Gina Torres
Biography
Gina Torres is an American actress whose career has moved between television drama, science fiction and voice work. Born in New York, she trained at LaGuardia High School in New York City and sang from an early age as a mezzo-soprano. She won an ALMA Award in 2001 for her lead role in Cleopatra 2525, and the International Press Academy nominated her for playing Jasmine in Angel. She became widely known as Zoë Washburne in Firefly and returned to the part in the film Serenity (2005). Her movies include I Think I Love My Wife (2007) and Selah and the Spades (2019). She played Jessica Pearson in Suits and in the spin-off Pearson, which she also executive produced, and she starred in 9-1-1: Lone Star from 2021 to 2025. She has also voiced characters in animated and video game work, including Vixen and Wonder Woman.
57years old
Turns 58 on April 25in 189 days
- Born Manhattan
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 27 years1996 to 2023
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Behind the camera
In March 2018, it was announced that Torres would star in and executive produce Pearson, a Suits spin-off built around her character, Jessica Pearson.
Gina Torres movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Gina Torres shares two films with Andre B. Blake, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Andre B. Blake's page
Steve Buscemi's page
Laurence Fishburne's page
Bruce Davison's page
Vivica A. Fox's page
Christian Slater's page
All films by Joss Whedon
Lauren MontgomeryDirector, 1 film, 2010
All films by Lauren Montgomery
Sam LiuDirector, 1 film, 2010
All films by Sam Liu
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