Gina Rodriguez
{{short description|American actress (born 1984)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Gina Rodriguez
| height = 5 ft 4 in
| image = Gina Rodriguez at 2014 PaleyFest.jpg
| caption = Rodriguez in 2014
| birth_name = Gina Alexis Rodriguez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|7|30}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| education = New York University (BFA)
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2003–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Joe LoCicero|2019}}
| children = 1
}}
Gina Alexis Rodriguez (born July 30, 1984){{cite web | publisher=Biography.com |url=https://www.biography.com/people/gina-rodriguez |title=Gina Rodriguez (1984–)|access-date=August 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830145023/https://www.biography.com/people/gina-rodriguez |archive-date=August 30, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last=Goncalves|first=Stephanie|title=Interview: "Filly Brown" Actress Gina Rodriguez Talks Her FOX Pilot "Wild Blue" and Shattering Hollywood Stereotypes |url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/07/gina-rodriguez-filly-brown-interview|magazine=Complex |access-date=December 18, 2013|date=July 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114174206/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/07/gina-rodriguez-filly-brown-interview|archive-date=November 14, 2013 |url-status=live}} is an American actress. She is known for her leading role as Jane Villanueva in The CW satirical romantic dramedy series Jane the Virgin (2014–2019), for which she received a Golden Globe Award in 2015.{{cite web|title=Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez: Winning CW's First Golden Globe 'Meant Everything'|url=http://tvline.com/2015/01/11/jane-the-virgin-gina-rodriguez-golden-globes-2015/|website=TVLine|date=January 12, 2015|access-date=January 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225111603/http://tvline.com/2015/01/11/jane-the-virgin-gina-rodriguez-golden-globes-2015/|archive-date=December 25, 2015 |url-status=live}}
Born and raised in Chicago, Rodriguez began her career in 2003 in theater productions and made her screen debut in an episode of the police procedural drama series Law & Order. Her breakthrough came in 2012, in the independent musical-drama film Filly Brown. She has gone on to star in such films as Deepwater Horizon (2016), Ferdinand (2017), Annihilation (2018), Miss Bala (2019), Someone Great (2019), Scoob! (2020), Awake (2021), I Want You Back (2022), and Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023). She voiced the titular character of the Netflix animated action-adventure series Carmen Sandiego (2019–21) and starred and executive produced the Disney+ comedy-drama series Diary of a Future President (2020–21). In 2023, Rodriguez began starring in and executive producing the ABC comedy series, Not Dead Yet.
Early life
Rodriguez was born on July 30, 1984, in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest daughter of Puerto Rican parents, Magali and Gino Rodriguez.{{cite web | title=Catch Gina Rodriguez on "Longmire" | work=sefijaonline.com | date=July 14, 2013 | url=http://www.sefijaonline.com/catch-gina-rodriguez-on-longmire/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728172304/http://www.sefijaonline.com/catch-gina-rodriguez-on-longmire/ | archive-date=July 28, 2014 | url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jane-the-virgin-gives-star-gina-rodriguez-chance-to-shine-in-a-clever-sitcom-no-maid-she/ |title='Jane the Virgin' gives star Gina Rodriguez chance to shine in a clever sitcom; no maid she - Fox News|website=Fox News |date=October 9, 2014 |access-date=November 24, 2014|archive-date=December 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218054042/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/10/10/jane-virgin-gives-star-gina-rodriguez-chance-to-shine-in-clever-sitcom-no-maid/ |url-status=live}} Her father was a boxing referee. She has an older brother and two sisters.{{Cite AV media | title=Gina Rodriguez Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP5eCi_w1FU|access-date=2021-01-04 | via=YouTube}}{{cite magazine|title=Gina Rodriguez Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP5eCi_w1FU|date=April 17, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427094154/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP5eCi_w1FU|archive-date=April 27, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news | title=Newcomer Gina Rodriguez wows Sundance as "Filly Brown" | work=reuters.com | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sundance-ginarodriguez-idUSTRE80M2JO20120123 | access-date=January 23, 2012 | date=January 23, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124231059/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/23/us-sundance-ginarodriguez-idUSTRE80M2JO20120123 | archive-date=January 24, 2012 | url-status=live }} She was raised in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2015/Gina-Rodriguezs-Virgin-Voyage/|title=Gina Rodriguez is Conquering Television in Jane the Virgin|work=Chicago magazine|access-date=March 28, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409050820/http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2015/Gina-Rodriguezs-Virgin-Voyage/|archive-date=April 9, 2016 |url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151012/belmont-cragin/jane-virgin-star-defends-chicago-childhood-im-as-latina-as-they-come|title=Jane the Virgin Star Defends Chicago Childhood: I'm as Latina as They Come|work=DNAinfo Chicago | access-date=March 28, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211204333/http://hereisgina.com/biography/| archive-date=December 11, 2013}}
At the age of seven, Rodriguez performed at the salsa dance company Fantasia Juvenil. Rodriguez was raised Catholic, and went to high school at St. Ignatius College Prep. She focused on salsa dancing until age 17 when she began acting more.{{cite web | title=OK! Next Big Deal: Meet Gina Rodriguez, Star of Sundance Fave 'Filly Brown' | work=okmagazine.com | date=April 19, 2013 | url=http://okmagazine.com/get-scoop/ok-next-big-deal-meet-gina-rodriguez-star-sundance-fave-filly-brown/ | access-date=April 19, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213043904/http://okmagazine.com/get-scoop/ok-next-big-deal-meet-gina-rodriguez-star-sundance-fave-filly-brown/ | archive-date=December 13, 2013 | url-status=live }}
At the age of 16, she was among thirteen teenagers to be accepted into Columbia University's Theatrical Collaboration.{{cite web | title=Rodriguez Bio | work=hereisgina.com | url=http://hereisgina.com/biography/ | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211204333/http://hereisgina.com/biography/ | archive-date=December 11, 2013 }} She attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She trained for four years at the Atlantic Theater Company and Experimental Theatre Wing, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.alumni.nyu.edu/s/1068/2col.aspx?sid=1068&gid=1&pgid=319|title=Tisch Alumna Gina Rodriguez Wins Best Actress Golden Globe|publisher=New York University|access-date=June 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020134221/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2011/10/19/gina-rodriguez-joins-the-bold-and-the-beautiful|archive-date=October 20, 2011|url-status=live}}
She portrayed Frida Kahlo in the world premiere of Casa Blue in the UK, in the play called The Last Moments in the Life of Frida Kahlo at the American Stage Theatre.
Career
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Rodriguez made her screen debut appearing in an episode of Law & Order in 2004. She later has appeared on Eleventh Hour, Army Wives and The Mentalist. On October 19, 2011, Rodriguez landed the recurring role, Beverly, in the soap opera series The Bold and the Beautiful.{{cite web |title=Gina Rodriguez Joins The Bold and the Beautiful |work=Zap2it |url=http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2011/10/19/gina-rodriguez-joins-the-bold-and-the-beautiful |access-date=October 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020134221/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2011/10/19/gina-rodriguez-joins-the-bold-and-the-beautiful |archive-date=October 20, 2011 }} She received a role in the musical film Go for It!, for which she received a 2011 Imagen Awards nomination.
In 2012, Rodriguez played young hip-hop artist Majo Tenorio in the independent musical-drama film Filly Brown, for which she won an Imaged Award. She received good reviews for her performance in film.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/04/futures-newcomer-gina-rodriguez-on-learning-to-rap-for-filly-brown-and-acting-opposite-the-late-jenni-rivera-39359/|title=Futures: Newcomer Gina Rodriguez On Learning to Rap for 'Filly Brown' and Acting Opposite the Late Jenni Rivera|first=Nigel M.|last=Smith|date=April 17, 2013|access-date=February 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030150641/http://www.indiewire.com/2013/04/futures-newcomer-gina-rodriguez-on-learning-to-rap-for-filly-brown-and-acting-opposite-the-late-jenni-rivera-39359/|archive-date=October 30, 2017|url-status=live}} She also was the recipient of the Best Actor Award at the First Run Film Festival in New York.{{cite web |title=Weekendmixtape with Gina Rodriguez |work=kiisfm.com |url=http://www.kiisfm.com/onair/the-weekend-mixtape-42684/weekendmixtape-with-gina-rodriguez-11071287/ |access-date=March 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101153010/http://www.kiisfm.com/onair/the-weekend-mixtape-42684/weekendmixtape-with-gina-rodriguez-11071287/ |archive-date=January 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }} On June 9, 2013, Gina won the Inaugural Lupe Award.