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Genesis Rodriguez

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"Génesis Rodríguez" redirects here. For the Venezuelan weightlifter, see Génesis Rodríguez (weightlifter).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Genesis Rodriguez
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Genesis Rodriguez in a photoshoot for Complex in 2014
Born
Génesis Rodríguez Pérez

(1987-07-29) July 29, 1987 (age 34)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Other namesGeni
OccupationActress, model
Years active1994; 2004–present

Génesis Rodríguez Pérez (born July 29, 1987) is an American actress and model.[1] She began her career playing leading roles in the Telemundo telenovelas Prisionera (2004), Dame Chocolate (2007) and Doña Bárbara (2008–2009). She co-starred with Paul Walker in Hours. She also played Sarah on Entourage (2010–2011) and assistant museum curator/adventurer Jane Walker on Time After Time (2017), and has starred in the films Man on a Ledge (2012), Casa de Mi Padre (2012), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), The Last Stand (2013), Tusk (2014) and Run All Night (2015). She provided the voice for Honey Lemon in Big Hero 6 (2014), a role she reprises in the TV series (2017).

Early life

Rodriguez was born July 29, 1987, in Miami, Florida.[1] Her mother, Luisa Carolina "Carol" Pérez Rodríguez, is a Cuban model. Her father, José Luis Rodríguez, is a Venezuelan actor and singer who is also known by the nickname "El Puma".[2][3]

Career

Upon returning to Miami, she continued private instruction and obtained a recurring role on the American daytime series Days of Our Lives from November 2005 through January 2006. She was also a repeat special guest on the Bravo TV series Top Chef. In addition to American television, Rodriguez explored Spanish language roles and played dual leads as Rosita Amado and Violeta Hurtado in the primetime series Dame Chocolate, which aired on Telemundo.[4]

In 2012, Rodriguez had a substantial role as the love interest of Will Ferrell in the movie comedy Casa de Mi Padre, a spoof in the style of the Mexican soap operas of the 1970s. She followed that role with an appearance in the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie The Last Stand in 2013, playing villainous FBI Agent Ellen Richards, as well as appearing in the comedy Identity Thief as Marisol. Rodriguez lent her voice to Honey Lemon in the 2014 film Big Hero 6. In February 2017 she appeared, in the main female role, in the music video for Romeo Santos' song Héroe Favorito.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Man on a Ledge Angie
2012 Casa de Mi Padre Sonia
2012 What to Expect When You're Expecting Courtney
2013 The Last Stand Agent Ellen Richards
2013 Identity Thief Marisol
2013 Hours Abigail Hayes
2014 Tusk Ally Leon
2014 Big Hero 6 Honey Lemon Voice role
2015 Run All Night Gabriela Conlon
2016 Yoga Hosers Ms. Wicklund
2018 Delirium Lynn
2018 Icebox Perla
2019 Jake and Kyle Get Wedding Dates Gillian "Gilly" Westen Voice role; direct-to-video film
2020 Centigrade Naomi

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994 El Club de Los Tigritos Dancer
2004 Prisionera Libertad Salvatierra Santos Main role
2007 Dame Chocolate Rosa "Rosita" Amado / Violeta Hurtado Main role
2008–2009 Doña Bárbara Marisela Barquero / Young Bárbara Guaimarán Main role
2010–2011 Entourage Sarah Episodes: "Stunted", "Dramedy", "Out with a Bang"
2012 Attack of the Show! Herself Episode: "Katrina Law"
2012 Gracias por venir, gracias por estar Herself Episode: "Homenaje al Puma Rodríguez"
2013 The Screen Junkies Show Herself Episode: "Super Bowl Movie Trailers 2013!"
2013–2015 Made in Hollywood Herself 4 episodes
2014 Reel Junkie Herself Episode: "Tusk"
2017 Time After Time Jane Walker Main role
2017 Elena of Avalor Amalay Voice role; episode: "The Jewel of Maru"
2019 The Passage Alicia Episode: Pilot
2017–2021 Big Hero 6: The Series Honey Lemon Main voice role
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lourdes Vega Episodes: "Remember Me", "Remember Me Too"
2018–2020 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Perfuma Main voice role
2020 The Fugitive Detective Sloan Web series; main role
TBA The Umbrella Academy Sloane Main role (season 3)

Music videos

Year Title Artist(s)
2017 "Héroe Favorito" Romeo Santos

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Honey Lemon

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "'El inmigrante hace a EE.UU. un país más colorido y único'". La Estrella de Panama (in Spanish). July 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Gisela Orozco (January 26, 2012). "Chisme, chisme: Génesis Rodríguez, la nueva latina en Hollywood" [Gossip, gossip, Genesis Rodriguez, the new Latina in Hollywood]. Vivelohoy.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "La hija de El Puma da el salto a Hollywood-Gente-El Periódico" [The daughter of Puma makes the leap to Hollywood-People-El Periódico]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). January 19, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "Génesis Rodriguez". Telemundo. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.

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