Genesis Rodriguez

Genesis Rodriguez
Genesis Rodriguez in a photoshoot for Complex in 2014
Born (1987-07-29) July 29, 1987
Miami, Florida, U.S
Other names Genny
Occupation Actress
Years active 1994; 2004–present

Genesis Rodriguez (born July 29, 1987) is an American actress. She began her career playing leading roles in the Telemundo telenovelas Prisionera (2004), Dame Chocolate (2007) and Doña Bárbara (2008–2009). She 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. Her mother, Carolina Pérez, is a Cuban model. Her father, José Luis Rodríguez, is a Venezuelan actor and singer who is also known by the nickname "El Puma".[1][2]

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.[3]

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 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 started as the main female role in the video of Romeo Santos Heroe Favorito.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012Man on a LedgeAngie
2012Casa de Mi PadreSonia
2012What to Expect When You're ExpectingCourtney
2013The Last StandAgent Ellen Richards
2013Identity ThiefMarisol
2013HoursAbigail Hayes
2014TuskAlly Leon
2014Big Hero 6Honey LemonVoice role
2015Run All NightGabriela Conlon
2016Yoga HosersMs. Wicklund
2018DeliriumLynn
2018CentigradeNaomi

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994El Club de Los TigritosDancer
2004PrisioneraLibertad Salvatierra SantosCo-lead role
2007Dame ChocolateRosa "Rosita" Amado / Violeta HurtadoLead role
2008–2009Doña BárbaraMarisela Barquero / Young Bárbara GuaimaránLead role
2010–2011EntourageSarahEpisodes: "Stunted", "Dramedy", "Out with a Bang"
2012Attack of the Show!HerselfEpisode: "Katrina Law"
2012Gracias por venir, gracias por estarHerselfEpisode: "Homenaje al Puma Rodríguez"
2013The Screen Junkies ShowHerselfEpisode: "Super Bowl Movie Trailers 2013!"
2013–2015Made in HollywoodHerself4 episodes
2014Reel JunkieHerselfEpisode: "Tusk"
2017Time After TimeJane WalkerMain role
2017Elena of AvalorAmalayVoice role; episode: "The Jewel of Maru"
2017The PassageAliciaEpisode: "Pilot"
2017–presentBig Hero 6: The SeriesHoney LemonMain voice role; Disney XD series
2018Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLourdes VegaEpisodes: "Remember Me", "Remember Me Too"
2018She-Ra and the Princesses of PowerPerfumaMain voice role

Music videos

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

References

  1. ↑ Gisela Orozco (January 26, 2012). "Chisme, chisme: Génesis Rodríguez, la nueva latina en Hollywood" [Gossip, gossip, Genesis Rodriguez, the new American in Hollywood]. Vivelohoy.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Génesis Rodriguez". Telemundo. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
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