Isa Briones

Isa Briones was born in London, England to Jon Jon Briones and Megan Briones ({{nee}} Johnson) and she has a younger brother, Teo. Her family members are all musical theater actors.{{cite web|last1=Grigware|first1=Don|title=BWW Interview: Isa Briones Opens Up About Next to Normal|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Interview-ISA-BRIONES-Opens-Up-About-NEXT-TO-NORMAL-20160819|website=BroadwayWorld|location=New York City|access-date=April 9, 2020|language=en|date=August 19, 2016|archive-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320191602/https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Interview-ISA-BRIONES-Opens-Up-About-NEXT-TO-NORMAL-20160819|url-status=live}} Cites full name.{{Cite web|title=Teo Briones|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3897067/|access-date=2021-08-19|website=IMDb|archive-date=August 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820004529/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3897067/|url-status=live}} She is Filipino on her father's side and Swedish and Irish on her mother's.{{sfn|Spelling|Stobie|2020|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Yi7gDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA28 28]}}

Her parents met in Stuttgart while auditioning for Miss Saigon;{{cite newspaper |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/fans-and-actors-will-miss-saigon-6332068.html|title=Fans and actors will miss Saigon|newspaper=Evening Standard|location=London|date=October 25, 1999|access-date=May 1, 2020}} her father was closing its West End theatre production when Briones was born. She was ten months old when her family moved from London to New York City, where she began work as a model at age three. In 2006, when Briones was seven, her family moved to Los Angeles.

Briones learned acting and singing at home from her parents. She majored in theatre and musical theatre at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.Nepales (January 30, 2020), [https://entertainment.inquirer.net/362175/fil-am-isa-briones-went-from-hamilton-to-a-female-lead-role-in-picard-and-shes-just-21-conclusion p.{{nbsp}}2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406152149/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/362175/fil-am-isa-briones-went-from-hamilton-to-a-female-lead-role-in-picard-and-shes-just-21-conclusion |date=April 6, 2020 }}. Retrieved April 6, 2020.

Briones began her acting career as a child in 2008. She appeared in television commercials and played supporting roles in feature films including Brown Soup Thing,{{cite web|last=Floorwalker|first=Mike|url=https://www.looper.com/185936/why-dahjsoji-from-star-trek-picard-looks-so-familiar/|title=Why Dahj/Soji From Star Trek: Picard Looks So Familiar|website=Looper|date=January 30, 2020|access-date=April 5, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516063618/https://www.looper.com/185936/why-dahjsoji-from-star-trek-picard-looks-so-familiar/|url-status=live}} Takers and Lonely Boy.{{sfn|Spelling|Stobie|2020|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Yi7gDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA26 26]}}

For a television pilot in 2010, Briones played one of three children of a single mother moonlighting as a drug kingpin in Beverly Hills.{{sfn|Terrace|2014|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&pg=226 226]|loc=entry 2030|ps=. Briones and her brother Teo played Lily and Alex Cabrera, respectively. Sarah Wynter played their sister Sophia. Cutthroat was not picked up as a series.}}

In 2018, she appeared along with her father in an episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.

