She has acted in various short films and television series including Mare of Easttown and Castle Rock, and most notably as Kit Tanthalos in Willow.
[1][4][5] Cruz grew up in Los Angeles, California, and began auditioning for film and television roles in high school.
[6] In 2018, Cruz played the younger version of Lizzy Caplan's character, Annie Wilkes, in Castle Rock.
[9] Later that year, Cruz was cast as Kit Tanthalos, the first openly lesbian Disney princess, in the television series Willow.
[11][12][13] In 2023, she appeared alongside Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri in Bottoms as Hazel Callahan, a co-founder of a high school fight club for girls.