Gina Alexis Rodriguez-LoCicero (née Rodriguez; born July , ) is an
American actress and director. She is known for her leading role as
Jane Villanueva in The CW satirical romantic dramedy series Jane the
Virgin (â€"), for which she received a Golden Globe Award in .Born and
raised in Chicago, Rodriguez began her career in in theater
productions and made her screen debut in an episode of the police
procedural drama series Law & Order. Her breakthrough came in , in the
independent musical-drama film Filly Brown. She has gone on to star in
such films as Deepwater Horizon (), Ferdinand (), Annihilation (),
Miss Bala (), and Someone Great (). She also voices the titular
character of the Netflix animated action-adventure series Carmen
Sandiego.Gina Alexis Rodriguez was born in Chicago, Illinois, the
youngest daughter of Puerto Rican parents, Magali and Gino Rodriguez,
a boxing referee. She is the youngest of three sisters. She was raised
in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side.
American actress and director. She is known for her leading role as
Jane Villanueva in The CW satirical romantic dramedy series Jane the
Virgin (â€"), for which she received a Golden Globe Award in .Born and
raised in Chicago, Rodriguez began her career in in theater
productions and made her screen debut in an episode of the police
procedural drama series Law & Order. Her breakthrough came in , in the
independent musical-drama film Filly Brown. She has gone on to star in
such films as Deepwater Horizon (), Ferdinand (), Annihilation (),
Miss Bala (), and Someone Great (). She also voices the titular
character of the Netflix animated action-adventure series Carmen
Sandiego.Gina Alexis Rodriguez was born in Chicago, Illinois, the
youngest daughter of Puerto Rican parents, Magali and Gino Rodriguez,
a boxing referee. She is the youngest of three sisters. She was raised
in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side.
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