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Ortiz in 2007, Boys_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 25, 1971
Ethnicity: * father – Puerto Rican * mother – Irish
Ana Ortiz is an American actress and singer. She is known for starring as Betty’s older sister Hilda Suarez on the series Ugly Betty , and for her roles on the shows Boston Legal , Devious Maids , and Love, Victor , and in the made-for-tv movie Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story . She has also been billed as Ana Lebenzon.
Ana is the daughter of Kathleen and Angel Ortiz, who was a member of the Philadelphia City Council. She has stated that she is often cast in Latina roles. She has praised the Ugly Betty producers and fellow actors for presenting a Hispanic family in the mainstream media. Ana is married to musician Noah Lebenzon, with whom she has two children. Noah is the nephew of film editor Chris Lebenzon.