File:Alex Kurtzman, Patrick Stewart & Isa Briones (48445211132).jpg

In 2019, Briones was cast in Star Trek: Picard as two sets of synthetic twins: Dahj and Soji, and Jana and Sutra.{{cite magazine|last=Porter|first=Rick|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/patrick-stewarts-star-trek-series-adds-alison-pill-harry-treadaway-1202627|title=Patrick Stewart's Star Trek Series Adds Newsroom, Penny Dreadful Actors|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 17, 2019|access-date=April 3, 2020}} Cites casting.{{cite magazine|last=Pirrello|first=Phil|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/11-star-trek-picard-easter-eggs-penultimate-episode-1285313|title=11 Star Trek: Picard Easter Eggs as Season 1 Nears the End|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 19, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2020}} Cites characters. Jana is presented in a drawing during season one; she was killed prior to those events. Briones sent tapes of herself to audition for the web television series while she was playing multiple roles on stage in Hamilton, and learned during the process that she would portray twins in the series.{{cite magazine|last=Miller|first=Liz Shannon|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/star-trek-picard/ending-explained-isa-briones/|title=Star Trek: Picard Star Isa Briones on the Finale, Confirms Patrick Stewart Is 'Just the Coolest Dude'|magazine=Paste|date=March 26, 2020|access-date=October 5, 2020}} "[The producers wanted] a distinct look ... and I was like, 'let's just go for it with this one—she can have the long hair, she can have the eyes.' ... I definitely feel, as a theatre actor, that ... once you're in costume, and the lights are on, everything is happening, you naturally fall into the character. And I feel like that's exactly what happened with Sutra". Cites theatre actor, audition process, Sutra. She made her debut as both Dahj and Soji during the season premiere in January 2020.{{cite magazine|last=Schager|first=Nick|url=https://ew.com/recap/star-trek-picard-series-premiere/|title=Star Trek: Picard premiere recap: The past, reborn|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 23, 2020|access-date=April 5, 2021}} Sutra is introduced in episode nine.

In his review of the series' debut episode, Entertainment Weekly{{'}}s Darren Franich called its plot developments "shock tactics" and Dahj "vacant".{{cite magazine|last=Franich|first=Darren|url=https://ew.com/tv-reviews/2020/01/23/star-trek-picard-review/|title=Can Star Trek: Picard recover from its bafflingly bad premiere?|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 23, 2020|access-date=April 8, 2020}} Scott Collura of IGN wrote that Soji is effectively a plot device, but Briones "gives it her all week after week, reacting best she can to Soji's changing status quo".{{cite web|last=Collura|first=Scott|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/star-trek-picard-episode-9-recap-review-et-in-arcadia-ego-part-1|title=Star Trek: Picard Episode 9 Recap / Review – 'Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1'|website=IGN|location=San Francisco|date=March 28, 2020|access-date=April 6, 2020|archive-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320064158/https://www.ign.com/articles/star-trek-picard-episode-9-recap-review-et-in-arcadia-ego-part-1|url-status=live}} Keith DeCandido from Tor.com said her performance improved with each episode; "her confused post-activation Soji is her best work".{{cite magazine|last=DeCandido|first=Keith R. A.|author-link=Keith DeCandido|url=https://www.tor.com/2020/04/03/regrets-ive-had-a-few-star-trek-picard-first-season-overview/|title=Regrets, I've Had a Few — Star Trek: Picard First Season Overview|magazine=Tor.com|date=April 3, 2020|access-date=April 8, 2020}}{{cite web|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandra|url=https://deadline.com/video/star-trek-picard-season-2-patrick-stewart-hints-character-return/|title=Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Teaser: Patrick Stewart Ponders The Final Frontier, Hints At A Familiar Character's Return|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 5, 2021|access-date=April 5, 2021|archive-date=April 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405215627/https://deadline.com/video/star-trek-picard-season-2-patrick-stewart-hints-character-return/|url-status=live}} in which she added a new character, Kore, genetically engineered "daughter" of 21st century geneticist Adam Soong (Brent Spiner).{{cite web|last=Roman|first=Julian|url=https://movieweb.com/star-trek-picard-mid-season-two-review-paramount-plus/|title=Star Trek: Picard Mid-Season Two Recap & Review: Q's Dangerous Gambit|website=MovieWeb|date=April 8, 2022|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627155801/https://movieweb.com/star-trek-picard-mid-season-two-review-paramount-plus/|url-status=live}} In the season finale "Farewell", Kore frees herself from Soong's influence and is recruited by Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) to join the Travelers.{{cite magazine|last=DeCandido|first=Keith R. A.|author-link=Keith DeCandido|url=https://www.tor.com/2022/05/05/must-it-always-have-galactic-import-star-trek-picards-farewell/comment-page-1/|title="Must it always have galactic import?" — Star Trek: Picard{{'}}s "Farewell"|magazine=Tor.com|date=May 5, 2022|access-date=May 6, 2022}}

