrayal of Detective Annalize Villa in Rosewood. Her other television roles of hers include Scream Queen, The Shop, The After and Shooter. She has appeared in movies like High Voltage, Misfire, Laid Out, and Girls Trip. She began starring as the title character in the spin-off of ABC’s longest running drama series Grey’s Anatomy titled Station 19.

Early life of Jaina Lee Ortiz

Jaina Lee Ortiz was born on the Fort Ord military base in California and raised in the Bronx, New York. Her father, Joe Ortiz, was a homicide detective by profession.

Her parents divorced when she was 7 years old, and she was raised by her mother, Daisey Acevedo. The only child of first-generation Puerto Rican parents, she spent her childhood learning salsa in a dance studio.

Jaina Lee Ortiz’s career

Jaina Lee Ortiz began her dance training when she was nine years old. She took Salsa and Mambo classes. She was able to train other dancers when she was 15 years old. Along with dancing, she began her acting career by appearing in student films.

In 2009, Jaina Lee Ortiz auditioned for and was cast in the second season of the popular VH1 reality show ‘Scream Queens.’ In the season finale, she was named the first runner-up. In 2013, Ortiz took the role of a series regular on “The After,” which was produced by “The X-Files” creator Chris Carter. The show received positive feedback from fans, and her performance was also appreciated by fans.

Jaina Lee Ortiz Net Worth and Salary

Jaina Lee Ortiz net worth is $300 thousand today. She earns a large amount of salary from her acting career. She was nominated for the Imagen Award for Best Actress-Television for her portrayal of detective Annalize Villa in the American police procedural drama series Rosewood.

Jaina Lee Ortiz’s personal life

Jaina Lee Ortiz is very private when it comes to her personal life. Not much information about her personal life has been revealed. The only information we have is that she is very close to her family and even she has learned many things from her detective father in preparation for her role in ‘Rosewood’.

Ortiz’s current relationship status is a mystery to the world as there is no news that he is in a relationship with anyone. Currently, she is busy working on her popular show ‘Rosewood’, which may be the reason why she is single. As of now, it seems that she has no intention of getting married and having a husband.