Jaina Lee Ortiz

Jaina Lee Ortiz plays Andy Herrera on Station 19. Her character was first introduced in the season fourteen Grey's Anatomy episode You Really Got a Hold on Me and she also appeared in seasons fifteen, eighteen, and nineteen of Grey's Anatomy.

Career[]

She was the first confirmed cast member for Station 19.^[source?]
When she was younger, she wanted to own her own dance studio. She was really into salsa and was a professional salsa dancer until around the age of 20. She taught workshops at salsa conventions.^[source?]
Her hero is Oprah Winfrey.^[source?]
She met two female firefighters through her father and did a ride-along. She also did the candidate physical ability test and passed.^[source?]
She sees a lot of herself in Miranda Bailey.^[source?]
She loves every character in This Is Us.^[source?]
If she could have dinner with a TV character, she'd pick Michael Scott from The Office. She thinks he'd really make her laugh.^[source?]
She usually loves to do her own stunts, but with the gear and the real fire, she's also not shy to use her stunt double.^[source?]
She auditioned for a role on Shondaland's For the People. She didn't get the role but Shonda loved her and they wanted to include her on the Grey's Anatomy spin-off that didn't have a title or even a written script at the time.^[source?]