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 Birth Date: April 25, 1969
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Gina Torres recently appeared in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, as well as the independent film Fair Game and the comedy Hair Show. In Hair Show, Torres plays Marcella, a Beverly Hills salon owner, who is at odds with a rival sister team of hairstylists played by Mo'Nique and Kellita Smith. Magic Johnson is an executive producer of the film.
The youngest of three children born to Cuban immigrant parents in the Bronx, New York, Torres was chosen as one of People Espanol's “25 Most Beautiful” last year and People Espanol's “50 Most Beautiful” in 2004. She began her career as a singer and made her professional debut in the musical Dreamgirls.
She later starred on Broadway in The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public and Face Value. She also appeared in prestigious New York productions of Antigone, Blood Wedding, A Raisin in the Sun and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
Torres' won an ALMA for her part in Cleopatra 2525 and starred in Alias. She also starred in Joss Whedon's series Angel and Firefly.
Torres is married to actor-director Laurence Fishburne.
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