{{cite web |title=Gina Rodriguez wins inaugural "Lupe Award" |work=nbclatino.com |url=http://nbclatino.com/2013/06/09/gina-rodriguez-wins-inaugural-the-lupe-award/ |access-date=June 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613072638/http://nbclatino.com/2013/06/09/gina-rodriguez-wins-inaugural-the-lupe-award/ |archive-date=June 13, 2013 |url-status=live }} On April 16, 2013, during an interview, she revealed she was offered a role in the Lifetime television series Devious Maids, but turned it down.{{cite web |title=What You Didn't Know About Filly Brown Star Gina Rodriguez |work=cosmopolitan.com |url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/cosmo-latina/blog/gina-rodriguez-interview |access-date=April 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204309/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/cosmo-latina/blog/gina-rodriguez-interview |archive-date=January 4, 2014 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Gina Rodriguez Passed On 'Devious Maids' For 'Jane The Virgin'! Read Inspiring Statement On Cultural Identity |work=latintimes.com |date=July 21, 2014 |url=http://www.latintimes.com/gina-rodriguez-passed-devious-maids-jane-virgin-read-inspiring-statement-cultural-identity-193610 |access-date=July 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721134715/http://www.latintimes.com/gina-rodriguez-passed-devious-maids-jane-virgin-read-inspiring-statement-cultural-identity-193610 |archive-date=July 21, 2014 |url-status=live }} On October 16, 2013, she joined the cast of the film Sleeping With The Fishes.{{cite news |title=Gina Rodriguez Stars In 'Sleeping With The Fishes' Romantic Comedy |work=The Huffington Post |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/16/gina-rodriguez-sleeping-with-the-fishes_n_4110953.html |access-date=October 16, 2013 |first=Carolina |last=Moreno |date=October 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016215836/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/16/gina-rodriguez-sleeping-with-the-fishes_n_4110953.html |archive-date=October 16, 2013 |url-status=live }}
On February 27, 2014, Entertainment Weekly announced that Rodriguez would play the titular role of Jane Villanueva in Jane the Virgin, for which she went on to win a Golden Globe Award.{{cite magazine|title='Jane the Virgin': Gina Rodriguez cast as lead in new CW pilot|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/02/27/gina-rodriguez-jane-the-virgin/|date=February 27, 2014|access-date=March 2, 2020|first=Samantha|last=Highfill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325115049/https://ew.com/article/2014/02/27/gina-rodriguez-jane-the-virgin/|archive-date=March 25, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Gina Rodriguez Lands Title Role In CW's 'Jane The Virgin', Brad Silberling To Direct |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 27, 2014 |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/gina-rodriguez-lands-title-role-in-cw-pilot-jane-the-virgin-690587/ |access-date=February 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303023025/http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/gina-rodriguez-lands-title-role-in-cw-pilot-jane-the-virgin/ |archive-date=March 3, 2014 |url-status=live }} On June 4, 2014, Rodriguez joined the cast of the drama film Sticky Notes.{{cite web |title=Rose Leslie, Justin Bartha, Gina Rodriguez Join Ray Liotta in 'Sticky Notes' (Exclusive) |work=hollywoodreporter.com |date=June 4, 2014 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rose-leslie-justin-bartha-gina-709338 |access-date=June 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619225848/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rose-leslie-justin-bartha-gina-709338 |archive-date=June 19, 2014 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Rose Leslie, Justin Bartha, Gina Rodriguez Join Indie 'Sticky Notes' |work=upandcomers.net |url=http://upandcomers.net/2014/06/04/sticky-notes-rose-leslie-justin-bartha-gina-rodriguez/ |access-date=June 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715022251/http://upandcomers.net/2014/06/04/sticky-notes-rose-leslie-justin-bartha-gina-rodriguez/ |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Justin Bartha, Rose Leslie and Gina Rodriguez Join Ray Liotta in Sticky Notes Film |work=broadwayworld.com |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmovies/article/Justin-Bartha-Rose-Leslie-and-Gina-Rodriguez-Join-Ray-Liotta-in-STICKY-NOTES-Film-201406041 |access-date=June 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145043/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmovies/article/Justin-Bartha-Rose-Leslie-and-Gina-Rodriguez-Join-Ray-Liotta-in-STICKY-NOTES-Film-201406041 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=live }} In August 2015, she co-hosted the 2015 Teen Choice Awards with Ludacris and Josh Peck.