Gina Torres

Birthday: 25 April 1969, New York City, New York, USA

Height: 178 cm

Gina was born in New York City and is youngest of three children in a close-knit Cuban American family. Attended New York City's High School of Music and Art She is a gifted mezzo soprano and was ...Show More

You have Showtime, you have AMC, you have all of these, you know, incredible networks that are now b Show more You have Showtime, you have AMC, you have all of these, you know, incredible networks that are now bringing forth their product without the handcuffs, if you will, of trying to sell soap to the entire country. Hide

I have been very, very fortunate on this show, on 'Suits,' where the writers do come to me, and they Show more I have been very, very fortunate on this show, on 'Suits,' where the writers do come to me, and they ask my comfort level and, if they want to push an envelope in a certain direction, if I'm okay with that. And, by and large, I am. I think it's important. Hide

I don't tweet - I have nothing to say. I don't tweet - I have nothing to say.

I certainly came up in an era where women were really making strides and making a point to beat down Show more I certainly came up in an era where women were really making strides and making a point to beat down doors and find their place and crash through the glass ceiling. Hide

My view of myself doesn't change. I know who I am. I'm Cuban American; both my parents are Cuban - o Show more My view of myself doesn't change. I know who I am. I'm Cuban American; both my parents are Cuban - one was a little browner than the other one. That's who I am. I feel sorry that it's taken so long for the film industry to figure it out and to catch up. Hide

When it was announced that I was going to be on 'Castle,' there were immediate messages on all the T Show more When it was announced that I was going to be on 'Castle,' there were immediate messages on all the TV news sites from 'Firefly' fans hoping for a nod to the series - some encrypted business just for them! I can't promise that, but I can say that a few people out there might get a thrill. Hide

Gina Torres's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (278)

Gossip Girl - Season 4

Suits - Season 7

Xena: Warrior Princess - Season 5

Drop Dead Diva - Season 3

Bones - Season 7

Riverdale - Season 5

Drop Dead Diva - Season 2

Without a Trace - Season 4

The Boondocks - Season 2

The Vampire Diaries - Season 1

Gossip Girl - Season 3

Elena of Avalor - Season 2

Boston Legal - Season 5

The Vampire Diaries - Season 6

NYPD Blue - Season 9

24 - Season 3

Justice League Unlimited - Season 2

Gossip Girl - Season 1 (2007)

24 - Season 8

Riverdale - Season 6

Pushing Daisies - Season 2

The Vampire Diaries - Season 4

The Catch - Season 1

The Vampire Diaries - Season 2

Bones - Season 10

The Unit - Season 1

Gina Torres'S roles

Diana Hall

Airachnid

Felicia Wedeck

Cas

Vixen

Sally Bates

Attorney Miller

Natalie Waters

Julia Milliken

Jasmine