Gina Rodriguez was born on 30 July 1984, in Chicago, Illinois USA, of Puerto Rican, Jewish and African descent. Gina is an actress, best known for being a part of the series “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “Filly Brown”. She also portrays Jane Villanueva in the series “Jane the Virgin”, and all her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is now.
How rich is Gina Rodriguez? As of mid-2016, sources inform us of a net worth that is over $5 million, mostly earned through a successful career as an actress. Aside from television, she’s also known for her various film roles, and has won several awards. As she continues her career her wealth will likely increase.
Gina Rodriguez Net Worth $5 Million
Gina started performing at a young age, becoming a part of Fantasia Juvenil, a salsa dance company. She attended St. Ignatius College Prep and continued her passion for dancing well into her teens. She was then given the opportunity to be a part of Columbia University’s Theatrical Collaboration. After high school, she attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2006 with a degree in Fine Arts. During this period, she also trained with the Atlantic Theater Company and became known for being part of the production “The Last Moments in the Life of Frida Kahlo”.
In 2011, Gina was cast to be part of the soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful”., and also had a role in the film musical entitled “Go for It!”, which received an Imagen Awards nomination. She continued her performances with “Filly Brown”, this time winning the Imagen award, and along with this, she won a Best Actor Award from the First Run Film Festival. She was offered to be a part of a Lifetime series called “Devious Maids” but turned it down. In 2013, she was cast to be part of “Sleeping with the Fishes”, then became known for being cast in the series “Jane the Virgin”, and in 2014 was cast to be part of “Sticky Notes”.
Aside from these opportunities, Rodriguez was seen hosting the 2015 Teen Choice Awards alongside Josh Peck and Ludacris. She’s also reportedly working on an album.
For her personal life, little is known of any relationships. Gina suffered from a thyroid condition which was discovered when she was 19. She also mentions that she’s had various religious experiences having grown up Catholic, but now attending a Christian church while having a Jewish family. Her sisters did not pursue acting careers, with one becoming an investment banker and the other working as a doctor.
Gina also does philanthropic work, getting involved with various organizations such as CustomInk and Naja Lingerie. She’s part of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Board of Directors, being formerly a scholar of HSF herself. Along with CustomInk and The Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights, she participated in selling t-shirts to help fund the PACER cause. She’s also assisted with Naja, selling products that help fund school books, uniforms and lunches for people in need.
Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2015), Young Hollywood Awards, Dorian Awards, Imagen Awards
Nominations
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Comedy, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Liplock, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, NAACP Image Award...
Movies
"Jane the Virgin" (2014-), "The Bold and the Beautiful" (2011-2012), "Filly Brown" (2012), "Sleeping with the Fishes" (2013), “Sticky Notes”
TV Shows
California Winter (2012), Sticky Notes (2016), Army Wives (2010), No Names (2012), Teen Choice Awards (2015), “Go for It!”, “The Last Moments in the Life of Frida Kahlo” Longmire (2013)
I felt very vulnerable after 'Sleeping with the Fishes'; I gained weight for the role. I felt a bit out of my skin in the movie, and it was hard to watch.
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I'm not messing with skiing. You can't get this Puerto Rican on the slope. Uh-uh.
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I will play the characters with last names like Sanchez and Gonzalez until the day I die, but I also want to play the 'Michelle Smiths.'
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I've been very lucky; God has done amazing things for me.
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Being an actress wasn't realistic. I knew that I was going to have to do it in a way that would speak to my parents. So I went to NYU Tisch School of the Arts for theater, and I studied at the conservatory.
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I went to college at NYU for acting, since acting was my dream from very young. I did a lot of hip-hop courses while I was there. I helped co-write a hip-hop production for the main stage of NYU, but I never touched rap.
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What makes characters real are details, and if you're crafting a person from scratch, you're probably not going to pay as much attention to a question like, 'Does this person bite their nails?'
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I was a salsa dancer for the majority of my life, from, like, 7 to 17, and did the World Salsa Congresses. I realized that I wanted to continue obviously to be a performer. But in my household, being an actor and jumping into acting is not really accepted.