{{cite news|last=Brucculieri|first=Julia|title=Gina Rodriguez Raps Like A Boss At 2015 Teen Choice Awards|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gina-rodriguez-raps-teen-choice-awards_55d1d15ce4b0ab468d9da953|access-date=August 22, 2015|work=The Huffington Post|date=August 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821041613/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gina-rodriguez-raps-teen-choice-awards_55d1d15ce4b0ab468d9da953|archive-date=August 21, 2015|url-status=live}} She voiced Mary in the animated film The Star, which was released in November 2017,{{cite web|title=Sony Animation Announces Details & Release Date for Lin-Manuel Miranda's VIVO|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Sony-Animation-Announces-Details-Release-Date-for-Lin-Manuel-Mirandas-VIVO-20170118|website=Broadway World|publisher=Wisdom Digital Media|date=January 18, 2017|access-date=January 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202011843/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Sony-Animation-Announces-Details-Release-Date-for-Lin-Manuel-Mirandas-VIVO-20170118|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}} as well as Una in Blue Sky Studios' Ferdinand a month later and played Anya in the science fiction thriller film Annihilation, opposite Natalie Portman.{{Cite news |last=Dargis |first=Manohla |author-link=Manohla Dargis |date=February 22, 2018 |title=Review: In 'Annihilation,' a Heroic Journey into the Alien Shimmer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/movies/annihilation-review-natalie-portman-oscar-isaac.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223050018/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/movies/annihilation-review-natalie-portman-oscar-isaac.html |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} She also voices Carmen Sandiego in the Netflix animated series Carmen Sandiego which premiered on January 18, 2019. In March 2018, Netflix announced that they had acquired the live-action film rights for Carmen Sandiego and that Rodriguez would star as Sandiego in the film.{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/gina-rodriguez-carmen-sandiego-netflix-live-action-movie-1202353421/|title=Gina Rodriguez To Star As Carmen Sandiego In Netflix Live-Action Feature|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=March 26, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326191706/https://deadline.com/2018/03/gina-rodriguez-carmen-sandiego-netflix-live-action-movie-1202353421/|archive-date=March 26, 2018|url-status=live}}
Rodriguez owns the production company I Can & I Will Productions.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/gina-rodriguez-deal-cbs-tv-studios-1201973283/|title=Gina Rodriguez Signs Overall Deal With CBS Television Studios|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|date=January 30, 2017|access-date=February 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041513/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/gina-rodriguez-deal-cbs-tv-studios-1201973283/|archive-date=February 28, 2018|url-status=live}} She worked on projects at CBS and The CW centered around the Latino community.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/gina-rodriguez-latino-series-cbs-cw-1202548583/|title=Gina Rodriguez Developing Pair of Latino Series at CBS, CW|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=September 6, 2017|access-date=February 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227150942/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/gina-rodriguez-latino-series-cbs-cw-1202548583/|archive-date=February 27, 2018|url-status=live}} She served as a producer and starred in the 2019 Netflix romantic comedy film Someone Great.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/gina-rodriguez-someone-great-netflix-rom-com-1202710502/|title=Gina Rodriguez to Star in, Produce Netflix Rom-Com 'Someone Great'|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=February 26, 2018|access-date=February 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227231812/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/gina-rodriguez-someone-great-netflix-rom-com-1202710502/|archive-date=February 27, 2018|url-status=live}}