Briones confirmed on May 6, 2022, that Soji would not be returning for the series' third season.{{cite web|last=Trestrall|first=jack|url=https://trekcentral.net/star-trek-picard-cast-confirm-their-departure/|title=Star Trek: Picard Cast Confirm their Departure!|website=Trek Central|date=May 6, 2022|access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506202535/https://trekcentral.net/star-trek-picard-cast-confirm-their-departure/|url-status=live}}

In October, Briones was added to the cast of the Disney+ series Goosebumps, based on the novels by R. L. Stine. Briones plays Margot, a bookworm thought by her high-school classmates to be a snob.{{cite news|last=Otterson|first=Joe|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/goosebumps-disney-plus-series-cast-zack-morris-isa-briones-1235399066/|title='Goosebumps' Disney+ Series Casts Zack Morris, Isa Briones (EXCLUSIVE)|magazine=Variety|date=October 11, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2022|archive-date=October 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011193941/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/goosebumps-disney-plus-series-cast-zack-morris-isa-briones-1235399066/|url-status=live}}

Briones joined the cast of the medical drama The Pitt in 2024 as Dr. Trinity Santos, a forthright and overly confident mestiza intern.{{cite news |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=‘The Pitt’ Adds 9 To Cast Of Max Series Including Tracy Ifeachor, Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/the-pitt-full-cast-max-tracy-ifeachor-isa-briones-noah-wyle-1236008745/ |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=12 July 2024}}

=== Theatre ===

Briones has performed in numerous stage musicals since childhood. She played Susan in a Los Angeles production of Miracle on 34th Street, in which Megan Briones appeared as her mother.{{cite newspaper |last=Nepales|first=Ruben V.|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/203358/jon-jon-briones-daughter-also-rises|title=Jon Jon Briones' daughter also rises|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|location=Makati|date=October 7, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2020}}

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In 2018, Briones earned three Ovation Award nominations for Featured Actress In a Musical from the LA STAGE Alliance. She was nominated for her portrayal of Perón's mistress in Evita, and won for her performance in one of two discrete productions of Next to Normal.{{cite newspaper |last=Gelt|first=Jessica|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-sm-ovation-awards-2018-story.html|title=Ovation Awards 2018: Wins for Actors Co-op's 33 Variations, East West Players' Next to Normal|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 30, 2018|access-date=April 10, 2020}} Cites award/nominations, commercials.{{indent|2}}{{cite web|last=Ginell|first=Cary|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/thousand-oaks/article/BWW-Interview-Isa-Briones-of-EVITA-at-Cabrillo-Music-Theatre-20161020|title=BWW Interview: Isa Briones of Evita at Cabrillo Music Theatre|website=BroadwayWorld|location=New York City|date=October 20, 2016|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-date=February 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225063416/https://www.broadwayworld.com/thousand-oaks/article/BWW-Interview-Isa-Briones-of-EVITA-at-Cabrillo-Music-Theatre-20161020|url-status=live}} Cites Evita, move to New York. In his review of Next to Normal in August 2016, Cary Ginell of BroadwayWorld wrote, "Briones gives a disquietingly effective, achingly nuanced portrayal" of her character, Natalie;{{cite web|last=Ginell|first=Cary|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/thousand-oaks/article/BWW-Review-NEXT-TO-NORMAL-at-Pico-Playhouse-20160824|title=BWW Review: Next To Normal at Pico Playhouse|website=BroadwayWorld|location=New York City|date=August 24, 2016|access-date=April 19, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827050127/https://www.broadwayworld.com/thousand-oaks/article/BWW-Review-NEXT-TO-NORMAL-at-Pico-Playhouse-20160824|url-status=live}} in October, Ginell called her song in Evita "one of the most quietly exquisite moments in the entire musical."{{cite web|last=Ginell|first=Cary|url=https://vconstage.com/evita-teen-star-isa-briones-on-the-energy-of-acting/|title=Evita Teen Star Isa Briones On The Energy Of Acting|website=Ventura County Theatre News|location=Thousand Oaks, California|date=October 19, 2016|access-date=March 28, 2020|quote=[Briones:] I don't want to go all method ... but on the other hand, I know that I am Natalie, I know what she is going through, although I'm only an actor.|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119112359/https://vconstage.com/evita-teen-star-isa-briones-on-the-energy-of-acting/|url-status=live}} Margaret Gray of the Los Angeles Times called Briones the "breakout star" of Next to Normal in May 2017: "Briones played the role before ... and she has a lock on it."{{cite newspaper |last=Gray|first=Margaret|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-next-to-normal-review-20170526-story.html|title=Review: At East West Players, the gut-wrenching emotion of Next to Normal transcends race|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url-access=subscription|date=May 25, 2017|access-date=April 6, 2020}} Gray called Briones "the lovely, impressive newcomer" in her review the year before. Erin Conley of OnStage Los Angeles praised Briones's "beautiful, crystal clear voice."{{cite web|last=Conley|first=Erin|url=https://www.onstageblog.com/reviews/2016/8/22/review-next-to-normal-at-the-pico-playhouse|title=Review: Next to Normal at the Pico Playhouse|website=Onstage Los Angeles|date=August 22, 2016|access-date=March 28, 2021|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505044042/https://www.onstageblog.com/reviews/2016/8/22/review-next-to-normal-at-the-pico-playhouse|url-status=live}}

