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Jackie Cruz is a Dominican American actress-singer and former model known for her role on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Balck as Marisol “Flaca” Gonzales. In addition, her TV series credits are Unforgettable, Blue Bloods and many others.

Cruz has millions of fans around the globe who love her work and are curious to know more about her personal life. Today, we will talk about Jackie’s net worth, career, relationships, and awards. So, stay with us and read the whole article.

Jackie Cruz Bio & Wiki

Jackie Cruz was born on 8th August 1986 in Queens, New York City, the United States but grew up in Los Angeles and in Santiago. As per her nationality, Cruz is  Dominican-American and belongs to white ethnicity. She was raised up by a single mother. Cruz speaks fluently in English and Spanish.

At the age of seven, Jackie got inspired to become an entertainer after watching Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard. In addition, she attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, where she was a member of the school’s music academy.

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#wheniwas16 I wanted to give up. I was in a nearly fatal car crash and I wanted to give up on my life. After learning I was in a coma for 72 hours because I had to have emergency brain surgery. To find out more about this please click on the link in my bio. It’s been 16 years since this photo was taken. Sharing our stories and being vulnerable with the world isn’t easy, and I’ve kept this photo private for a long time, but today I feel so free sharing this with you guys. I want to thank my beautiful friend @_mellyyjelly for believing in me when I didn’t have the strength to believe in myself. Thank you for seeing the beauty inside me. I’m so grateful to be here and share my story through music. I couldn’t have done it without the people behind this song and film. Thank you @feefa_la for helping me find my sound and giving me the confidence to believe in my vision. @ssdaigui for putting in the time and energy into creative directing my film and taking it further than I could have imagined. A huge thank you to the other director @parkerchill for making this video come alive and bringing my story to life. @lucamcbaby for not shying away from your creativity and making magic behind the camera. Your photography is breathtaking. I’m so grateful to finally share this moment with all of you. #newmusic #melly16 link in bio. thank you @people for being the first to share this image. Meant the world. Finding me wasn’t easy, but I’m here and I’m ready.

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Likewise, at age 16 Jackie moved out of her mother’s apartment and became homeless. Later at the age of 17, Cruz was the victim of a car accident where she suffered a collapsed lungs and went to coma and required brain surgery. Moreover, Cruz’s song Sweet Sixteen is based on the incident.

Is Jackie Cruz Married? Who Is Her Husband?

No, the 32 years old actress, Jackie Cruz seems to be single at the current moment. However, Cruz was previously in a relationship with Fernando Garcia. Fernando is a footballer, plays as a striker for Alianza Atlético in the Peruvian First Division.

Jackie with her boyfriend Fernando Garcia

Moreover, Jackie and Fernando spent some quality time together. Their relationship was confirmed when the actress kissed her boyfriend Fernando Garcia in the sandy shoreline. Unfortunately, the pair later separated.

Currently, the actress Jackie seems to be single as she has already deleted all the photos of her and her ex-boyfriend from her Instagram account. As of now, the actress goes out to visit beautiful destinations along with her friends and shares traveling photos on her social accounts.

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Jackie Cruz Net Worth

Jackie Cruz’s net worth is estimated to be around $1 Million as of 2019. She collected a huge amount of money from her multi professions as an actress, singer and former model. However, she has not disclosed the details about her exact salary but as an actress, she might be earning around $55,864.

Moreover, Cruz has a huge fan following on her Instagram account where she has over 1.5 Million followers and as per some authorized sources, an Instagram star with over 100k followers earn $5k per post.

Jackie Cruz Career

At the beginning of her career, Cruz appeared on the E! television series Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami. She and Kourtney Kardashian became friends after meeting at art class.

Likewise, she began to gain more attention after she was cast in the series Orange Is The New Black in 2013 as Flaca alongside Jason Biggs, Michelle Hurst, and Taylor Schilling. Since then she is working on it. In addition, she has also worked in the other series including Unforgettable, and Blue Bloods.

Music Career

When Jackie was in her high school, she worked with will.i.am’s producers in a girl group Called Krush Velvet. However, the group never got signed to a record label. Her another debut extended play, Hollywood Gypsy was released in 2010.

Jackie Cruz Body Measurements

Jackie Cruz’s age is 32 as of 2019. Further, the beautiful actress stands at an average height of 5 feet 10 inches and weighs around 120 pounds (54 kg).

Cruz has a slim body with the body measurements of 37-24-36 inches (94-61-91 cm) including breasts, waist, and hips size. Likewise, she has a short back hair and attractive brown eyes.