Jaina Lee Ortiz

With humble beginnings as a professional salsa dancer in the Bronx, New York, Jaina Lee Ortiz set her sights on her dream of becoming an actor. After moving to Los Angeles, California, she made her television debut in Amazon’s “The After,” created by Chris Carter (“X-Files”). Shortly thereafter, Ortiz starred as the female lead in Fox’s “Rosewood” then completed a major recurring arc opposite Ryan Phillippe in the second season of the USA hit series “Shooter.”

Currently, Ortiz stars as Andy Herrera on ABC’s hit action-drama series “Station 19.” The series from Shonda Rhimes follows a group of heroic firefighters in Seattle.

Ortiz was also personally asked by Chief Justice Sonia Sotamayor to voice her audiobook “The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor,” which is available now.

She is also heavily involved in the Skid Row Housing Trust, which helps to provide permanent and supportive housing so that people who have experienced homelessness, poverty, poor health, disabilities, mental illness and/or addiction can lead safe, stable lives in wellness.