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Name: Gina Torres
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Date of Birth:
April 25, 1969
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Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Mini-bio:
In 2001 she won the ALMA Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a
Syndicated Drama Series for her role in Cleopatra 2525. In 2004, she
was nominated for the International Press Academy's Golden S
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Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a
Series, Drama, for her role as Jasmine in Angel.
Her film appearances include The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix
Revolutions.
In 2004, Torres appeared in seven episodes of the third season on 24
as Julia Milliken, a woman who has an affair with the White House
Chief of Staff and becomes involved in a Presidential scandal. In
2005 she was tapped for the pilot episode of Soccer Moms. Also in
2005, she voiced the character of Vixen in numerous episodes of the
animated series Justice League Unlimited and replacing the voice-over
of Jada Pinkett-Smith's character Niobe in The Matrix Online. She
reprised her Firefly role as Zoe in the film Serenity (2005).
In 2006, Torres began her role as Cheryl Carrera in the new drama
series Standoff on the FOX network. Her character is the Supervisory
Special Agent in Charge for Crisis Negotiation Unit, FBI Los Angeles.