In 2019, Rodriguez starred as the title character in the action thriller film Miss Bala.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/gina-rodriguez-ismael-cruz-cordova-miss-bala-sony-1202092067/|title=Gina Rodriguez Set To Star In 'Miss Bala', Ismael Cruz Córdova Cast As Male Lead|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date=May 15, 2017|access-date=May 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530220412/https://deadline.com/2017/05/gina-rodriguez-ismael-cruz-cordova-miss-bala-sony-1202092067/|archive-date=May 30, 2019|url-status=live}} In the same year, it was announced that Rodriguez was cast in the upcoming Netflix science fiction thriller Awake.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/gina-rodriguez-netflix-sci-fi-thriller-awake-1203229115/|title=Gina Rodriguez to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller 'Awake' for Netflix|last=McNary|first=Dave|work=Variety|date=May 30, 2019|access-date=May 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531001053/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/gina-rodriguez-netflix-sci-fi-thriller-awake-1203229115/|archive-date=May 31, 2019|url-status=live}} She also voiced the role of Velma Dinkley in the animated adventure film Scoob!.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/scooby-doo-movie-star-will-forte-gina-rodriguez-tracy-morgan-1177354|title=Will Forte, Gina Rodriguez and Tracy Morgan to Star in Animated Scooby-Doo Movie (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 2019|language=en|access-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302055555/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/scooby-doo-movie-star-will-forte-gina-rodriguez-tracy-morgan-1177354|archive-date=March 2, 2019|url-status=live}}
Rodriguez served as the executive producer for the Disney+ show Diary of a Future President, where she also starred as the title character as an adult.{{Cite web |url=https://dtcimedia.disney.com/news/diary-of-a-female-president-starts-production |title=Production Begins on Disney+ Original Series Diary of a Female President from Executive Producer Gina Rodriguez and CBS Television Studios |work=Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International Media Center |access-date=December 17, 2019}} She was nominated for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performance for the show's second season.{{cite web | url=https://michaelfairmantv.com/natas-childrens-family-emmy-awards-loretta-devine-sherri-shepherd-gina-rodriguez-land-nominations/2022/11/01/ | title=NATAS' Children's & Family Emmy Awards: Loretta Devine, Sherri Shepherd & Gina Rodriguez Land Nominations | date=November 2022 }}
In 2024, Rodriguez was announced as one of the co-hosts (along with Shaquille O'Neal) of the upcoming ABC game show Lucky 13.{{Cite web |title=Shaquille O'Neal & Gina Rodriguez To Host ABC Game Show 'Lucky 13' From Exec Producer Kevin Bacon & Studio 1 |date=May 3, 2024 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/shaquille-oneal-gina-rodriguez-abc-lucky-13-kevin-bacon-1235903385/ |access-date=2024-05-04}} The series premiered on July 18, 2024.
Personal life
In an interview, Rodriguez revealed that she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease, a thyroid condition, at the age of 19.{{cite interview |interviewer-last=Goldberg |interviewer-first=Lesley |title='Jane the Virgin' Star Gina Rodriguez Wants to Be the Latino Meryl Streep |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 22, 2014 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jane-virgins-gina-rodriguez-wants-726918 |access-date=August 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823041232/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jane-virgins-gina-rodriguez-wants-726918 |archive-date=August 23, 2014 |url-status=live}}{{cite interview |interviewer-last=Smith |interviewer-first=Nigel M. |title=Futures: Newcomer Gina Rodriguez On Learning to Rap for 'Filly Brown' and Acting Opposite the Late Jenni Rivera |website=IndieWire |date=April 17, 2013 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/futures-how-newcomer-gina-rodriguez-learned-to-rap-for-filly-brown |access-date=April 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419003343/http://www.indiewire.com/article/futures-how-newcomer-gina-rodriguez-learned-to-rap-for-filly-brown |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |url-status=live}}
In a 2014 interview, she said, "I grew up Catholic. I have Jewish in my family and I attend a Christian church in Hollywood. I am basically all over the place."{{cite news |last=Mendoza |first=Ruel J. |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/15051/pep-exclusive-jane-the-virgin-star-gina-rodriguez-says-about-the-philippines-this-is-the-best-place- |title=Pep Exclusive: Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez says about the Philippines: 'This is the best place to celebrate Thanksgiving.' |website=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=December 4, 2014 |access-date=April 25, 2023}}
