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Genesis Rodriguez
Genesis Rodriguez
	Rodriguez in 2016
Born	Génesis Rodríguez Pérez; July 29, 1987 (age 37); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	1994; 2004–present
Father	José Luis Rodríguez

Génesis Rodríguez Pérez (born July 29, 1987) is an American actress and model.^[1] She began her career playing leading roles in the Telemundo telenovelas Prisionera (2004), Dame Chocolate (2007) and Doña Bárbara (2008–2009).^[2] She co-starred with Paul Walker in Hours (2013).^[3] She also played Sarah on Entourage (2010–2011)^[4] and assistant museum curator/adventurer Jane Walker on Time After Time (2017),^[5] and has starred in the films Man on a Ledge (2012), Casa de Mi Padre (2012), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012),^[4] The Last Stand (2013),^[4] Tusk (2014),^[4] and Run All Night (2015).^[4] She provided the voice of Honey Lemon in the Disney animated film Big Hero 6 (2014),^[6] a role she reprised in Big Hero 6: The Series (2017–2021).^[7]

Early life

Rodriguez was born July 29, 1987, in Miami, Florida.^[1] 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

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.^[2] 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,^[4] 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,^[4] playing the villainous FBI Agent Ellen Richards, as well as appearing in the comedy Identity Thief as Marisol.^[4] In 2014, Rodriguez lent her voice to Honey Lemon in the Disney animated film Big Hero 6.^[6] 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

Film

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

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	Special Ops: Lioness	Captain Josephina Carrillo	Main role (season 2)