Ana Ortiz

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Ana Ortiz: Biography

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Birth Place: New York, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: January 25, Aquarius
Profession: Actor

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As a sassy single mom/sister to the title character on the campy dramedy Ugly Betty, this Hispanic actress finally found her breakthrough role after a decade in showbiz. Although she pursued ballet in her youth... read more

Ana Ortiz: TV Guide News

New Batman DVD Sets Stage for Dark Knight's Arrival | Today's News: Our Take | 7/7/2008
The latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight, doesn't open until July 18, but an animated DVD out 10 days earlier should satisfy any Caped Crusader cravings. Batman Gotham Knight helps set the stage for Christopher Nolan's feature film, with a series of six interlocking animé tales. The voice cast of this visually stunning interpretation of the DC Comics legend includes Kevin Conroy, who played the title character in Batman: The Animated Series and later in Justice League, ER's Parminder Nagra, Ugly Betty's Ana Ortiz and ex-CSI star Gary Dourdan. Ortiz plays Detective Anna Ramirez,a part she was also up for in The Dark Knight. She lost out to Monique Curnen but got a unique second chance for the animated version. "I audition for so many things, it all just sort of rolls off your back," she says. "But I was glad that I got to play her one way or the other. And I get to put my own spin on it." She worked closely with Dourdan, who plays Ramirez's partner, Detective Crispus Allen.... read more
Exclusive: Army Wives Enlists Ugly Betty's Sister | Today's News: Our Take | 6/16/2008
While the rest of Ugly Betty cast makes the move to New York City for Season 3, Ana Ortiz will be making a pit stop in Charleston, S.C. There, the increasingly in-demand actress will film a plum guest-star gig on Army Wives. On Lifetime's sizzling summer series, Ortiz will play Sandi, a litigious waitress who gets mixed up with Roxy (Sally Pressman) and Trevor (Drew Fuller). Speaking of Betty's cross-country move, I'll answer a burning question on the mind of many readers in this Tuesday's Mega Minute vodcast. — Matt Mitovich read more
Exclusive: Ugly Betty Falls for Pretty Eddie | Ausiello Report | 3/31/2008
Somewhere Ana Ortiz is thanking God and/or doing cartwheels. Why?'Cause the underrated Ugly Betty costar will be getting a new love interest later this season, and he's going to look a lot like Eddie Cibrian. Actually, he is Eddie Cibrian!Multiple unnamed moles (all of 'em Ugly) confirm to me exclusively that Dimples Cibrian — aka ABC's go-to guest star of late (see also: Dirty Sexy Money, Samantha Who?) — has been cast as Justin's phys-ed teacher slash eventual boyfriend to Ortiz's Hilda. He'll appear in three episodes this season and could return in the fall. Please join me in congratulating Ana! read more
Ugly Betty Stars Make Beautiful Music | Party Central: The Latest Buzz from Your Favorite Stars | 3/6/2008
Could Season 3 bring a musical episode of Ugly Betty? It's inevitable, say the cast of the ABC show. On Wednesday night at the Alzheimer's Association's 16th-annual "A Night at Sardi's" fund-raiser, almost the entire Ugly Betty ensamble — along with stars from Heroes, Boston Legal and even Brothers & Sisters' Steven Weber in a glittering snakeskin suit — performed selections from the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie. Betty's Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Becky Newton, Mark Indelicato, Vanessa Williams, David Blue and Chris Gorham proved that they can belt out a tune like the best of Broadway, which is no surprise as most of them hail from New York and are, as Ortiz puts it, "theater geeks." For Ortiz, joining the charity show after being asked by her on-screen dad was a no-brainer. "Tony Plana's mother is afflicted with Alzheimer's, so when he asked us to do this we jumped at the chance to honor her. It's for a great cause. It's a wonderful thing." But that doesn't mean the... read more
Ask Matt | 11/12/2007
While the fall season hasn't left me much to be excited about (with the notable exceptions of Friday Night Lights, Pushing Daisies and, yes, I'll admit it, Gossip Girl), after watching the Nov. 1 episode of Ugly Betty, I can't help feeling even more depressed about the current state of TV. Don't misunderstand ? all last year, I was a huge Ugly Betty fan. I thought all the awards and accolades the show picked up were well deserved and I eagerly looked forward to this season. But with the ... read more

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Ana Ortiz: Photos

Ugly Betty, Eddie Cibrian, Ana Ortiz courtesy Karen Neal/ABC

Ugly Betty, Ana Ortiz courtesy Michael Desmond/ABC

Ugly Betty, Mark Indelicato, Ana Ortiz, America Ferrera, Freddy Rodriguez, Louis Giambalvo courtesy Michael Desmond/ABC

Ugly Betty, Christopher Gorham, America Ferrera, Ana Ortiz, Freddy Rodriguez courtesy Ron Tom/ABC

Ugly Betty, Ana Ortiz, Freddy Rodriguez courtesy Ron Tom/ABC

Ugly Betty, America Ferrera, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Mark Indelicato courtesy Karen Neal/ABC

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Ana Ortiz: Credits

Title	Year	Type
2007 ALMA Awards (Appearing)	2007	TV Show Series
Tortilla Heaven (Actor - Gil's Chicana No.1)	2007	Movie
Ugly Betty (Actor - Hilda)	2006	TV Show Series
Carolina (Actor - Christen)	2003	Movie
Kristin (Actor - Santa Clemente)	2001	TV Show Series