Genesis Rodriguez

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Génesis Rodríguez Pérez (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).[1] She co-starred with Paul Walker in Hours (2013).[2] She also played Sarah on Entourage (2010–2011)[3] and assistant museum curator/adventurer Jane Walker on Time After Time (2017),[4] and has starred in the films Man on a Ledge (2012), Casa de Mi Padre (2012), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012),[3] The Last Stand (2013),[3] Tusk (2014),[3] and Run All Night (2015).[3] She provided the voice of Honey Lemon in the Disney animated film Big Hero 6 (2014),[5] a role she reprised in Big Hero 6: The Series (2017–2021).[6]

Genesis Rodriguez
Rodriguez in 2016
Born
Génesis Rodríguez Pérez

(1987-07-29) July 29, 1987 (age 37)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1994; 2004–present
FatherJosé Luis Rodríguez

Early life

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Rodriguez was born July 29, 1987, in Miami, Florida.[7] Her mother, Luisa Carolina "Carol" Pérez Rodríguez, is a Cuban model. Her father, José Luis Rodríguez, is a Venezuelan actor and singer who is also known by the nickname "El Puma".[8] Her parents married in 1996.[9]

Career

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Rodriguez in 2014

Upon returning to Miami, she continued private instruction and obtained a recurring role on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from November 2005 to January 2006. She was also a returned special guest on the Bravo TV series Top Chef.[1] In addition to American television, Rodriguez landed Spanish-language roles and played dual leads as Rosita Amado and Violeta Hurtado in the primetime series Dame Chocolate, which aired on Telemundo.[10]

In 2012, Rodriguez had a substantial role as the love interest of Will Ferrell in the comedy film Casa de Mi Padre,[3] a spoof in the style of the Mexican soap operas of the 1970s. She followed that role with an appearance in the action-thriller film The Last Stand in 2013,[3] playing the villainous FBI Agent Ellen Richards, as well as appearing in the comedy Identity Thief as Marisol.[3] In 2014, Rodriguez lent her voice to Honey Lemon in the Disney animated film Big Hero 6.[5] In February 2017, she appeared as the main female role in the music video for Romeo Santos's song Héroe Favorito.[11] In 2022, she appeared in the recurring role of superhero Sloane Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy season 3.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Man on a Ledge Angie
2012 Casa de Mi Padre Sonia
2012 What to Expect When You're Expecting Courtney
2013 The Last Stand Agent Ellen Richards
2013 Identity Thief Marisol
2013 Hours Abigail Hayes
2014 Tusk Ally Leon
2014 Big Hero 6 Honey Lemon Voice role
2015 Run All Night Gabriela Conlon
2016 Yoga Hosers Ms. Wicklund
2018 Delirium Lynn
2018 Icebox Perla
2019 Jake and Kyle Get Wedding Dates Gillian "Gilly" Westen Voice role; direct-to-video film
2020 Centigrade Naomi
2024 The 4:30 Movie Usher

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 El Club de Los Tigritos Dancer
2004 Prisionera Libertad Salvatierra Santos Main role
2007 Dame Chocolate Rosa "Rosita" Amado / Violeta Hurtado Main role
2008–2009 Doña Bárbara Marisela Barquero / Young Bárbara Guaimarán Main role
2010–2011 Entourage Sarah Episodes: "Stunted", "Dramedy", "Out with a Bang"
2012 Attack of the Show! Herself Episode: "Katrina Law"
2012 Gracias por venir, gracias por estar Herself Episode: "Homenaje al Puma Rodríguez"
2013 The Screen Junkies Show Herself Episode: "Super Bowl Movie Trailers 2013!"
2013–2015 Made in Hollywood Herself 4 episodes
2014 Reel Junkie Herself Episode: "Tusk"
2017 Time After Time Jane Walker Main role
2017 Elena of Avalor Amalay Voice role; episode: "The Jewel of Maru"
2019 The Passage Alicia Episode: Pilot
2017–2021 Big Hero 6: The Series Honey Lemon Main voice role
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lourdes Vega Episodes: "Remember Me", "Remember Me Too"
2018–2020 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Perfuma Main voice role
2020 The Fugitive Detective Sloan Web series; main role
2022 The Umbrella Academy Sloane Hargreeves / Sparrow Number Five Main role (season 3)
2023 Neon Isa 3 episodes
2024 Lioness Captain Josephina Carrillo Main role (season 2)

Music videos

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

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Honey Lemon

References

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  1. ^ a b Aquino, Tara (February 2, 2012). "Who's That Girl? Meet "Casa de Mi Padre" Actress Genesis Rodriguez". Complex. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Pais, Matt (December 12, 2013). "'Hours' review: Honor amid unpleasantness" Archived 2024-06-02 at the Wayback Machine. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Sneider, Jeff (February 20, 2014). "Genesis Rodriguez to Join Topher Grace in Blumhouse’s Thriller 'Home' Archived 2024-06-02 at the Wayback Machine. The Wrap. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 7, 2016). "'Time After Time': Genesis Rodriguez Cast As Female Lead In ABC Pilot" Archived 2024-06-02 at the Wayback Machine. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Moran, Sarah (March 11, 2015). "'Big Hero 6' Voice Actor Genesis Rodriguez Confirms 'Rumblings' of a Sequel" Archived 2021-09-20 at the Wayback Machine. Screen Rant. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Flores, Terry (June 7, 2018). "'Big Hero 6 The Series' Set to Premiere on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW" Archived 2023-03-22 at the Wayback Machine. Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "'El inmigrante hace a EE.UU. un país más colorido y único'". La Estrella de Panama (in Spanish). July 12, 2018.
  8. ^ Hansen, Lena (December 19, 2017). "Venezuelan Singer José Luis Rodriguez 'El Puma' Receives Double Lung Transplant" Archived 2024-06-02 at the Wayback Machine. People. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "Conoce a Carolina Pérez, la mujer que le robó el corazón a José Luis 'el Puma' Rodríguez". terra.cl (in Spanish). March 12, 2022. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "Génesis Rodriguez". Telemundo. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  11. ^ Garcia, Kelsey (February 19, 2017). "The Good Guy Gets the Girl in Romeo Santos's Latest Music Video With Génesis Rodriguez" Archived 2020-08-04 at the Wayback Machine. PopSugar. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Tyler, Adrienne (February 1, 2024). "The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Footage Answers A Big Sloane Mystery" Archived 2024-02-02 at the Wayback Machine. Screen Rant. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
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