Briones joined her father when he moved back to New York in January 2018. She was cast in Hamilton following a seven-month audition process, becoming at age 19 the youngest person to join the first national touring company. Over the course of its one-year run, she played both Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds,{{Cite news|url=https://usa.inquirer.net/11701/fil-isa-briones-youngest-actor-hamilton-natl-tour|title=Fil-Am Isa Briones is youngest actor in Hamilton nat'l tour|last=Ang|first=Walter|date=April 19, 2018|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|location=Makati|access-date=February 9, 2020|archive-date=April 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419214716/https://usa.inquirer.net/11701/fil-isa-briones-youngest-actor-hamilton-natl-tour|url-status=live}} and understudied for the role of Eliza Hamilton. Her performances brought praise from Judith Newmark of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: she "effectively plays Peggy Schuyler as a cupcake and Maria Reynolds as a flambé."{{cite newspaper |last=Newmark|first=Judith|url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/reviews/hamilton-rises-up-to-the-highest-reaches-at-the-fox/article_e54a88c3-01ba-5efa-9b52-12fa7e6e55a6.html|title=Hamilton rises up to the highest reaches at the Fox Theatre|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=April 5, 2018|access-date=April 8, 2020}} Cincinnati CityBeat{{'}}s Rick Pender wrote, "Briones brings a sultry alto to her second role as Maria Reynolds," Hamilton's mistress.{{cite newspaper |last=Pender|first=Rick|url=https://www.citybeat.com/arts-culture/theater/article/21048364/the-hamilton-cincinnati-staging-is-on-par-with-broadways-original|title=The Hamilton Cincinnati Staging is on Par with Broadway's Original|newspaper=Cincinnati CityBeat|date=February 22, 2019|access-date=April 6, 2020}} She toured with the company until March 2019,{{cite web|url=https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/617016-isa-briones|title=Isa Briones|website=About the Artists|access-date=December 29, 2020}} Also cites understudy. and was cast in Star Trek: Picard in April.

