Gina Torres
Highest Rated: 91% Selah and the Spades (2019)
Lowest Rated: 17% Hair Show (2004)
Birthday: Apr 25, 1969
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
A statuesque beauty whose first love as an actor was the stage, Gina Torres immersed herself in her craft by connecting with a live audience; the symbiotic energy that it created fueled her passion for acting and encouraged her to pursue a career in film and television in addition to her multiple Broadway roles. Born the youngest of three siblings in a close-knit Cuban family in New York, Torres received early voice training at New York's High School of Music and Art. Trained in opera and jazz, the talented mezzo-soprano also sang in a gospel choir, refining her versatile voice into a finely developed instrument with remarkable range. Although regular viewers of TV fantasy no doubt recognize her from recurring roles on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its sister show, Xena: Warrior Princess, the talented actress and singer also appeared in such popular small-screen action and drama series as Dark Angel, Cleopatra 2525, Firefly, Alias, Any Day Now, and Angel. Married to actor Laurence Fishburne since September 2002, Torres' film roles have included 1996's Bed of Roses and The Matrix Reloaded (2003). She had a recurring role on the TV series Angel. She appeared in a number of projects including Serenity, and the Chris Rock comedy I Think I Love My Wife. In 2010 she was cast in the made-for-cable series Huge, about teens at a fat camp, and voiced Superwoman for the animated Justice League series.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | Five Fingers | Actor | — | 2019 |
| 91% | Selah and the Spades | Actor | — | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | Mr. Sophistication | Janice | — | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | Open Season 3 | Actor | — | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | Applause for Miss E | Maggie | — | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | Don't Let Me Drown | Diana | — | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Superwoman | — | 2009 |
| 19% | I Think I Love My Wife | Brenda Cooper | $12.5M | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | South of Pico | Carla Silva | — | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | Five Fingers | Aicha | — | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | Jam | Lilac | — | 2006 |
| 82% | Serenity | Zoe | $25.4M | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | Fair Game | Stacey | — | 2005 |
| 17% | Hair Show | Marcella | $0.3M | 2004 |
| 35% | The Matrix Revolutions | Cas | $139.1M | 2003 |
| 73% | The Matrix Reloaded | Cas | $281.6M | 2003 |
| 60% | The Substance of Fire | Maitre D' | — | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | Dark Angel | LaMayne | — | 1996 |
| 19% | Bed of Roses | Francine | — | 1995 |
TV
| Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet |
Elena of Avalor 2016 |
Voice |
2019 |
| 72% |
Pearson 2019 |
Jessica Pearson |
2019 |
| 90% |
Suits 2011-2019 |
Jessica Pearson |
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 |
| No Score Yet |
Last Call With Carson Daly 2007-2019 |
Guest |
2017 |
| 74% |
The Catch 2015-2017 |
Justine Diaz |
2017 |
| No Score Yet |
The Chew 2011-2018 |
Guest |
2017 2015 2014 2013 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
Con Man 2015-2017 |
Grace |
2015 |
| 69% |
Revenge 2011-2015 |
Natalie Waters |
2015 |
| 92% |
Hannibal 2013-2015 |
Bella |
2015 2013 |
| 80% |
Castle 2009-2016 |
Samantha Foster |
2013 |
| No Score Yet |
Iron Chef America 2004-2018 |
Judge |
2013 |
| No Score Yet |
The Mo'Nique Show 2009-2011 |
Guest |
2011 |
| 90% |
Huge 2010 |
Dr. Dorothy Rand |
2010 |
| 54% |
The Boondocks 2005-2014 |
Voice |
2010 |
| 85% |
The Vampire Diaries 2009-2017 |
Bree |
2010 |
| 80% |
FlashForward 2009-2010 |
Felicia Wedeck Felicia |
2010 2009 |
| 60% |
Eli Stone 2008-2009 |
2009 |
|
| 84% |
Gossip Girl 2007-2012 |
Gabriela Abrams |
2009 |
| 96% |
Pushing Daisies 2007-2009 |
Lila Robinson |
2009 |
| 84% |
The Unit 2006-2009 |
Sgt. Natasha Andrews |
2009 |
| 68% |
Dirty Sexy Money 2007-2009 |
Ama |
2009 2007 |
| 90% |
Bones 2005-2017 |
Dr. Toni Ezralow |
2008 |
| 86% |
Boston Legal 2004-2008 |
Mary Franklin |
2008 |
| No Score Yet |
Criminal Minds 2005 |
Det. Salinas |
2008 |
| 23% |
Standoff 2006 |
Cheryl Carrera |
2007 2006 |
| 90% |
The Shield 2002-2008 |
Sadie Kavanaugh |
2006 |
| 96% |
Justice League Unlimited 2004-2006 |
Voice |
2006 2004 |
| 88% |
Alias 2001-2006 |
Anna Espinosa Anna |
2006 2005 2001 |
| 86% |
24 2001-2014 |
Julia Milliken |
2004 |
| No Score Yet |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000-2015 |
Warden Hutton |
2004 |
| 88% |
Angel 1999-2004 |
Jasmine Woman |
2003 |
| No Score Yet |
The Guardian 2001-2004 |
Sadie Harper Sadie |
2003 |
| 76% |
Firefly 2002-2003 |
Zoe |
2003 2002 |
| No Score Yet |
The Agency 2001-2003 |
