When Ortega was six years old, he began expressing an interest in acting.
With the help of her mother and agents, she began attending auditions when she was eight years old, and in 2012, she made her acting debut in a cameo role for Rob in the episode “Baby Bug.”
Following that, Aimee Moore made a cameo as herself in the CSI: NY episode “Unspoken.” In the superhero film Iron Man 3, she made her acting debut in 2013 with a small role as the vice president’s daughter.
Following that, Ortega appeared as Annie, a supporting role, in the horror film Insidious: Chapter 2, the sequel to the Insidious series. Both movies had successful box office outcomes.
Furthermore, Ortega will return as Tara Carpenter in the next, unnamed sixth Scream movie. She also appears in the thriller Finestkind, a Paramount+ production, with Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster, and Toby Wallace.
In September 2022, she will join the cast of Miller’s Girl, a Point Grey and Lionsgate production starring Martin Freeman.