Gina Rodriguez

Gina Alexis Rodriguez is an American actress popularly known as Gina Rodriguez. She began her career in 2004 and is mostly known for her role in Jane the Virgin drama series as Jane Villanueva. Her career peaked in 2012 after playing a role in Filly Brown. She has starred in several other films and also animated films for her voice.

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Biography and Early Life

Gina Rodriguez was born on 30 July 1984 in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents are Magali and Gino Rodriguez. Her father worked as a boxing referee, which has made her love it up to now. She is the youngest as she has two older sisters, one a medical doctor and the other one a banker. She grew up in Belmont Cragin together with her other siblings and parents. Growing up, She loved salsa dance, and at the age of seven, she performed at Fantasia Juvenil.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Gina Rodriguez in 2021 and what is her height and weight? Well, Gina Rodriguez’s age is 37 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 30 July 1984. Though, she is 5′ 3″ in feet and inches and 161 cm in Centimetres tall, she weighs about 128 lbs in Pound and 58 kg in Kilograms. Her eye color is Dark brown and hair color is Black.

Education

Gina went to St. Ignatius College Prep for her high school education and continued with her salsa dancing. When she was 16, among other teenagers, they went to Columbia University Theatrical Collaboration, which inspired her to concentrate more on acting. She later attended New York University, School of Arts. After college, she went to Atlantic Theatre Company, where she trained for four years. She also earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Experimental Theatre Wing.

Personal Life: Dating, Boyfriends, Husband, Kids

Gina is currently a married woman. Nevertheless, she has had two past relationships, first with Henri Estevez, whom she dated for one year, 2012 to 2015. In 2016, Gina was rumored to be dating Ben Schwartz but ended it in 2017. Gina began dating Joe LoCicero in 2017, who happens to be an actor, model, and MMA fighter. They announce their engagement in 2018 and later married on 4 May 2019.

She revealed in an interview that she has been suffering from Hashimoto disease, which is a thyroid condition since she was 19 years.

Is Gina Rodriguez Lesbian?

No. Gina is straight as far as sexual orientation is concerned. She is neither lesbian nor gay and has no such rumors. She is currently married and is yet to give news of having a baby.

Professional Career

Gina started her professional career as an actress in 2004 by her appearance in Law & Order episode. She also took part in Eleventh Hour, Army Wives, and The Mentalist before her role in The Bold and the Beautiful as Beverly in 2011. In 2012, she played Majo Tenorio in Filly Brown, which was a musical drama. This led her to win Imaged Award.

Entertainment Weekly announced on 27 February 2014 that Gina will take a role in Jane the Virgin as Jane Villanueva. This attracted another award. The same year in June, she joined the cast of Sticky Notes. Her next appearances were in animated films where she voiced the animated film The Star as Mary in November 2017. She also voiced as Anya in Annihilation and Carmen Sandiego, released on 18 January 2019.

In 2019, she starred in a romantic film, Someone Great. Still, in 2019, she starred in the film Miss Bala and was part of the cast of the fiction thriller, Awake. Her voice was used in the animated adventure film Scoob.

Apart from acting, Gina also owns her own production company, I Can & I Will Productions.

Awards

Gina has received a lot of awards during the time she has been active in her career. In 2011, she was nominated by Imagen Awards for her musical film, Go for It. The following year, 2012, she won Imaged Award for the film Filly Brown. She won Inaugural Lupe Award in 2013. Her rose in Jane the Virgin made her win Golden Globe Award in 2014. She has received several other awards and nominations for her outstanding performance in acting.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Gina Rodriguez in 2021

As of 2021, Gina has accumulated a net worth of $8 million. Her wealth mainly comes from her actress career as she has starred in quite a number of films, which has helped her earn that much. She is such talented as her voice has also been used in a number of films. Apart from that, she also owns her own production company, which also accelerates her total earnings.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Gina owns a pooch called Casper
• Her college education at New York University was paid for by her older sister, Ivelisse
• She was named Gina, a name from Genaro as her father wanted to have a son and name him Genaro Jr., but instead, she was born thus the name.
• She has involved herself with a number of charities and philanthropic efforts.

Gina Rodriguez is a very talented lady with only a few appearances in films, and her name has become very popular. She is still young and active in her career and is expected to gain more success from her career. In some years to come, she will be ranking high in the acting industry.