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Born: January 25, 1971, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m). Spouse(s): -Noah Lebenzon (9 June 2007 - present). Ana Ortiz biography (bio): Ana Ortiz is a Puerto Rican-American actress and singer. She is a native of Manhattan, New York but was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is currently a regular on the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty, in which she plays the title character's older sister, Hilda Suarez. The role earned her the ALMA Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2007. Ortiz is the daughter of Angel L. Ortiz, the first Puerto Rican city councilman in the Philadelphia City Council and a mother who works in Manhattan with autistic children and runs a soup kitchen. As a child, Ortiz originally dreamed of becoming a ballerina, and she studied ballet for eight years, until the pain of dancing en pointes forced her to pursue a different artistic discipline, prompting her to pursue a career outside of the world of ballet. Switching to singing, Ortiz attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (the school of Fame) in New York City and later the University of the Arts in Philadelphia before making her professional stage debut in a regional theater production of "Dangerous Liaisons." Her additional stage credits include portraying Chrissy in a European touring production of Hair, regional theater productions such as "Dog Lady and the Cuban Swimmer" and in the South Coast Repertory Theater's production of "References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot." After joining LAByrinth Theatre Company, she appeared off-Broadway in "In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings," which also co-starred Puerto Rican actress Liza Colón-Zayas and was directed by Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and named one of the 10-best plays of 1999 by the magazine Time Out New York. Career: On television, Ortiz's resume includes NYPD Blue, Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman, Commander In Chief, Boston Legal, ER, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Over There and her first full-time series role, Kristin. and Everybody Loves Raymond In addition to her current gig on Ugly Betty she is also active in films, which include starring roles King of L.A. and Tortilla Heaven. Personal life: Ortiz lives in Los Angeles, California. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, horseback riding, softball, and water sports. She also writes poetry. She married musician Noah Lebenzon on June 9, 2007 in Rincón, Puerto Rico. Trivia: * Won an ALMA Award in 2007 for Best Supporting Actress for her work on Ugly Betty. * Ortiz is one of three Philadelphians who are regulars on Ugly Betty, the other being Mark Indelicato, who plays her son Justin. Another connection to the city is co-star Becki Newton (who plays Amanda) and who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. |
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