Dacia Banga |
2003 2002 |
| 40% |
Cleopatra 2525 2000-2001 |
Hel |
2000 |
| No Score Yet |
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 1995-1999 |
Beth Hymson (casting director) Nebula Nebula `2' |
1999 1998 1997 |
| No Score Yet |
Profiler 1996-2000 |
Michelle Brubaker |
1999 1997 |
| No Score Yet |
La Femme Nikita 1997-2001 |
Jenna |
1998 |
| No Score Yet |
Xena: Warrior Princess 1995-2001 |
Cleopatra |
1997 |
| 84% |
NYPD Blue 1993-2005 |
Dominican Woman |
1995 |
| No Score Yet |
Law & Order 1990-2010 |
Charlene Laura Elkin |
1995 1992 |
QUOTES FROM Gina Torres CHARACTERS
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: I'll take the shuttle in closer. Zoe, ship is yours. Remember, if anything happens to me, or you don't hear from me within the hour... you take this ship and you come and you rescue me.
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: I'll take the shuttle in closer. Zoe, ship is yours. Remember, if anything happens to me, or you don't hear from me within the hour, you take this ship and you come and you rescue me.
Zoe says: What? And risk my ship?
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: I mean it. It's cold out there. I don't wanna get left.
Zoe says: I know something ain't right.
Wash says: Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail.
Zoe says: Sir, I'd like you to take the helm, please. I need this man to tear all my clothes off.
Wash says: [being dragged away by Zoe, in mock tired voice] Work, work, work.
Dr. Simon Tam says: May I see her?
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: I believe you go some storytelling to do what in hell happened back there?
Wash says: Start with the part where Jayne gets knocked out by a ninety pound girl. 'Cause I don't think that's ever getting old
Wash says: Start with the part where Jayne gets knocked out by a ninety pound girl. 'Cause I don't think that's ever getting old.
Zoe says: Do we know if anyone was killed?
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: It's likely. I know she meant to Ad kill me 'fore the Doc put her out which how exactly does that work anyhow?
Dr. Simon Tam says: It's a safeword. The people who helped me break River out had intel that River and the other subjects were being embedded with behavioral conditioning. They taught me a safeword, in case... something happened.
Kaylee Frye says: I'm not sure I get it
Kaylee Frye says: I'm not sure I get it.
Dr. Simon Tam says: It's a phrase that makes her fall asleep. If I speak the words, "Eta --
Jayne says: Well don't say it!
Zoe says: It only works on 'her' Jayne.
Jayne says: Oh. Well, now I know that!
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: What was that?
Wash says: Did you "see" that?
Wash says: Did you 'see' that?
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Was that the Primary Buffer Panel?
Wash says: It did seem to resemble-
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Did the Primary Buffer Panel just fall off my gorram ship for no apparent reason?
Wash says: Looks like!
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: I thought Kaylee checked our entry couplings! I have a very clear memory of it!
Wash says: Yeah well if she doesn't give us some extra flow from the engine room to offset the burnthrough this landing is gonna get pretty interesting.
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Define "Interesting"
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Define 'Interesting'.
Wash says: "Oh god, oh god, we're all gonna die?"
Wash says: Oh god, oh god, we're all gonna die?
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: This is the Captain. There's a little problem with our entry sequence so we may experience slight turbulence and then explode. Can you shave the vector?
Wash says: I'm doing it it's not enough!
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Well just get us on the ground!
Wash says: That part will happen pretty defiantly!
Jayne says: We're gonna explode!? I don't wanna explode!
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Jayne how many weapons you plan on taking you only got the two arms.
Jayne says: I just get excitable as to choice, like to have my options open.
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: I don't plan on any shooting taking place during this job.
Jayne says: well, what you plan and what takes place ain't ever exactly been similar.
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: No grenades
Jayne says: What? aw!
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: No grenades!
Zoe says: We crashing again?
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Talk to your husband Mule prepped?
Zoe says: Go to go sir, just loading her up. Those grenades? Those grednaes?
Jayne says: Yeah Cap'n doesn't want'em.
Zoe says: Jayne we're robbing the place We're not occupying it.
Zoe says: You know what the definition of a hero is? Someone who gets other people killed.