In 2016, Rodriguez began dating actor and mixed martial arts fighter Joe LoCicero, whom she met on the set of Jane the Virgin.{{cite news |last=Garner |first=Glenn |title=Gina Rodriguez Reveals She and Husband Joe LoCicero Are Expecting Their First Baby Together |url=https://people.com/parents/gina-rodriguez-husband-loe-locicero-expecting-first-baby/ |access-date=April 25, 2023 |work=People |date=July 30, 2022}} They were engaged in August 2018{{cite news |last=Russian |first=Ale |title=Gina Rodriguez Confirms She's Been Engaged to Joe LoCicero for a Month: "He's the Best" |url=https://people.com/tv/gina-rodriguez-engaged/ |access-date=April 26, 2023 |work=People |date=August 7, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gina-rodriguez-confirms-engagement-to-joe-locicero/|title=Gina Rodriguez Confirms Engagement to Joe LoCicero: 'I Have a Very, Very Special Man in My Life'|magazine=US Weekly|first=Sarah|last=Hearon|date=August 7, 2018|access-date=June 25, 2020|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629012424/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gina-rodriguez-confirms-engagement-to-joe-locicero/|url-status=live}} and were married on May 4, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2019/05/06/gina-rodriguez-married-joe-locicero/1124314001/|title=Gina Rodriguez is married! See her emotional wedding video with groom Joe LoCicero|website=USA Today|first=Carly|last=Mallenbaum|date=May 6, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626003338/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2019/05/06/gina-rodriguez-married-joe-locicero/1124314001/|url-status=live}} She gave birth to their son in March 2023.{{cite news |last=Andaloro |first=Angela |title=Gina Rodriguez and Husband Joe Locicero Welcome First Child Together — a Baby Boy! |url=https://people.com/parents/gina-rodriguez-joe-locicero-welcome-baby-boy/ |access-date=April 25, 2023 |work=People |date=March 19, 2023}}
On October 15, 2019, Rodriguez posted an apology to Instagram for posting a now since-deleted video of herself saying the word "niggas" while singing along to "Ready or Not" by the Fugees, garnering widespread public backlash. Within hours, she posted a second apology on the platform, stating: "The word I sang carries…a legacy of hurt and pain that I cannot even imagine…I feel so deeply protective and responsible to the community of color but I have let this community down. I have some serious learning and growing to do and I am so deeply sorry for the pain that I have caused."{{Cite web |title=Gina Rodriguez apologizes for singing n-word on Instagram
|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gina-rodriguez-apologizes-for-singing-n-word-fugees-song-instagram-today-2019-10-15/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=CBS News |date=October 16, 2019 }}{{Cite web |title=Actress Gina Rodriguez called out for use of n-word |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2019/10/16/gina-rodriguez-n-word-backlash-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=CNN |date=October 16, 2019 }}{{Cite web |title=Gina Rodriguez apologizes for using N-word while singing on Instagram video |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/gina-rodriguez-apologizes-using-n-word-while-singing-instagram-video-n1066606 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=NBC News }}
Philanthropy
Rodriguez has been involved with various charities and philanthropic efforts, made possible by her rising visibility as a film and television actress.{{cite news |title=Gina Rodriguez Planning Education Charity With Sisters |url=https://www.contactmusic.com/gina-rodriguez/news/gina-rodriguez-planning-education-charity-with-sisters_4647480 | last=WENN |website=Contactmusic.com | date=23 March 2015}} In 2015, she became involved in Custom Ink and Naja Lingerie, both of which Rodriguez has stated have a special connection to her life and experiences.{{cite press release |title=Custom Ink Teams Up With Gina Rodriguez To Kick Off Its 5th Annual "Be Good to Each Other" Bullying Prevention Campaign |publisher=PR Newswire |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/customink-teams-up-with-gina-rodriguez-to-kick-off-its-5th-annual-be-good-to-each-other-bullying-prevention-campaign-300140855.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208093144/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/customink-teams-up-with-gina-rodriguez-to-kick-off-its-5th-annual-be-good-to-each-other-bullying-prevention-campaign-300140855.html |archive-date=December 8, 2015}}
