Priscilla Quintana

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Priscilla Quintana
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2014–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]

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Early life

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]

Career

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 .

Charity work

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.

Personal life

Quintana dated New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 The Gambler Casino Hostess (uncredited)
2015 Furious 7 Foam Girl (uncredited)
2018 Traffik ChristineListed first in cast by order of appearance
2019 Polaroid Mina

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Web Atlas Dana / Olivia3 episodes - Web series, 1 minute episodes
2016 VR Startup JennyEpisode: "Pilot" - 360 degree, VR series
2016 Masters of Sex Fabiana (uncredited)1 episode - "The Pleasure Protocol"
2017 Training Day Girl (uncredited)Episode: "Sunset"
2013 Lethal Weapon Phoebe ClarkeEpisode: "Jesse's Girl"
2019–2020 Pandora Jacqueline 'Jax' ZhouLead role
2020–2024 Good Trouble Isabella TavezMain (season 4); recurring (seasons 2–3, 5)
2023 Based on a True Story Ruby Gale

Commercials

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Scion FR-S TV Commercial [11] Woman walking from car'Makes Everything Epic'

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  2. ↑ Petski, Denise (January 24, 2020). "'Good Trouble': Priscilla Quintana To Recur In Freeform Series".
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