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When I got out of college, I booked a movie called 'Go for It!' with Lionsgate, came out here, and I've been acting ever since - or trying, constantly trying.
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I started performing very young as a salsa dancer, and every time I was on that stage dancing, all I knew was that I wanted to speak. I wanted the music to stop, and I wanted to speak.
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I think all Latino actors want to be storytellers first. I want to be an actor first, and then I want to be Latina.
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I love telling stories that allow people to be less afraid to tell theirs.
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I grew up in Chicago, so hip-hop has always been a part of my life.
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I love relatable stories.
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I started small with commercials and print.
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I learned a lot from Ana Ortiz, who plays my sister in 'Sleeping with the Fishes'.
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Acting is how I'll be able to change how Latinos are viewed in media and change how little girls see and talk about themselves.
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I am not going to take a role because there's money. It might extend my checkbook, but not my integrity.
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I grew up dancing salsa - you know, a traditional Puerto Rican dance.
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I do not devalue the role of a maid or nanny, or the stereotypical roles that some members of our family have actually done to feed our families in real life.
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With each dream accomplished, bigger ones are put in their place.
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I don't want the Latino community to think I think the reason Latino films are not doing well is because of us. It is not fully our responsibility.
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I've specifically decided to say no to projects that weren't advancing Latinos, that weren't showing us in a positive light, roles that were gratuitous and spreading untruths.
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I can live in L.A. as a struggling artist. I cannot live in New York as a struggling artist.
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What I will not do is continue to perpetuate stereotypes. I'm the daughter of a maid; why do I have to also play a maid? My mom was a maid so I didn't have to be a maid.
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I dream big, baby. I want to do thrillers, I want to do smart David Lynch-type mysteries.
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'Filly Brown' gave me the wings to fly, but red carpets are still very uncomfortable.
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I started salsa dancing with a few different companies and started touring the country. It was fantastic, but I realized that I really wanted to talk every time we were performing. That's a problem because when you're dancing, if you stop to talk, that's not really cool to the other dancers.
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I've learned a lot about what kind of actor I want or do not want to be while being on set. I sit back and observe how other actors treat the totem pole of set politics.
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It's clear to me that execs need to step outside of their office and really look at life. We are in interracial relationships. We speak multiple languages. We're multiple religions inside of that. I have Jewish ancestors. My sister converted to Judaism. I have Christians and Catholics and Buddhists in my family. I have multiracial, multiethnic relationships. We need to start casting color-blind because there is no specific anymore.
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Latinos don't go out and support their own films, but at the same time, it's not their responsibility.
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I think when you work really hard and you help others, God helps you get what you want.
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This industry is all about work, and just because Sundance exposed me to the world, it is my job to stay deserving in that world. The work never ends; the hustle just get harder, and you get stronger!
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Every morning, my dad would have me looking in the mirror and repeat, 'Today is going to be a great day; I can, and I will.'
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I like to peel it and share it with friends. You can spread the love with an orange.
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I try to keep in mind that it's a long journey. It's not a race. It's about staying focused, continuing to do good work, make my family and community proud; that's all I really want to do... and pay my bills.
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Serves as a board member for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.
