Gina Torres

Gina Torres is an American television and movie actress. She has appeared in many television series, including Hercules The Legendary Journeys , Xena Warrior Princess , the shortlived Cleopatra 2525, Alias , Firefly , Angel ,, Suits , and The Shield .

Torres was born at the Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital in Manhattan, the youngest of three children. Her family lived briefly in Washington Heights before moving to The Bronx. Her parents were both of multiracial Cuban descent, and her father worked as a typesetter for La Prensa and The New York Daily News.

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