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Ortiz in 2007, Boys_bukley \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: January 25, 1971<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*father<\/em> – Puerto Rican
\n*mother<\/em> – Irish<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ana Ortiz is an American actress and singer.\u00a0She is\u00a0known for starring as Betty’s older sister Hilda Suarez on the series Ugly Betty<\/em>, and for her roles on the shows Boston Legal<\/em>, Devious Maids<\/em>, and Love, Victor<\/em>, and in the made-for-tv movie Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story<\/em>. She has also been billed as Ana Lebenzon.<\/p>\n

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<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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