Josie Loren
{{Short description|American attorney and former actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Josie Loren
| image =
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| caption =
| birth_name = Jocelyn Loren Lopez{{cite web |title=Jocelyn Leinart # 325823 |url=https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/325823 |website=apps.calbar.ca.gov}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|03|19}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| other_names = Josie Leinart
| occupation = Attorney, actress
| years_active = {{plainlist|
- 2006–2015 (actress)
- 2021–present (attorney)
}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Matt Leinart|May 26, 2018}}
| children = 3
| party = Republican{{cite web |url=https://www.twitter.com/josieleinart |title=Josie Leinart |work=Twitter |access-date=September 29, 2023}}
}}
Jocelyn "Josie" Loren Lopez Leinart (born March 19, 1987) is an American attorney and former actress, best known for the role of Kaylie Cruz in the ABC Family series Make It or Break It,{{Cite journal |url = https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/make-it-or-break-it-1200475033/ |title = Review: 'Make It or Break It' |last = Lowry|first = Brian |date = June 21, 2009 |journal = Variety |access-date = September 5, 2015}} and as FBI Agent Michelle Vega in the TV series The Mentalist.{{cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=August 18, 2014 |url=http://tvline.com/2014/07/18/the-mentalist-season-7-josie-loren-cast/ |title=The Mentalist Casts Make It or Break It's Josie Loren as (Potential) Regular |work=TVLine |access-date=May 15, 2015 |archive-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420091833/http://tvline.com/2014/07/18/the-mentalist-season-7-josie-loren-cast/ |url-status=dead }}
Early life
Loren was born in Miami, Florida, and is of Cuban descent. Her mother is Mercy Lopez, a middle school teacher at Zelda Glazer Middle School in Miami, Florida.Gandhi, Neha (May 27, 2011). [http://www.seventeen.com/entertainment/features/josie-loren-interview "The Make It or Break It star spills on her college life, the pressure to party, and real-life romance!"]. Seventeen. Retrieved January 30, 2012. She has one older sister and two brothers. Her older brother, Javier Lopez, is a Harvard University graduate and a commercial litigator in Miami. In 2010, she was voted one of the 50 Sexiest Singles by OK! magazine.[http://m.okmagazine.com/4235/ "Introducing OK!'s 50 Sexiest women alive !"]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
She attended high school at New World School of the Arts in Miami where she studied stage acting. Before becoming an actress, she cheered for an all-star cheerleading team in Miami called Top Gun All Stars.Ghosh, Korbi (July 20, 2009). [http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/07/make-it-or-break-it-josie-loren.html "Make It or Break It : Kaylie Cruz on gymnastics, Kaylie's jerk boyfriend & more"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228162752/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/07/make-it-or-break-it-josie-loren.html |date=December 28, 2013}}. Zap2it. Retrieved January 30, 2012. She studied mass media communication, minoring in Spanish, at UCLA.{{Cite web|last=Yan |first=Marjorie |date=June 4, 2011 |title=Josie Loren balances school with acting, including lead role on ABC Family's 'Make It or Break It' |url=https://dailybruin.com/2011/06/04/student_josie_loren_balances_school_acting_abc_family_make_it_break_it/|website=Daily Bruin |access-date=March 8, 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Stunts and Circuses|url=http://magazine.ucla.edu/features/stunts_and_circuses/ |website=UCLA Magazine |access-date=March 8, 2021}}
Career
Loren played the character Holly on Hannah Montana, working with the teen sensation Miley Cyrus on the episode "People Who Use People". Determined to make it big in show business, Loren then took on a role in Medium and later appeared on two episodes of the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh as Maria. In 2007, Loren was cast on the Disney series Cory in the House, playing the character Jessica in the episode "Get Smarter".
