Ortega first appeared as a main villain in
Born for You, and then played supporting roles in
On the Wings of Love,
Maalaala Mo Kaya, and others. Ortega also played a villainous and obsessed character again as the main antagonist Charlotte "Charlie" in
Pusong Ligaw, and she became well known because of that role. Later, she became one of the main cast of
Araw Gabi as Nica Marcelo. In 2019, she moved to
GMA Network. Her first television series with GMA Network was the drama series
The Gift where she played the role of Sabina Marcelino. In 2020, she bagged the main role of Jamie Robinson in the live-action adaptation of the hit anime series,
Voltes V: Legacy. She did a lot of research and training for
Muay Thai,
Kick-boxing and
Mixed-martial arts before auditioning and securing the role of Jamie in the series. In 2023, She also joined the rest of the cast for the debut of live-action anime series
Voltes V Legacy at the
San Diego Comic-con in Californina, USA. In December of 2023, she was cast in the award-winning movie
Firefly, directed by
Zig Dulay. The movie was an official entry of GMA Network to the
49th Metro Manila Film Festival and won for Best Picture award. For playing the role of Erika, she was nominated and won the
New Movie Actress Award at the
2024 PMPC Star Awards for Movies. ==Other ventures==