Priscilla Quintana | |
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Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Years active | 2014–present |
Priscilla Quintana is an American actress and model. Quintana starred in The CW science fiction series Pandora [1] as Jacqueline "Jax" Zhou. She appears as Ruby Gale in the Peacock comedy thriller Based on a True Story , and has the recurring role of Isabella on Freeform's Good Trouble . [2]
Quintana is from Downey, California. [3] Her mother found time to help out pregnant teen girls that had been thrown out of their homes. [4] This, combined with her maternal grandparents' work rehabilitating female drug addicts, formed Quintana's core values of community service. She remembers a Christmas tradition of her family volunteering at soup kitchens, helping feed the homeless. [4]
After spending her early years around the entertainment industry in Southern California, Quintana decided to study the business side of movie making. She won a scholarship to film school, [5] helping support herself by waitressing. It was during this period she was approached by a modeling agency, [6] and Quintana decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue this new opportunity. [5]
While booking modelling jobs, Quintana also started getting offers for acting roles in commercials. This quickly led to small acting roles in television and films. Among these were a couple of uncredited parts as a Casino Hostess in The Gambler (2014) and as a Foam Girl in Fast & Furious 7 (2015). Bigger parts followed, and in 2017 Quintana landed a major supporting role in Polaroid (2019), where she met and starting dating her on-screen boyfriend, Keenan Tracey. [7]
In 2018, Quintana was cast as lead Jacqueline "Jax" Zhou, in The CW science fiction series Pandora . In January 2020, it was announced that Quintana would also have a recurring role as Isabella, in Freeform's Good Trouble .
Quintana has expressed a strong affinity for animals, and has fostered homeless dogs that were otherwise at risk of being euthanized. While filming Pandora in Bulgaria, she decided to bring many of the stray dogs she met back to the United States. [8] Quintana now continues this work by volunteering with the LA-based rescue organization Wag and Walks. [9] [10]
She often volunteers with Feeding America and rescues dogs with Tobie's small dog rescue.
Quintana dated New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton.[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | The Gambler | Casino Hostess (uncredited) | |
2015 | Furious 7 | Foam Girl (uncredited) | |
2018 | Traffik | Christine | Listed first in cast by order of appearance |
2019 | Polaroid | Mina |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Web Atlas | Dana / Olivia | Web series; 3 episodes |
2016 | VR Startup | Jenny | Episode: "Pilot" |
2016 | Masters of Sex | Fabiana (uncredited) | Episode: "The Pleasure Protocol" |
2017 | Training Day | Girl (uncredited) | Episode: "Sunset" |
2018 | Lethal Weapon | Phoebe Clarke | Episode: "Jesse's Girl" |
2019–2020 | Pandora | Jacqueline "Jax" Zhou | Lead role |
2020–2024 | Good Trouble | Isabella Tavez | Main (season 4); recurring (seasons 2–3, 5) |
2023–2024 | Based on a True Story | Ruby Gale | Main (season 1); guest (season 2) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Scion FR-S TV Commercial [11] | Woman walking from car | 'Makes Everything Epic' |
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