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| 7 | Gina Torres (born April 25, 1969 in Manhattan, New York) is an American actress of Afro-Cuban heritage. Her earliest TV role was a guest spot on ''Series/LawAndOrder'' in 1992, but her first major role was as Queen Cleopatra in ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess''. She later had a major role in ''Series/{{Cleopatra 2525}}'', though not as Cleopatra. |
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| 9 | Torres gained further recognition when she played Creator/NathanFillion's gunslinging lieutenant Zoe in the short-lived Creator/JossWhedon SpaceWestern ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', a role she played once more in the spinoff movie ''Film/{{Serenity}}''. She has since appeared in ''Series/{{Angel}}'', ''Series/TheShield'', ''Series/BostonLegal'', ''Series/GossipGirl'', ''Series/{{Suits}}'' and other hit TV shows. She has also performed many voice roles, including [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths Superwoman]], [[VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline Wonder Woman]], [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited Vixen]], and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Airachnid]]. Torres married Creator/LaurenceFishburne in 2002, welcomed a daughter named Delilah in 2007, and separated in 2017. |
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| 11 | !!Roles |
| 12 | * ''Antigone'' (1987 production) |
| 13 | * ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' (1988 production) |
| 14 | * ''Series/LawAndOrder'' (1992 and 1995) as Lauren Elkin, Charlene |
| 15 | * ''Series/{{MANTIS}}'' (1994) as Dr. Amy Ellis |
| 16 | * ''Series/NYPDBlue'' (1995) as Dominican Woman |
| 17 | * ''Series/OneLifeToLive'' (1995-1996) as Magdalena and Nell |
| 18 | * ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' (1997) as Queen Cleopatra |
| 19 | * ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' (1997-1999) as Nebula |
| 20 | * ''Series/LaFemmeNikita'' (1998) as Jenna Vogler |
| 21 | * ''Series/{{Cleopatra 2525}}'' (2000-2001) as Helena "Hel" Carter |
| 22 | * ''Series/{{Alias}}'' (2001-2006) as Anna Espinosa |
| 23 | * ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' (2002-2003) as Zoe Washburne |
| 24 | * ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' and ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'' (2003) as Cas |
| 25 | * ''Series/{{Angel}}'' (2003) as Jasmine |
| 26 | * ''Series/{{CSI}}'' (2004) as Warden Hutton |
| 27 | * ''Series/TwentyFour'' (2004) as Julia Milliken |
| 28 | * ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' (2004-2006) as Mari "Vixen" [=McCabe=] (voice) |
| 29 | * ''VideoGame/TheMatrixOnline'' (2005-2009) as [[TheOtherDarrin Niobe]] (voice) |
| 30 | * ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005) as Zoe Washburne |
| 31 | * ''Series/TheShield'' (2006) as Sadie Kavanaugh |
| 32 | * ''Series/WithoutATrace'' (2006) as Tyra Hughes |
| 33 | * ''Series/{{Standoff}}'' (2006-2007) as Cheryl Carrera |
| 34 | * ''Series/DirtySexyMoney'' (2007) as Princess Ama |
| 35 | * ''Series/BostonLegal'' (2008) as A.D.A. Mary Franklin |
| 36 | * ''Series/PushingDaisies'' (2009) as Lila Robinson |
| 37 | * ''Series/{{Flash Forward|2009}}'' (2009) as Felicia Wedeck |
| 38 | * ''Series/GossipGirl'' (2009) as Gabriela Abrams |
| 39 | * ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' (2010) as Bree |
| 40 | * ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'' (2010) as Superwoman (voice) |
| 41 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' (2010) as Ebony Brown (voice) |
| 42 | * ''Series/{{Huge}}'' (2010) as Dr. Dorothy Rand |
| 43 | * ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' (2011-2013) as Airachnid (voice) |
| 44 | * ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' (2011) as Franchise/WonderWoman (voice), until summer 2013. |
| 45 | * ''Series/{{Suits}}'' (2011-2018) as Jessica Pearson |
| 46 | * ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' (2013-2015) as Bella Crawford |
| 47 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' (2015-2018) as Ketsu Onyo (voice) |
| 48 | * ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' (2016-2020) as Lauren |
| 49 | * ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'' (2018-2021) as Helper Hula, additional characters (voice) |
| 50 | * ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'' (2019-2020) as Chatana (voice) |
| 51 | * ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'' (2019) as Mrs. Burble |
| 52 | * ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar'' (2021-present) as Tommy Vega |
| 53 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina'' (2022-present) as Keeper Yennen (voice) |
| 54 | * ''Immortals of Aveum'' (2023) as Kirkan (voice and likeness) |
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| 56 | !Tropes |
| 57 | * ActionGirl: Starting with ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'', she often does her own stunts. |
| 58 | * DeadpanSnarker: Anyone who has been in two Creator/JossWhedon productions becomes very good at being this. |
| 59 | * PlayingAgainstType: As [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths Superwoman]] and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Airachnid]]. |
| 60 | * StatuesqueStunner: 5 feet and 10 inches tall, and quite the beauty. |
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