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Jessica Darrow

Jessica Darrow

American singer (born 1995)

Jessica Darrow (born January 7, 1995) is an 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]

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Early life

Darrow 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

Darrow'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

In 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

Film

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Web

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Discography

Singles

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Music videos

References

  1. [1]
    Rabinowitz, Chloe (February 3, 2022). "ENCANTO's Jessica Darrow to Present SURFACE PLEASURE at Feinstein's/54 Below". Broadway World. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
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    "Fifteen-Love", Wikipedia, February 6, 2024, retrieved February 22, 2024
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    "COLOMBIAN CHARM". digital.modernluxury.com. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
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    Flores, Griselda (January 2, 2022). "How 'Surface Pressure' Brought Music Back Into Jessica Darrow's Life". CBR. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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    Rude, Mey (January 27, 2022). "Encanto's Jessica Darrow Is Ready To Be Your New Queer Crush". Out. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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    Goodykoontz, Bill. "Maribel Martinez of Phoenix goes viral with her spot-on impression of Luisa from 'Encanto'". AZCentral. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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    "#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.
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    "My cute wifey needle-felted this for my new show... NORTH WOODS". Twitter. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
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    "@peytonwaldera @cartoonnetwork Nickelodeon... Which is abut to be really good again!". Twitter. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
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    "Yes! It's called North Woods now and is happening at DISNEY✨". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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    "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.
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    "Nikolas Ilic - NorthWoods". March 3, 2021. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
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    "North Woods (TBA)". FRANCESCA NATALE. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
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    "Demo for Disney Animated Show". SoundCloud. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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    "Jessica Darrow Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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    "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
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    Discography - singles peaks in the UK (Official Charts):
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    "American certifications – Jessica Darrow". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
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    "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  20. [20]
    "British certifications – Jessica Darrow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 25, 2023. Type Jessica Darrow in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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    Song peaks on the US Billboard Hot 100:
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    Song peaks in Canada:
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    "Billboard Global 200: Week of February 12, 2022". Billboard. February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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