Gina Alexis Rodriguez is an American actress, model, writer, producer, and director who began her career on the stage before making her screen debut in an episode of Law & Order. Rodriguez’s breakthrough into the mainstream came in 2012 thanks to the independent musical-drama film Filly Brown.
In 2014, Rodriguez began starring as Jane Villanueva in The CW comedy-drama series Jane the Virgin, for which she has been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy, winning once in 2015. She later went to star in the disaster film Deepwater Horizon (2016) and science fiction horror film Annihilation (2018).
Rodriguez will star in Netflix’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?
According to Deadline, the upcoming movie will be a “standalone Carmen Sandiego adventure that will embrace the beloved ’90s property.” At this time, no writer or director is yet attached to the Carmen Sandiego project. Rodriguez also voiced a lead role in the upcoming Warner Bros. animated film Small Foot.