Josie Loren

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, and as FBI Agent Michelle Vega in the TV series The Mentalist.

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. 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.

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. She studied mass media communication, minoring in Spanish, at UCLA.

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. 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.

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.

Personal life On May 28, 2018, Loren married former NFL player Matt Leinart. They have two sons, one born in January 2020, and the other on May 24, 2021, and a daughter, born in February 2025. She is the stepmother to Leinart's son from his previous relationship.

On May 19, 2019, Loren graduated from Loyola Law School.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Hardly Married Leti Short film Christmas in Paradise Blair 2008 This Is Not a Test Laline 2009 17 Again Nicole 2011 With Me Jayden Short film 2013 21 & Over Pledge Aguilar 2014 Everlast Adriana Short film Safe Jessica Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Veronica Mars Chloe Episode: "President Evil" Hannah Montana Holly Episode: "People Who Use People" Medium Amanda's Friend Episode: "Blood Relation" 2007 Drake & Josh Maria Episode: "Battle of Panthatar" Cory in the House Jessica Episode: "Get Smarter" The Bill Engvall Show Marissa Episode: "Good People" 2009 Hatching Pete Angela Morrissey Disney Channel Original Movie 2009–12 Make It or Break It Kaylie Cruz Main role; 48 episodes 2010 10 Things I Hate About You Kaylie Cruz Episode: "The Winner Takes It All" 2011 NCIS Jane Episode: "Tell-All" Castle Bridget McManus Episode: "The Dead Pool" Drop Dead Diva Julia Campbell Episode: "Prom" 2013 Miles Across the Sea Jessie Episode: "Bed-Headed Fred" Annie Sunbeam and Friends Annie Sunbeam Episode: "Introduction" The Glades Hanna Koski Episode: "Gallerinas" 2014 Hit the Floor Kendall 3 episodes Honor Student Teresa Smith Television film 2014–15 The Mentalist Michelle Vega Main role (season 7); 10 episodes 2015 Young & Hungry Sam Episode: "Young & Doppelganger"