Ana Ortiz

Ana Ortiz (born January 25, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Having pursued a career in ballet and singing from a young age, she eventually attended University of the Arts. Ortiz began her acting career in theatre, in early 2000s starred in the short-lived NBC sitcoms ''Kristin'' (2001) and ''A.U.S.A.'' (2003), and had recurring roles on ''Over There'' and ''Boston Legal''.

Ortiz garnered widespread attention for her role as Hilda Suarez in the ABC comedy-drama series ''Ugly Betty'' from 2006 to 2010. She also appeared in such films like ''Labor Pains'' (2009) and ''Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son'' (2011), and starred in ''Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story'' (2008). From 2013 to 2016, Ortiz starred as Marisol Suarez in the Lifetime television comedy-drama series ''Devious Maids'', for which she received the Imagen Award for Best Actress - Television. In 2020, Ortiz began starring in the Hulu series ''Love, Victor'' as Isabel Salazar, mother of the title character Victor Salazar. Provided by Wikipedia