Biography
Who is Gina Rodriguez?
Early life and education
Gina Rodriguez Alexis Rodriguez was born on July 30, 1984, in Chicago, Illinois. She was raised in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Her parents, Magali and Gino Rodriguez, were of Puerto Rican heritage. Her father worked as a professional boxing referee. She grew up with an older brother and two sisters.
Acting career and breakthroughs
Her screen career began in 2004 with an appearance on the police procedural series Law & Order. Over the next several years, she appeared in shows such as Eleventh Hour, Army Wives, and The Mentalist. In 2011, she secured a recurring role as Beverly in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. That same year, she appeared in the musical film Go for It!, earning an Imagen Awards nomination.
Film and production work
Beyond television, she has starred in many feature films, including Deepwater Horizon in 2016 and the 2017 animated film Ferdinand. She also appeared in the 2018 science fiction thriller Annihilation and voiced a character in the animated movie Smallfoot that same year. In 2019, she starred in the action thriller Miss Bala and the romantic comedy Someone Great, the latter of which she also produced.
Personal life and advocacy
Gina has been public about her health, revealing in an interview that she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease at age 19. Regarding her personal life, she met actor and mixed martial arts fighter Joe LoCicero on the set of Jane the Virgin. The couple became engaged in August 2018 and married on May 4, 2019. They welcomed a son in March 2023 and a daughter in December 2025.
Birthday and age
Gina Rodriguez was born on July 30, 1984, which makes Gina 42 years old today. That birthday falls under the Leo sign. Gina shares the date with 49 other famous people.
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