Hayley Orrantia
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Born | Sarah Hayley Orrantia February 21, 1994 Arlington, Texas, United States |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, songwriter |
Years active | 2010–present |
Sarah Hayley Orrantia (born February 21, 1994),[1] known professionally as Hayley Orrantia, is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for portraying Erica Goldberg on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs. She was a member of Lakoda Rayne, a country-pop girl group assembled by Simon Cowell during the first season of The X Factor.
Early life
Orrantia was born an only child in Arlington, Texas, and grew up in nearby Grand Prairie and Highland Village. She is of English, French, Irish, and Mexican descent.[2][3] She attended public school from elementary through part of her junior year in Highland Village, but decided to home school to pursue her music and acting training.[citation needed]
Career
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Orrantia began singing at the age of nine and began professionally training at the age of 12. She wrote her first song at 13 and by age 14 had recorded her first EP of cover songs. That same year, she began writing with songwriter Jamie Houston who at the time was best known for writing hits for the three of the Disney High School Musical movies. Orrantia recorded the vocals to Houston's "Magic of a Friend" which was on Disney's Tinkerbell and The Lost Treasure soundtrack in 2010. Later that year, Orrantia sang background vocals for Demi Lovato on Disney's Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam soundtrack and background vocals for Miley Cyrus on Disney's Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack.
Her first acting role was at age 15 on a Sprint commercial in 2011. She was cast in the independent film Cooper and the Castle Hills Gang, which premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival.
In the summer of 2011, Orrantia auditioned for the first season of The X Factor. Orrantia was selected from a YouTube video submission and received four "yes" votes from the judges during the live audition phase in Seattle, Washington. Although she originally auditioned as a solo artist, during "Hollywood Week", she and three other female singers, were put into a group for the rest of the auditions. They were eliminated during the fifth week in the live shows.
Since 2013, Orrantia has played Erica Goldberg on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs. After casting Orrantia and learning of her singing talent, series creator Adam F. Goldberg has written several episodes where Erica sings and plans to continue to highlight her singing talent in future episodes.
In 2015, Orrantia filmed the movie God's Not Dead 2, released on April 1, 2016.[4][5]
Charity work
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Orrantia wrote the song "Who I Am" for the National Eating Disorders Association and the song "Power of a Girl" for the Girl Scouts of America. She also supports cancer nonprofits Lungevity, Susan G. Komen, and Stand Up to Cancer. Since 2007, she has served as an ambassador for the Texas Music Project, which raises awareness and funds for music education in public schools.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2011 | Cooper and the Castle Hills Gang | Penny |
2016 | God's Not Dead 2 | Brooke Thawley |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | The X Factor | Herself | Contestant |
2013–present | The Goldbergs | Erica Goldberg |
References
- ^ "Hayley Orrantia - About". Facebook. 1994-02-21. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ Orrantia, Hayley. "You're Not Latina!". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Hayley Orrantia: "It Would Be So Great To Be Called The First Latina to Win 'X-Factor'"". Latina.com. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 8, 2014). "'The Goldbergs', 'Once Upon a Time', 'Castle', 'Scandal', Grey's Anatomy', 'Revenge', 'Marvel's Agents of SHIELD' & 'Resurrection' Renewed by ABC". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ Michael O'Connell; Lesley Goldberg (May 8, 2014). "ABC Renews 'The Goldbergs'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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- 21st-century American singers
- American television actresses
- American film actresses
- The X Factor (U.S. TV series) contestants
- Singers from Texas
- Actresses from Texas
- People from Arlington, Texas
- People from Grand Prairie, Texas
- American actresses
- American people of Mexican descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of English descent
- American people of French descent
- American female singer-songwriters
- Songwriters from Texas