Actor & Playwright

Roxana
Ortega

(she/her)

Roxana Ortega is an award-winning actor and multi-hyphenate artist who is thrilled to be making her Geffen Playhouse debut. Her on-camera credits include Shonda Rhimes’ For the People (Apple TV+), Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix), New Girl (Fox), NCIS (CBS), Grand-Daddy Day Care opposite Danny Trejo, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulousopposite Sandra Bullock, and countless national commercials. Behind the mic, her credits include the Emmy and Imagen Award–winning The Casagrandes (Nickelodeon), the Emmy–winning Monsters at Work (Disney+), Archer (FX), Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount Plus), and Call of Duty, to name a few. She studied theatre at Studio A.C.T. and has performed on San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles stages. She is a Sunday Company alumna of the prestigious Groundlings Theatre and is a current member of Ammunition Theatre Company. Her storytelling has been featured on podcasts and stages all over Los Angeles, including at the Moth GrandSLAM. Roxana was born in Los Angeles and graduated from UC Berkeley Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. She dedicates this performance to all the Carmens and all the caregivers. IG: @roxanaortegaofficial www.roxanaortega.com

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