Gina Torres

In 2019, a spin-off of the Force Majeure series will be released on television, which tells the continuation of the story of a thriving lawyer Jessica Pearson. The leading role in the sequel to the legal saga will be played by the American actress Gina Torres, known for the films "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolution", as well as for the television shows "Firefly" and "Xena - Warrior Princess."

Gina Torres was born in Manhattan on April 25, 1969 to a large family of Cuban immigrants. Richard Torres, the father of the future actress, worked in the printing house of the Spanish-language newspaper La Prensa. Mother Rebecca ran a household and raised 3 daughters.

When Gina was young, the head of the family got a position with the New York Daily News, and they moved first to Washington Heights and then to the Bronx. The Torres' new home was located near the Grand Concourse Boulevard, in an area populated by Latin Americans, so children from an early age were imbued with a multi-layered ethnic culture and fiery music.

From their parents, the girls took over their love for the Johnny Pacheco orchestra and the Cuban singer Celia Cruz, and as they matured, they began to listen to modern tunes performed by ABBA, Led Zeppelin and other popular bands.

It is not surprising that Gina, the most gifted of the sisters, wanted to be like her idols, and from the very childhood she tried to fulfill her dream by any means. The first step was to enter the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in the vocal department, where the mezzo-soprano owner was taught to sing opera, as well as jazz and evangelical compositions.

The innate talent and acquired knowledge allowed the girl to successfully pass the exams at several New York colleges, but due to lack of money, Gina was unable to continue her studies.

Instead of university, the future actress went to work in the administration of the Broadway theater and over time began to get small roles in musical performances that took place on the local stage.

Gina enjoyed the applause from the audience, but secretly yearned for more. She went to screen tests for TV shows and films and eventually came up for a cameo role in the rating television project Law & Order.

Gina Torres's film biography began in 1992 with small roles in crime series and soap operas. And the first significant work was the appearance in 17 episodes of the serial Agnes Nixon family drama "One Life to Live".

The producers fell in love with the dark-skinned actress with an exotic appearance, who, with a height of 178 cm, weighed only 60 kg, and began to regularly invite her to television. By 1996, Torres had starred in 7 TV series, among which were such popular projects as "Dark Angel" with Eric Roberts in the title role and "NYPD", which aired on the ABC channel.

After that, Torres made her film debut, playing a cameo in the romantic film by Michael Goldenberg "Bed of Roses" and the film adaptation of the play by John Robin Beitz "The Substance of Fire."

In 1997, the actress returned to television and got roles in 2 New Zealand TV series based on mythological plots. First, Gina appeared in the form of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra in "Xena - Warrior Princess", and then, developing the story of the pirate leader Nebula, worked 8 episodes in "The Amazing Voyages of Hercules" and showed a slim toned body in a leather outfit like a swimsuit.

These roles determined the further fate of the actress and helped her to become the main character of the American science fiction show "Cleopatra 2525", launched as part of the Universal Action Pack. The plot is based on the story of 3 beauties fighting with armed aircraft that occupied the Earth in the 26th century. Having played the leader of the group Hel, Torres showed the talent of a real actress with a weak script.

Thanks to this, in 2001 she received the ALMA award and got on the set of the 2nd and 3rd parts of the bestseller "The Matrix". The role of Dozer's widow, who piloted the anti-gravity ship Nebuchadnezzar, brought Gina fame and allowed her to appear on the screens more often.

In 2002, Torres became interested in the script for the sci-fi series Firefly and reincarnated as Zoe Washbourne, Nathan Fillion's assistant to Serenity commander Mel Reynades. After the closure of the project, the pair of actors continued filming together and appeared in a full-length sequel to the space western, which was called Mission Serenity.

Since 2005, despite the demand for serious cinema from directors, Gina chose to work on television. She landed leading roles in the drama series Negotiators and Chubby, and then appeared in separate episodes of such shows as Remember What Will Be, Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries and Transformers Prime.

These works became a kind of training for the project "Force Majeure", in which the actress played the role of the owner of the law firm Jessica Pearson. Torres instantly got used to the image of a "tough" lawyer, dressed in stunning suits and high heels. With her finger on the pulse, the bossy boss controlled every step of the company's employees and sacrificed staff for the successful outcome of any case under consideration.

In the first seasons, Jessica was the embodiment of a strong woman who was not fond of romance and was not capable of tender feelings. This appealed to Gina, but she wanted to show a little love. The creators of the series went to meet the actress and in the 6th season allowed her heroine to arrange a personal life, forcing the actress to complete the filming of the project.

Gina sadly accepted parting with her beloved role and tried to distract herself, replenishing the filmography with roles in the series "Star Wars: Rebels", "Extreme Space" and others. But deep down, she hoped Jessica's story wasn't over yet. Joy knew no bounds when the creators of Force Majeure invited Torres to star in a spin-off of the original project and on April 25, 2018, they released a pilot episode of the show called Pearson.

In her youth, Torres was rarely fond of men. The real love that Laurence Fishburne became was met by the actress in the early 2000s on the set of The Matrix Reloaded.

In February 2001, it became known about the engagement of the star couple, and on September 22, 2002, the lovers got married at the Cloisters Museum in New York. 5 years after the wedding, the actors had a daughter, Delilah, who became the favorite of the family and the best friend of Fishburne's children from their first marriage.

In the early 2010s, Torres and her husband portrayed a married couple in the television series Hannibal, and in 2017, they unexpectedly announced their divorce.

Therefore, on May 19, 2018, the actress, in splendid isolation, attended the royal wedding of actress Meghan Markle, who starred with Gina in the TV series Force Majeure.

During the divorce process, the paparazzi published photos of Torres on the Web in the company of an unknown man. When the couple officially broke up, information appeared in foreign media that the actress began a relationship with an entrepreneur named Kevin Wright.

Gina Torres is eagerly awaiting the premiere of Pearson and occasionally posts a photo of the changed image on Instagram.

She is currently filming new episodes of the show and plans to finish work on season 1 by mid-2019.

1997 - "Xena - Warrior Princess" 1997-1999 - "The Amazing Feats of Hercules" 2000-2001 - "Cleopatra 2525" 2002-2003 - "Firefly" 2003 - "The Matrix Reloaded" 2003 - "The Matrix Revolution" 2004-2006 - Justice League 2005 - Serenity Mission 2006-2007 - Negotiators 2008-2009 - Eli Stone 2010 - The Puffs

2013 - Castle

2001-2018 - "Force Majeure"

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