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On March 16, 2015, she was announced as a member of the board of directors of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the largest non-profit organization in the U.S. that supports Hispanic American higher education. Because attaining an education was the biggest priority in Rodriguez's household, coupled with her determination to work towards a degree, she was able to work towards receiving a HSF scholarship.{{cite press release |title=Actress Gina Rodriguez Joins Hispanic Scholarship Fund Board of Directors |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/actress-gina-rodriguez-joins-hispanic-scholarship-fund-board-of-directors-300050628.html | publisher=PR Newswire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208150653/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/actress-gina-rodriguez-joins-hispanic-scholarship-fund-board-of-directors-300050628.html |archive-date=December 8, 2015 | url-status=live}}
Later in 2015, PACER's (The Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) National Bullying Prevention Center teamed up with Custom Ink and enlisted the help of various celebrities, Rodriguez among them, to raise money for their fifth annual "Be Good to Each Other Campaign". Throughout the month of October 2015, people were encouraged to purchase a celebri-tee from Custom Ink, who donated all the proceeds from bullying prevention T-shirts to PACER.{{Cite web |title=Stop Bullying T-Shirts - Custom Ink's Be Good to Each Other Campaign |url=http://www.customink.com/stopbullying/2015?pc=PR-147031&utm_source=stopbullying&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=stopbullying%25200915&cm_mmc=PR-_-Stopbullying-_-0915-_-0915 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043827/http://www.customink.com/stopbullying/2015?pc=PR-147031&utm_source=stopbullying&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=stopbullying%25200915&cm_mmc=PR-_-Stopbullying-_-0915-_-0915 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |accessdate=2015-12-07 |website=Custom Ink}} Rodriguez, in designing a celebri-tee which featured the phrase "Kindness Is Always In Style" in cursive print, took a stand for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion in support of bullying prevention, and stated that her parents always taught [her] the power of thinking positively and treating others with respect. She also hopes that through the Be Good to Each Other Campaign, such a message could be continued to be spread to younger generations.{{cite web |title=Custom Ink's 5th Annual Be Good to Each Other |url=https://www.booster.com/ginarodriguez? |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106230700/https://www.booster.com/ginarodriguez |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |access-date=December 7, 2015 |website=www.booster.com}}
Also in October 2015, Rodriguez was announced as a partner of Naja, a lingerie line founded in 2014 with ambitions to help women and the environment. Because Naja is vertically integrated, thereby shortening manufacturing lead times by up to eighty percent, it allows the company's savings to go towards school books, lunches, and uniforms for employees' children, and there's also an emphasis on a flexible work environment.{{cite web |title=Why Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez Is Entering The Lingerie Business | last=Ilyashov | first=Alexandra|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2015/10/95239/gina-rodriguez-naja-lingerie|website=Refinery29|access-date=December 7, 2015|date=October 6, 2015}} Having seen the hardships of single mothers through a close friend from college, Rodriguez wanted to support a company that primarily employed single mothers and allowed remote work.{{cite web |title=Gina Rodriguez Gives Back As Co Founder Of Naja Lingerie | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sboyd/2015/10/07/gina-rodriguez-gives-back-as-co-founder-of-naja-lingerie/ |website=Forbes |access-date=December 7, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208134553/http://www.forbes.com/sites/sboyd/2015/10/07/gina-rodriguez-gives-back-as-co-founder-of-naja-lingerie/ | archive-date=December 8, 2015 | url-status=live}} She also cites Naja's commitment to creating lingerie for women of all shapes and sizes and encouraging body confidence as a factor for becoming involved with the lingerie line; admitting that it was a process for her to fall in love with her own body, Rodriguez also spoke on the importance of empowering women to love their own bodies and what they wear.{{cite web|title=Gina Rodriguez Teams Up with Lingerie Brand Naja and Shares an Empowering Message for Women |url=http://www.instyle.com/news/gina-rodriguez-partners-naja-lingerie-empowering-message |website=InStyle.com|access-date=December 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208124539/http://www.instyle.com/news/gina-rodriguez-partners-naja-lingerie-empowering-message|archive-date=December 8, 2015 |url-status=live}} Naja is also environmentally-conscious in its production, as more than half of all of its pieces are made of synthetics (like nylon)—that have been fabricated from recycled plastic bottles—and makes use of digital printing as a more environmentally friendly measure.
