Jessica Darrow
Birth dateJanuary 7, 1995 (age 31)
Birth placeMiami, Florida, U.S.
EducationRutgers University, New Brunswick (BFA)
OccupationActor · singer
Years active2019–present

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]

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 since December 2025.[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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Feast of the Seven FishesSarah
2021EncantoLuisa Madrigal (voice)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Following Hannah StoneTaylorTV Mini-Series, Main role
Disney Television Discovers: Talent ShowcaseFuture RayEpísode: "Future Me"
2023Fifteen-LoveMikki Easton6 episodes
Blue BloodsIsabellaEpisode: "Irish Exits"
Hamster & GretelMelissa Gomez (voice)Episode: "The Litigator vs. The Luchador"
2023–2024Monster HighSkelita Calaveraz, Abuela Calaveraz (voices)3 episodes
2025The ResidenceNohelia1 episode
ElsbethTaylor1 episode
2026The Bad Guys: The SeriesTanya The Ripper (voice)2 episodes[9]
TBANorth WoodsSorcha (voice)Animated Series, Main role.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2021Grand Theft Auto OnlineMimiLos Santos Tuners DLC

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019AnomalyKory Hernandez (voice)Podcast series, Main role
2021Say It With Pride: Disney+ Celebrates Pride 365Themself

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[17]		AUS
[18]		CAN
[17]		UK
[19]		WW
[17]
"Same Way"2021—————
"Surface Pressure"
(from the Disney animated film Encanto)		8181239Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Make It Clean"2022—————
"—" denotes songs which were not released in that country or did not chart.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[23]		CAN
[24]		WW
[25]
"All of You"
(with Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, Adassa, Maluma, and Encanto cast)		20217183111Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Music videos

References

  1. ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe (3 February 2022). "ENCANTO's Jessica Darrow to Present SURFACE PLEASURE at Feinstein's/54 Below". Broadway World. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Fifteen-Love", Wikipedia, 2024-02-06, retrieved 2024-02-22
  3. ^ "COLOMBIAN CHARM". digital.modernluxury.com. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  4. ^ Flores, Griselda (January 2, 2022). "How 'Surface Pressure' Brought Music Back Into Jessica Darrow's Life". CBR. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Rude, Mey (January 27, 2022). "Encanto's Jessica Darrow Is Ready To Be Your New Queer Crush". Out. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Goodykoontz, Bill. "Maribel Martinez of Phoenix goes viral with her spot-on impression of Luisa from 'Encanto'". AZCentral. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "all I want for xmas is gender affirmation like this😌🎄❤️"
  8. ^ "#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
  9. ^ "MY FIRST VILLAIN AND SHE'S BUTCH AS HELL💜 Meet Tanya The Ripper in The Bad Guys szn 2 now on Netflix😈"
  10. ^ "My cute wifey needle-felted this for my new show... NORTH WOODS". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  11. ^ "@peytonwaldera @cartoonnetwork Nickelodeon... Which is abut to be really good again!". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  12. ^ "Yes! It's called North Woods now and is happening at DISNEY✨". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  13. ^ "I'm working at Disney now. But apparently I'm not allowed to say what I'm working on... #itsasecret". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  14. ^ "Nikolas Ilic - NorthWoods". 2021-03-03. Archived 3 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  15. ^ "North Woods (TBA)". FRANCESCA NATALE. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  16. ^ "Demo for Disney Animated Show". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  17. ^ "Jessica Darrow Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  18. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  19. ^ Discography - singles peaks in the UK (Official Charts): * "Surface Pressure": "Jessica Darrow". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  20. ^ Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  21. ^ Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  22. ^ Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ Song peaks in Canada: * "All of You": "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: March 5, 2022". Billboard. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  25. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of February 12, 2022". Billboard. February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.