Jackie Cruz

Personal context

Summary

Jackie Cruz is an actor and musician best known for playing Flaca Gonzales on Orange Is the New Black. She has described the show as raising awareness of prison conditions and has said she wants her production company to create more opportunities for Latinx creators and women. Her public advocacy includes prison reform, Black Lives Matter, immigrant rights and Latino voter registration; she has attended a Black Lives Matter protest and spoken about improving Hollywood representation. No public party endorsements or anti-woke statements are on record.