Jessica Darrow (born January 7, 1995) is a Cuban-American actress and singer[1] best known for voicing the character Luisa Madrigal in Disney's Encanto and for playing Mikki Easton in Fifteen-Love. [2]
Jessica Darrow | |
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Darrow in 2021 | |
Born | |
Education | Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BFA) |
Musical career | |
Genres |
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Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 2019–present |
Early life
editDarrow was born in Miami, Florida. She is of Cuban descent. As a teenager, she would listen to songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda and watched Disney films.[3]
Career
editDarrow's first film role was Sarah in the 2019 film Feast of the Seven Fishes, directed by Robert Tinnell. She rose to fame in 2021 acting in the Disney animated feature film Encanto as the voice of Luisa Madrigal. She 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
editIn an interview for Deadline Hollywood, Darrow voiced her support of the LGBT community in the wake of the Parental Rights in Education Act passage in Miami, where she was 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][7]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Feast of the Seven Fishes | Sarah | |
2021 | Encanto | Luisa Madrigal (voice) |
Television
editYear | 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 | Hamster & Gretel | Melissa Gomez (voice) | Episode: "The Litigator vs. The Luchador" |
Fifteen-Love | Mikki Easton | 6 episodes | |
Blue Bloods | Isabella | Episode: Irish Exi | |
Monster High | Abuela Calaveraz (voice) | Episode: Skelita Calaveraz | |
TBA | North Woods | Sorcha (voice) | Animated Series, Main role.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] |
Videogames
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Grand Theft Auto Online | Mimi |
Web
editYear | 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 | Herself |
Discography
editSingles
editAs lead artist
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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US [15] |
AUS [16] |
CAN [15] |
UK [17] |
WW [15] | ||||
"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
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US [21] |
CAN [22] |
WW [23] | |||
"All of You" (with Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, Adassa, Maluma, and Encanto cast) |
2021 | 71 | 83 | 111 | Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
Music videos
edit- "Same Way (2021)
- "Surface Pressure" (2021)
- "All of You" (2021)
- "Make It Clean" (2022)
References
edit- ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe (February 3, 2022). "ENCANTO's Jessica Darrow to Present SURFACE PLEASURE at Feinstein's/54 Below". Broadway World. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "Fifteen-Love", Wikipedia, February 6, 2024, retrieved February 22, 2024
- ^ "COLOMBIAN CHARM". digital.modernluxury.com. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ Flores, Griselda (January 2, 2022). "How 'Surface Pressure' Brought Music Back Into Jessica Darrow's Life". CBR. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Rude, Mey (January 27, 2022). "Encanto's Jessica Darrow Is Ready To Be Your New Queer Crush". Out. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Goodykoontz, Bill. "Maribel Martinez of Phoenix goes viral with her spot-on impression of Luisa from 'Encanto'". AZCentral. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "#Oscars | 'Encanto' actress Jessica Darrow: "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"". Twitter, Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "My cute wifey needle-felted this for my new show... NORTH WOODS". Twitter. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "@peytonwaldera @cartoonnetwork Nickelodeon... Which is abut to be really good again!". Twitter. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Yes! It's called North Woods now and is happening at DISNEY✨". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ "I'm working at Disney now. But apparently I'm not allowed to say what I'm working on... #itsasecret". Twitter. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Nikolas Ilic - NorthWoods". March 3, 2021. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "North Woods (TBA)". FRANCESCA NATALE. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Demo for Disney Animated Show". SoundCloud. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Jessica Darrow Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ Discography - singles peaks in the UK (Official Charts):
- "Surface Pressure": "Jessica Darrow". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "American certifications – Jessica Darrow". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "British certifications – Jessica Darrow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 25, 2023. Type Jessica Darrow in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ Song peaks on the US Billboard Hot 100:
- "All of You": "Billboard Hot 100: Week of February 19, 2022". Billboard. February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Song peaks in Canada:
- "All of You": "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: March 5, 2022". Billboard. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of February 12, 2022". Billboard. February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.