After production wrapped in Los Angeles on the series' first season, Briones returned to the stage. She appeared in AJ Rafael's Crazy Talented Asians, and #Hash(tag) America by Anthony Fedorov and Raye Zaragoza.{{cite magazine|last=Bronson|first=Fred|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8533077/hashtag-america-american-idol-star-trek-picard|title=#Hash(tag) America Brings Together Talent From American Idol, Star Trek: Picard & More|magazine=Billboard|date=October 15, 2019|access-date=April 17, 2020|quote=[Crazy Talented Asians] was one of my first opportunities to interact one-on-one with fans of Star Trek.}} In May 2020, Briones and the cast of Crazy Talented Asians began producing a monthly online performance series.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/East-West-Players-Announces-Virtual-Gala-and-Weekly-Streaming-Content-Featuring-Randall-Park-More-20200430|title=East West Players Announces Virtual Gala and Weekly Streaming Content Featuring Randall Park & More|website=BroadwayWorld|location=New York City|date=April 30, 2020|access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516121753/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/East-West-Players-Announces-Virtual-Gala-and-Weekly-Streaming-Content-Featuring-Randall-Park-More-20200430|url-status=live}}

Briones returned to the stage in Los Angeles in April 2022 for a reading of Graves, a play written by Ellie Pyle and directed by Bola Ogun.{{cite web|last=Rabinowitz|first=Chloe|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Bola-Ogun-to-Direct-Isa-Briones-in-GRAVES-by-Ellie-Pyle-20220419|title=Bola Ogun to Direct Isa Briones in GRAVES by Ellie Pyle|website=BroadwayWorld|date=April 19, 2022|access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506223034/https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Bola-Ogun-to-Direct-Isa-Briones-in-GRAVES-by-Ellie-Pyle-20220419|url-status=live}} In July, she joined the cast of Grease as staged by Musical Theatre West. Sean McMullen of The Press-Enterprise called her presence as Betty Rizzo "tough, seasoned, and visceral."{{cite news|last=McMullen|first=Sean|url=https://www.pe.com/2022/07/13/the-showbuzz-musical-theatre-wests-grease-offers-new-look-at-nostalgia/|title=The Showbuzz: Musical Theatre West's Grease offers new look at nostalgia|newspaper=The Press-Enterprise|location=Riverside, California|date=July 13, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022|archive-date=July 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714074907/https://www.pe.com/2022/07/13/the-showbuzz-musical-theatre-wests-grease-offers-new-look-at-nostalgia/|url-status=live}} Steven Stanley of Stage Scene LA wrote, "Briones gives Rizzo both power pipes and tough-girl swagger".{{cite web|last=Stanley|first=Steven|url=https://stagescenela.com/2022/07/grease-5/|title=Grease|website=StageSceneLA|location=Los Angeles|date=July 9, 2022|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=November 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104204905/https://stagescenela.com/2022/07/grease-5/|url-status=live}} In March 2024, Briones joined the cast of Hadestown on Broadway as Eurydice. Her father joined the cast as Hermes.[https://www.playbill.com/article/jon-jon-briones-and-daughter-isa-briones-to-join-cast-of-broadways-hadestown Jon Jon Briones and Daughter Isa Briones to Join Cast of Broadway's Hadestown]

Briones has recorded several video duets with fellow Filipino-American performer AJ Rafael.{{cite newspaper |last=Briong|first=Ian|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/362306/youtube-star-aj-rafael-thanks-fans-since-middle-school-in-open-letter-releases-new-song-and-music-video|title=YouTube star AJ Rafael thanks 'fans since middle school' in open letter ...|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|location=Makati|date=February 1, 2020|access-date=April 3, 2020}} Cites Filipino-American.{{indent|2}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/ilajil/search?query=isa+briones|title=AJ Rafael (official channel)|publisher=YouTube|access-date=April 3, 2020|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516121801/https://www.youtube.com/user/ilajil/search?query=isa+briones|url-status=live}} Cites videos. Their version of "Rewrite the Stars" from The Greatest Showman was released as a single.

