Jess Darrow (born January 7, 1995) is an American actor and singer best known for voicing the character Luisa Madrigal in Disney's Encanto and for playing Mikki Easton in Fifteen-Love.
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.
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 Onlines 2021 update "Los Santos Tuners."
Personal life Darrow is nonbinary. They have used they/them and elle/le/e pronouns since December 2025. 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."
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2019Feast of the Seven FishesSarah2021EncantoLuisa Madrigal (voice)
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2021Following Hannah StoneTaylor TV Mini-Series, Main roleDisney Television Discovers: Talent ShowcaseFuture RayEpísode: "Future Me"2023Fifteen-LoveMikki Easton6 episodesBlue BloodsIsabellaEpisode: "Irish Exits"Hamster & GretelMelissa Gomez (voice) Episode: "The Litigator vs. The Luchador"2023–2024Monster HighSkelita Calaveraz, Abuela Calaveraz (voices)3 episodes2025The ResidenceNohelia1 episodeElsbethTaylor1 episode2026The Bad Guys: The SeriesTanya The Ripper (voice)2 episodesTBANorth WoodsSorcha (voice)Animated Series, Main role.
Video games YearTitleVoice roleNotes2021Grand Theft Auto OnlineMimiLos Santos Tuners DLC2026Disney SpeedstormLuisa MadrigalSeason 21 Update
Web YearTitleRoleNotes2019AnomalyKory Hernandez (voice)Podcast series, Main role2021Say It With Pride: Disney+ Celebrates Pride 365Themself
Miscellaneous work YearTitleRoleNotes2027Antonio's Fiesta de EncantoLuisa Madrigal (voice)Disney's Animal Kingdom attraction
Discography Singles As lead artist +List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUS CAN UKDiscography - singles peaks in the UK (Official Charts): "Surface Pressure": WW "Same Way" 2021 — — — — — "Surface Pressure" 8 18 12 3 9 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum Encanto (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 Title Year Peak chart positions Album USSong peaks on the US Billboard Hot 100: "All of You": CANSong peaks in Canada: "All of You": WW "All of You" 2021 71 83 111 Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Music videos "Same Way (2021) "Surface Pressure" (2021) "All of You" (2021) "Make It Clean" (2022)
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