Her next project was The Bill Engvall Show, which led her to be chosen for a role in the short comedy Hardly Married, written and directed by Diego Nunez. She followed it up with Christmas in Paradise, and then with 2008’s comic drama This Is Not a Test. She starred alongside Hill Harper, Robinne Lee, and Tom Arnold. Loren then obtained further popularity with a role in the hit film, 17 Again. The big screen comedy was directed by Burr Steers, and starred Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, and Michelle Trachtenberg.{{Cite web|last=del Mármol|first=Sebastian |date=March 18, 2011|title=Josie Loren, Star of ABC Family's Make It or Break It, Back Home for Borscht|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/josie-loren-star-of-abc-familys-make-it-or-break-it-back-home-for-borscht-6504322|website=Miami New Times |access-date=March 8, 2021}} In 2009, Loren was cast in the Disney TV movie Hatching Pete. Later that year, she appeared in a starring role on the ABC Family series Make It or Break It, a program which follows the adventures of a group of gymnasts hoping to make it to the Olympics.{{Cite web|last=Hernandez |first=Lee |date=May 14, 2012|title=Josie Loren Says She's 'Ready To Move On' From 'Make It Or Break It' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/josie-loren-says-goodbye-make-it-or-break-it_n_1515705 |website=HuffPost |access-date=March 8, 2021}}
In July 2014, Loren was cast as a series regular in the seventh and final season of the crime drama series The Mentalist as rookie FBI agent Michelle Vega.{{Cite web|last=Gajewski |first=Ryan |date=February 4, 2015 |title='The Mentalist' Postmortem: "Bittersweet" Twist Is "Catalyst" for Jane |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mentalist-michelle-vega-dies-769728|website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=March 8, 2021}}
Personal life
On May 28, 2018, Loren married former NFL player Matt Leinart.{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/nfl-quarterback-matt-leinart-marries-actress-josie-loren/ |title=Former NFL Quarterback Matt Leinart Marries Actress Josie Loren |last=Rodriguez |first=Karla |work=Us Weekly|date=May 28, 2018|access-date=June 16, 2018}} They have two sons, one born in January 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/what-is-make-it-or-break-it-cast-doing-where-are-they-now/ |title=Investigating:'Make It Or Break It' Cast: Where Are They Now? |last=Gissen |first=Lillie |work=J-14|date=March 30, 2020 |access-date=June 17, 2020}} and the other on May 24, 2021, and a daughter, born in February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CPbKXOmjscp/ |title=Josie Leinart on Instagram: 'Cannon Asis Leinart. Born May 24, 2021. You may be my Number 2, but you'll never come second. My heart doubled in size the minute you were...' |website=Instagram}}{{Better source needed|date=September 2021}}
On May 19, 2019, Loren graduated from LMU Law School.{{cite web |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/advertorials/leaders-influence-minority-attorneys-josie-leinart/|title=Leaders Of Influence: Minority Attorneys -Josie Leinart|last= |first= |date=January 24, 2022|website=Los Angeles Business Journal |publisher= |access-date=July 9, 2022|quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://www.munckwilson.com/attorney/jocelyn-l-leinart/|title=Jocelyn L. Leinart - Munck Wilson Mandala|last= |first= |date= |website=Munck Wilson Mandala|publisher= |access-date=July 9, 2022|quote=}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| scope="row"| 2007
| Hardly Married | Leti | Short film |
| scope="row"| 2007
| Blair | |
| scope="row"| 2008
| Laline | |
| scope="row"| 2009
| 17 Again | Nicole | |
| scope="row"| 2011
| With Me | Jayden | Short film |
| scope="row"| 2013
| Pledge Aguilar | |
| scope="row"| 2014
| Everlast | Adriana | Short film |
| scope="row"| 2014
| Safe | Jessica | Short film |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| scope="row"| 2006
| Chloe | Episode: "President Evil" |
| scope="row"| 2006
| Holly | Episode: "People Who Use People" |
| scope="row"| 2006
| Medium | Amanda's Friend | Episode: "Blood Relation" |
| scope="row"| 2007
| Maria | Episode: "Battle of Panthatar" |
| scope="row"| 2007
| Jessica | Episode: "Get Smarter" |
| scope="row"| 2007
| Marissa | Episode: "Good People" |
| scope="row"| 2009
| Angela Morrissey |
| scope="row"| 2009–12
| Kaylie Cruz | Main role; 48 episodes |
| scope="row"| 2010
| Kaylie Cruz | Episode: "The Winner Takes It All" |
| scope="row"| 2011
| NCIS | Jane | Episode: "Tell-All" |
| scope="row"| 2011
| Castle | Bridget McManus | Episode: "The Dead Pool" |
| scope="row"| 2011
| Julia Campbell | Episode: "Prom" |
| scope="row"| 2013
| Miles Across the Sea | Jessie | Episode: "Bed-Headed Fred" |
| scope="row"| 2013
| Annie Sunbeam and Friends | Annie Sunbeam | Episode: "Introduction" |
| scope="row"| 2013
| Hanna Koski | Episode: "Gallerinas" |
| scope="row"| 2014
| Kendall | 3 episodes |
| scope="row"| 2014
| Honor Student | Teresa Smith | Television film |
| scope="row"| 2014–15
| Michelle Vega | Main role (season 7); 10 episodes |
| scope="row"| 2015
| Sam | Episode: "Young & Doppelganger" |
References
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External links
- {{Twitter}}
- {{IMDb name|2374841}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni
Category:American entertainers of Cuban descent