Genesis Rodriguez (born July 29, 1987) is an American actress and
model, who began her career playing leading roles in the Telemundo
telenovelas Prisionera (2004), Dame Chocolate (2007) and Doña
Bárbara (2008â€"2009). She co-starred with Paul Walker in Hours. She
also played Sarah on Entourage (2010â€"2011) and assistant museum
curator/adventurer Jane Walker on Time After Time (2017), and has
starred in the films Man on a Ledge (2012), Casa de Mi Padre (2012),
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), The Last Stand (2013),
Tusk (2014) and Run All Night (2015). She provided the voice for Honey
Lemon in Big Hero 6 (2014), a role she reprises in the TV series
(2017).Rodriguez was born July 29, 1987 in Miami, Florida. Her mother,
Luisa Carolina Pérez Rodriguez "Carol", is a Cuban model. Her father,
José Luis RodrÃguez, is a Venezuelan actor and singer who is also
known by the nickname "El Puma".Upon returning to Miami, she continued
private instruction and obtained a recurring role on the American
daytime series Days of Our Lives from November 2005 through January
2006. She was also a repeat special guest on the Bravo TV series Top
Chef. In addition to American television, Rodriguez explored Spanish
language roles and played dual leads as Rosita Amado and Violeta
Hurtado in the primetime series Dame Chocolate, which aired on
Telemundo.In 2012, Rodriguez had a substantial role as the love
interest of Will Ferrell in the movie comedy Casa de Mi Padre, a spoof
in the style of the Mexican soap operas of the 1970s. She followed
that role with an appearance in the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie The
Last Stand in 2013, playing villainous FBI Agent Ellen Richards, as
well as appearing in the comedy Identity Thief as Marisol. Rodriguez
lent her voice to Honey Lemon in the 2014 film Big Hero 6. In February
2017 she appeared, in the main female role, in the music video for
Romeo Santos' song Héroe Favorito.
model, who began her career playing leading roles in the Telemundo
telenovelas Prisionera (2004), Dame Chocolate (2007) and Doña
Bárbara (2008â€"2009). She co-starred with Paul Walker in Hours. She
also played Sarah on Entourage (2010â€"2011) and assistant museum
curator/adventurer Jane Walker on Time After Time (2017), and has
starred in the films Man on a Ledge (2012), Casa de Mi Padre (2012),
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), The Last Stand (2013),
Tusk (2014) and Run All Night (2015). She provided the voice for Honey
Lemon in Big Hero 6 (2014), a role she reprises in the TV series
(2017).Rodriguez was born July 29, 1987 in Miami, Florida. Her mother,
Luisa Carolina Pérez Rodriguez "Carol", is a Cuban model. Her father,
José Luis RodrÃguez, is a Venezuelan actor and singer who is also
known by the nickname "El Puma".Upon returning to Miami, she continued
private instruction and obtained a recurring role on the American
daytime series Days of Our Lives from November 2005 through January
2006. She was also a repeat special guest on the Bravo TV series Top
Chef. In addition to American television, Rodriguez explored Spanish
language roles and played dual leads as Rosita Amado and Violeta
Hurtado in the primetime series Dame Chocolate, which aired on
Telemundo.In 2012, Rodriguez had a substantial role as the love
interest of Will Ferrell in the movie comedy Casa de Mi Padre, a spoof
in the style of the Mexican soap operas of the 1970s. She followed
that role with an appearance in the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie The
Last Stand in 2013, playing villainous FBI Agent Ellen Richards, as
well as appearing in the comedy Identity Thief as Marisol. Rodriguez
lent her voice to Honey Lemon in the 2014 film Big Hero 6. In February
2017 she appeared, in the main female role, in the music video for
Romeo Santos' song Héroe Favorito.
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