performer: "Dream Big", "Filly Brown Radio Version", "Wisdom", "I Get Nasty", "Good Lovin", "Reflections", "This Is My Life" / writer: "Dream Big"
Cinematographer
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Sa passion des tulipes
2005
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Casting Director
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The Motel
2009
Short
Editor
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Sa passion des tulipes
2005
Short
Producer
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Marie Claire Young Women's Honors
2016
TV Movie executive producer
Self
Title
Year
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23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2017
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
Beyond the Horizon
2017
Video documentary
Herself
Work Like an American
2017
Video documentary short
Herself
Access Hollywood Live
2016
TV Series
Herself
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-2016
TV Series
Herself
Made in Hollywood
2016
TV Series
Herself
Good Morning America
2016
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016
TV Series
Herself
Entertainment Tonight
2015-2016
TV Series
Herself
Teen Choice Awards 2016
2016
TV Movie
Herself - Presenter
WGN Morning News
2016
TV Series
Herself
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter
2015-2016
TV Series
Herself
Lip Sync Battle
2016
TV Series
Herself - Competitor
Designing Change
2016
Documentary short
Essence Ninth Annual Black Women in Hollywood
2016
TV Movie
Herself
Conan
2016
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Talk
2014-2016
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Jane the Virgin
The 47th NAACP Image Awards
2016
TV Movie
Herself - Presenter
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2014-2016
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Jane the Virgin
Critics' Choice Awards Red Carpet Live
2016/I
TV Movie
Herself
Extra
2015-2016
TV Series
Herself
2016 Golden Globe Arrivals Special
2016
TV Special
Herself
73rd Golden Globe Awards
2016
TV Special
Herself - Nominee
E! Live from the Red Carpet
2015-2016
TV Series
Herself / Herself - After Party Guest
38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
2015
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
Live with Kelly and Michael
2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
TV Series
Herself
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
2015 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2015
TV Movie
Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) / Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) / Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) / ...
Teen Choice Awards 2015
2015
TV Special
Herself - Host
Hollywood Game Night
2015
TV Series
Herself - Celebrity Player
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2015
TV Series
Herself
The 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself
Rachael Ray
2015
TV Series
Herself
Today
2015
TV Series
Herself
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2015
TV Series
Herself
The View
2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest Co-Hostess
IHeartRadio Music Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
Inside Edition
2015
TV Series documentary
Herself
72nd Golden Globe Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself - Winner
FansTang Live from the Red Carpet
2015
TV Series
Herself
The 41st Annual People's Choice Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself
Zoe Saldana Presents My Hero
2014
TV Series
Herself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2014
TV Series
Herself - Jane the Virgin
BELLOmag Presents: A Conversation with Gina Rodriguez
2014
TV Movie
Herself - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
2014
TV Series
Herself - Jane the Virgin
2014 Young Hollywood Awards
2014
TV Special
Herself
The 4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards
2014
TV Special
Herself
Nu Point of View: The Emerging Latino Filmmakers
2014
TV Movie
Herself - Host
Hub Network's First Annual Halloween Bash
2013
TV Special
Herself
2013 ALMA Awards
2013
TV Special
Herself
Habla Women
2013
TV Special documentary
Herself
Archive Footage
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Entertainment Tonight
2015-2016
TV Series
Herself
Extra
2015-2016
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Herself
Won Awards
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Award
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Nomination
Movie
2016
CinemaCon Award
CinemaCon, USA
Female Star of Tomorrow
2016
Imagen Award
Imagen Foundation Awards
Best Actress - Television
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2015
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2015
The "We're Wilde About You" Rising Star Award
Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA)
2015
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Breakthrough Performer of the Year
2015
Imagen Award
Imagen Foundation Awards
Best Actress - Television
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2013
ALMA Award
ALMA Awards
Special Achievement in Film
Filly Brown (2012)
2012
Imagen Award
Imagen Foundation Awards
Best Actress/Feature Film
Filly Brown (2012)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2017
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2016
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2016
Critics' Choice TV Award
Critics Choice Television Awards
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2016
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2015
Critics' Choice TV Award
Critics Choice Television Awards
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2015
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Comedy Lead Actress
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2015
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2015
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2015
Teen Choice Award
Teen Choice Awards
Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2015
Teen Choice Award
Teen Choice Awards
Choice TV: Liplock
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2015
Teen Choice Award
Teen Choice Awards
Choice TV: Breakout Star
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2015
TCA Award
Television Critics Association Awards
Individual Achievement in Comedy
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2015
WIN Award
Women's Image Network Awards
Outstanding Actress Comedy Series
Jane the Virgin (2014)
2014
Imagen Award
Imagen Foundation Awards
Best Actress/Supporting Actress - Feature Film
Sleeping with the Fishes (2013)
2011
Imagen Award
Imagen Foundation Awards
Best Supporting Actress/Feature Film
Go for It! (2011)
Known for movies
Jane the Virgin (2014-2017) as Jane Villanueva / Cecilia / Jane
$1 Million