In 2016, Rodriguez was named to Oprah's SuperSoul 100 list of visionaries and influential leaders.{{cite news |date=August 1, 2016 |title=Meet the SuperSoul100: The World's Biggest Trailblazers in One Room |url=http://www.oprah.com/spirit/supersoul100-the-worlds-biggest-trailblazers-in-one-room |work=O Magazine |access-date=July 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180050/http://www.oprah.com/spirit/supersoul100-the-worlds-biggest-trailblazers-in-one-room |archive-date=July 5, 2018 |url-status=live }} In 2017, Rodriguez, among several other artists, sang on the single "Almost Like Praying". Sparked by Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of Broadway's Hamilton, all proceeds from the song benefited those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/veronicavillafane/2017/10/06/lin-manuel-miranda-releases-star-studded-almost-like-praying-song-for-puerto-rico-hurricane-relief/|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda Releases Star-Studded 'Almost Like Praying' Song For Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief |last=Villafañe|first=Veronica |work=Forbes |access-date=October 10, 2017 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011022855/https://www.forbes.com/sites/veronicavillafane/2017/10/06/lin-manuel-miranda-releases-star-studded-almost-like-praying-song-for-puerto-rico-hurricane-relief/|archive-date=October 11, 2017|url-status=live}}
Filmography
{{BLP sources|section|date=May 2024}}
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2| 2008
| Calling It Quits | Day player | |
| Ten: Thirty One
| Neighborhood Girl | rowspan=2| Short film |
| 2009
| Osvaldo's | Ana Daisy |
| rowspan=2| 2010
| Bridesmaid | |
| Little Spoon
| Mandy | Short film |
| 2011
| G | |
| rowspan=2| 2012
| Majo Tenorio | |
| California Winter
| Ofelia Ramirez | |
| rowspan=5| 2013
| Interstate | Nayeli | Short film |
| Enter the Dangerous Mind
| Adrienne | |
| The Price We Pay
| Medic | Voice, short film |
| Sleeping with the Fishes
| Alexis Fish | |
| Una Y Otra Y Otra Ve
| Girlfriend | rowspan=3| Short film |
| rowspan=2| 2014
| Since I Laid Eyes | Ilene |
| C'est Jane
| Jane |
| rowspan=2| 2016
| Natalia | |
| Deepwater Horizon
| Andrea Fleytas | |
| rowspan=2| 2017
| The Star | Mary |
| Ferdinand
| Una |
| rowspan=3| 2018
| Anya Thorensen | |
| Smallfoot
| Kolka |
| Sharon 1.2.3.
| Cindy | |
| rowspan=3|2019
| Gloria Fuentes | |
| Someone Great
| Jenny Young | Also producer |
| Andy's Song
| Tavi | Short film |
| rowspan=2|2020
| Melanie Whitacre | |
| Scoob! |
| 2021
| Awake | Jill Adams |Also executive producer |
| 2022
| Anne | |
| rowspan=2|2023
| Dr. Akerman | |
| Spy Kids: Armageddon
| Nora Tango-Torrez | |
| 2024
| Players | Mack |Also executive producer |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2004, 2008
| Yolanda; Inez Soriano | 1 episode each |
| 2005
| Rose | Episode: "La Familia" |
| 2009
| Robin | Episode: "Subway" |
| 2010
| Danica | Episode: "Meat Is Murder" |
| 2010
| Marisol Evans | 3 episodes |
| 2010
| My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 | Courtney Ramirez | TV movie |
| 2011
| Rita | Episode: "Why Can't You Read Me?" |
| 2011
| Elvia | Episode: "Pink Tops" |
| 2011–12
| Beverly | Recurring role; 15 episodes |
| 2012
| No Names | Megan | 3 episodes |
| 2013
| Longmire | Lorna Dove | Episode: "Party's Over" |
| 2013
| Lourdes Santana | Episode: "Built for Speed" |
| 2014
| Wild Blue | Pilar Robles | TV movie |
| 2014–19
| Jane Villanueva | Title role |
| 2016
| Herself | Episode: "Gina Rodriguez vs. Wilmer Valderrama" |
| 2017
| Herself | Episode: "James Van Der Beek vs. Randall Park / Gina Rodriguez vs. Rob Gronkowski" |
| 2018
| Alicia | Episode: "Jake & Amy" |
| 2018
| Animals | Narrator |
| 2018–present
| Gina Alvarez | Voice, recurring role (seasons 2–6) |
| 2018–19
| Princess Marisa |
| 2019–21 |
| 2019
| Ginger | Voice, episode: "Robot Chicken's Santa's Dead (Spoiler Alert) Holiday Murder Thing Special" |
| 2019
| Herself | Episode: "Dragracadabra" |
| 2020–21
| Future President Elena | Main cast; also executive producer |
| 2022
| Momma | Main cast |
| 2022 |
| 2023–24
| Nell Serrano{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2022/03/29/gina-rodriguez-not-dead-yet-pilot-cast-abc/|title=Gina Rodriguez to Star in Obit-Writer Comedy Pilot Not Dead Yet at ABC|work=TVLine|first=Kimberly|last=Roots|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=May 17, 2022}} | Main cast; also executive producer |
| 2024
|Co-host |Game show; also executive producer |
| 2025
| Marion Alba |
=Directing=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Year
! Title ! Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Jane the Virgin | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Charmed | Episode: "Witch Perfect" |
| 2020–2021 | Diary of a Future President | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. | Episode: "Talk-Story" |
| 2022 | Good Sam | Episode: "Butt of the Joke" |
Awards and nominations
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See also
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|1752221}}
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