Gina Rodriguez

Gina Rodriguez is best known for playing the title role on the hit series “Jane the Virgin,” for which she won a Golden Globe® for Best Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. She most recently starred in ABC’s comedy series “Not Dead Yet” and currently co-hosts “Lucky 13” for ABC. She can also be seen in Robert Rodriguez’s reboot of “Spy Kids” for Netflix and rom-com “Players” for Netflix.

Rodriguez recently appeared in Netflix’s “Lost Ollie” and “Awake,” Amazon’s “I Want You Back,” and Focus Features’ “Kajillionaire.” Previously, she headlined Sony’s “Miss Bala” as well as Netflix’s “Someone Great,” on which she also served as a producer. Other film credits include Paramount’s “Annihilation” by Alex Garland and Lionsgate’s “Deepwater Horizon” by Pete Berg.

Her voice can be heard in the title role of Netflix’s “Carmen Sandiego” animated series as well as in Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” and can also be found in the Twentieth Century Fox’s “Ferdinand,” Warner
Brothers’ “Smallfoot” and “Scoob!,” and Sony’s “The Star.”

In addition to her acting career, Rodriguez is a driving force for inclusion and the empowerment of women in all ways, especially in the entertainment industry. This passion led her to create her production company, I Can and I Will Productions, with a mission directly reflecting her commitment to create art and tell stories from those who are traditionally unseen and unheard. The company is proud to have produced two seasons of Disney’s first original series “Diary of a Future President,” for which Rodriguez directed the pilot and co-starred as the president. With her family, she established the We Will Foundation, which aims to uplift and champion underprivileged youth through arts, education, scholarship funding, and financial literacy.

Rodriguez is a proud native Chicagoan and was educated at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Chicago, Illinois
BIRTHDATE: July 30