Jessica Darrow
American actress (born 1995)
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Jessica Darrow (born January 7, 1995) is an American actor and singer[1] best known for voicing the character Luisa Madrigal in Disney's Encanto and for playing Mikki Easton in Fifteen-Love.[2]
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Jessica Darrow | |
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Darrow at Animate! Des Moines in 2024 | |
| Born | January 7, 1995 |
| Education | Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BFA) |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
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Early life
Darrow was born in Miami, Florida. They are of Cuban descent. As a teenager, they watched Disney films and listened to songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Darrow attended and graduated from Rutgers University.[3]
Career
Darrow's first film role was Sarah in the 2019 film Feast of the Seven Fishes, directed by Robert Tinnell. They rose to fame in 2021 acting in the Disney animated feature film Encanto as the voice of Luisa Madrigal. They sang one of the film's most popular songs, "Surface Pressure", which was certified platinum by the RIAA and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 2022. Darrow voiced Mimi in Grand Theft Auto Online's 2021 update "Los Santos Tuners."[4][5][6]
Personal life
Darrow is nonbinary. They use they/them and elle/le/e pronouns.[7] In an interview for Deadline Hollywood, Darrow voiced their support of the LGBT community in the wake of the Parental Rights in Education Act passage in Miami, where they were born, "Here I am being queer and gorgeous, and I'm on the red carpet, and I'm very happy to represent fellow gorgeous queer people."[5][8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2019 | Feast of the Seven Fishes | Sarah | |
| 2021 | Encanto | Luisa Madrigal (voice) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Following Hannah Stone | Taylor | TV Mini-Series, Main role |
| Disney Television Discovers: Talent Showcase | Future Ray | Epísode: "Future Me" | |
| 2023 | Fifteen-Love | Mikki Easton | 6 episodes |
| Blue Bloods | Isabella | Episode: "Irish Exits" | |
| Hamster & Gretel | Melissa Gomez | Episode: "The Litigator vs. The Luchador" | |
| 2023–2024 | Monster High | Skelita Calaveraz, Abuela Calaveraz (voices) | 3 episodes |
| 2025 | The Residence | Nohelia | 1 episode |
| 2025 | Elsbeth | Taylor | 1 episode |
| TBA | North Woods | Sorcha (voice) | Animated Series, Main role.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Grand Theft Auto Online | Mimi | Los Santos Tuners DLC |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2019 | Anomaly | Kory Hernandez (voice) | Podcast series, Main role |
| 2021 | Say It With Pride: Disney+ Celebrates Pride 365 | Themself |
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [16] |
AUS [17] |
CAN [16] |
UK [18] |
WW [16] | ||||
| "Same Way" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Surface Pressure" (from the Disney animated film Encanto) |
8 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 9 | Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||
| "Make It Clean" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes songs which were not released in that country or did not chart. | ||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [22] |
CAN [23] |
WW [24] | |||
| "All of You" (with Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, Adassa, Maluma, and Encanto cast) |
2021 | 71 | 83 | 111 | Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
Music videos
- "Same Way (2021)
- "Surface Pressure" (2021)
- "All of You" (2021)
- "Make It Clean" (2022)