Gina Torres

Gina Torres is an American actress who portrayed Cas in The Matrix franchise. She had episode roles in such popular series as 

Xena: Warrior Princess (1997) and Gossip Girl (2009).

Gina began to perform with singing. She decided to make it into a career after rejecting a college education (due to high tuition). In 2001 she acquired the ALMA Award for portraying Helen Carter in Cleopatra 2525 series (2000-2001).

Best Known For

Gina got most of her fans for two roles. The first one is of Zoe Washburne in Firefly series (aired 2002) and Serenity movie (2005).

The second one is of Jessica Pearson in the Suits (aired 2011) and Pearson (2019) series. She became a producer and a leading actress of the last.

Sexual Orientation

Gina is straight. In 2001 she announced her engagement with The Matrix co-star Laurence Fishburne. The couple married the following year. Their marriage lasted 15 years until they split in 2018. Gina and Laurence made up a couple in Hannibal show.

Family

Gina was born to Richard and Rebecca Torres who were originally from Cuba. She has two siblings.

Gina has a daughter Delilah Fishburne (b. 2007) with her former husband. She also took over his children, a son Langston (b. 1987 and a daughter Montana (b. 1991).

Religion

Gina belongs to the Christian faith.

Worth To Know

Gina speaks the Spanish language.

She provided her voice for several video games including The Matrix Online (2005) and several parts of Destiny (2014-2019).