 |
save and share |
|
|
|
|
Sultry newcomer Ana Ortiz has appeared on both stage and screen. Most recently Ana Ortiz appeared in recurring roles on ABC's acclaimed "Boston Legal" as A.D.A. Holly Raines, and as Anna in the FX series set in wartime Iraq, "Over There." Ana Ortiz also starred in the NBC series "A.U.S.A" and "Kristin."
Born and raised in Manhattan, Ana Ortiz discovered her passion for the performing arts at a young age. "I started ballet lessons when I was five years old and spent my childhood dreaming about becoming a ballerina... When I was in junior high school I began singing and soon realized that it was a lot less painful than being on pointes." Ana Ortiz was accepted into the LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts as a voice major.
After graduating from high school, Ana Ortiz moved to Philadelphia, where she studied theater at the University of the Arts. In addition to earning her bachelor's degree, Ana Ortiz also began accumulating stage credits. Ana Ortiz made her professional stage debut as Cecile in "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" as the Philadelphia Repertory Theater before conquering major roles in regional theater productions of "Hamlet," "House of Bernarde Albe," "Tartuffe," "The Effects of Gamma Rays," "The Dog Lady & The Cuban Swimmer" and "References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot." Additional regional theater work includes "Wrong Turn at Lungfish," directed by Garry Marshall. A highlight in Ana Ortiz' early career was portraying Chrissy in a European tour of the hit musical "Hair."
Upon graduation from university, Ana Ortiz returned to New York and joined the Labyrinth Theater, where she delivered bravura performances in the critically acclaimed "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings," directed by Academy Award-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, and in which her portrayal of a hardened teenage mother garnered her rave reviews. Ana Ortiz also appeared in the Labyrinth Theater production of "A Winter Party," directed by John Patrick Shanley. Additional New York theater credits include "Game of Patience," "The Photographer," "Matta of Time," "Faust Invitro" and "Mister."
Ana Ortiz' outstanding theater performances subsequently landed her a guest-starring role in ABC's "NYPD Blue." Other television credits include guest-starring roles on "The New Adventures of Old Christine," "Commander In Chief," "Freddie," "North Shore," "Greetings from Tucson," "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "ER," as well as a starring role in the television film "Mr. St. Nick," opposite Kelsey Grammer. Ana Ortiz' feature film credits include a starring role in the independent features "Tortilla Heaven" and supporting role in Miramax's "Carolina."
In her free time, Ana Ortiz enjoys hiking, kickboxing and going to New York to visit her family. Ana Ortiz also loves singing back-up in her friends' bands and seeing as much theater as possible.
  
|
 |
;){kind=small}
