Gina Rodriguez turned a telenovela premise into award-winning television: her earnest, resourceful Jane Villanueva carried 'Jane the Virgin' (2014-2019) and won her the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy in 2015. Born in Chicago in 1984 to Puerto Rican parents, she first drew notice as an aspiring rapper in the indie 'Filly Brown' (2012). She showed dramatic muscle in 'Deepwater Horizon' (2016) and 'Annihilation' (2018), headlined the Netflix comedy 'Someone Great' (2019) and voiced characters in 'Ferdinand' (2017) and 'Scoob!' (2020). Warmth with a stubborn streak is her signature.
Gina Rodriguez
Actress · Producer
42 years (Jul 30, 1984)Chicago, USAChicago, Illinois, USA
Gina Rodriguez turned a telenovela premise into award-winning television: her earnest, resourceful Jane Villanueva carried 'Jane the Virgin' (2014-2019) and won her the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy in 2015. Born in Chicago in 1984 to Puerto Rican parents, she first drew notice as an aspiring rapper in the indie 'Filly Brown' (2012). She showed dramatic muscle in 'Deepwater Horizon' (2016) and 'Annihilation' (2018), headlined the Netflix comedy 'Someone Great' (2019) and voiced characters in 'Ferdinand' (2017) and 'Scoob!' (2020). Warmth with a stubborn streak is her signature.
Gina Rodriguez is an American film and television actress, best known for her leading role as Majo Tonorio in the feature film Filly Brown, and as the titular character Jane Gloriana Villanueva on the comedy drama series Jane the Virgin, for which she has been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards in the category Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy, winning in 2015.