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For the Star Trek: Picard season one finale, "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 2", Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" was set to play during Data's final scene as a bookend to his performance in Star Trek: Nemesis. Composer Jeff Russo wrote a new arrangement for the episode, and series co-creator Alex Kurtzman suggested they ask Briones to perform the vocals.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nVpMQRU39I|title=Star Trek: Picard – The Return of 'Blue Skies'|type=television production|publisher=YouTube (CBS official)|date=March 27, 2020|access-date=October 14, 2022|time=0:58–1:13|quote=[Russo: I told Kurtzman it was a great idea to record our own version], 'and we'll find a singer' ... and he was like, 'well, you know, Isa is a singer.'}} Briones said, "it's so right that this is the song" playing at the end of Data's journey.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nVpMQRU39I|title=Star Trek: Picard – The Return of 'Blue Skies'|type=television production|time=0:37–0:49 and 3:30–3:47|publisher=YouTube (CBS official)|date=March 27, 2020|access-date=October 14, 2022|quote=[Briones:] This is obviously a bit of a throwback to{{nbsp}}... when Data sang 'Blue Skies', so it's really cool that Data's 'daughter' kind of gets to sing it as well.{{nbsp}}... It's so right that this is the song that is playing during this moment ... in Nemesis, it's the beginning of something. As we sing it this time, it's the end of this chapter; it's a good-bye.}} Her rendition was released as a single in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/search?term=isa%20briones|title=Search: Isa Briones|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404014033/https://music.apple.com/us/search?term=isa%20briones|url-status=live}}

As of 2020, Briones lives in Los Angeles.

In July of that year, Briones took part in the Star Trek Universe Virtual Panel for Comic-Con@Home, the virtual event that replaced San Diego Comic-Con in 2020.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDGNY8EosSI|title=Star Trek Universe Virtual Panel {{vbar}} Comic-Con@Home 2020|publisher=Comic-Con International|website=YouTube|time=1:00:00–1:17:46|date=July 23, 2020|access-date=October 6, 2020}}

In April 2020, Briones joined her Star Trek: Picard castmates including Jonathan Frakes, Jeri Ryan and Brent Spiner in a video message of hope to viewers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite tweet|user=startrekcbs|number=1247917116147335169|title=No matter where you are in the galaxy, we're #InThisTogether|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=April 19, 2020}}

In 2021, she participated in a video campaign addressing hate crimes against Asian Americans.{{cite newspaper |last=Davenport|first=Emily|url=https://www.amny.com/news/asian-american-figures-launch-video-campaign-as-part-of-stopasianhate-national-day-of-action-and-healing/|title=Asian American figures launch video campaign as part of #StopAsianHate National Day of Action and Healing|newspaper=AM New York Metro|location=New York City|date=March 29, 2021|access-date=April 5, 2021}}

Upon getting cast on the The Pitt, Briones advocated for a change in her character's name to represent her Filipino heritage, reflecting the strong Filipino representation in the medical industry.{{cite news |title=Medical drama ‘The Pitt’ offers an authentic look at hospital life—and at last, Filipino nurses are part of the story |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/filipino-nurses-the-pitt |work=Tatler Asia |date=19 March 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Parungao |first1=Adrian |title=One in seven immigrant healthcare workers in US are Filipinos |url=https://globalnation.inquirer.net/239439/one-in-seven-immigrant-healthcare-workers-in-us-are-filipinos-report |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=13 June 2024}} She delivers a line in Tagalog to two gossiping Filipino nurses in Season 1, Episode 11 (5:00 P.M), confirming their suspicions that she actually is Filipino.{{cite news |last1=Quah |first1=Nicholas |title=‘She Just Needs Therapy and a Hug.’ The Pitt’s Isa Briones doesn’t need you to like Dr. Santos but hopes you can empathize with her. |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/the-pitt-trinity-santos-isa-briones-finale-interview.html |work=Vulture |date=10 April 2025}}

== Acting credits ==

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