Gina Rodriguez

Women Making History Awards Honoree 2023
Gina Rodriguez Headshot

GINA RODRIGUEZ is best known for playing the title role on the hit series JANE THE VIRGIN, for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. You can now see her back on television in the ABC comedy series NOT DEAD YET. Her upcoming projects include Robert Rodriguez's reboot of SPY KIDS for Netflix, and PLAYERS for Netflix.

Rodriguez recently appeared in Netflix’s LOST OLLIE and AWAKE, Amazon's I WANT YOU BACK, and Focus Features' KAJILLIONAIRE. Previously, she headlined Sony’s MISS BALA as well as Netflix’s SOMEONE GREAT, on which she also served as a producer. Other film credits include Paramount’s ANNIHILATION by Alex Garland and Lionsgate’s DEEPWATER HORIZON by Pete Berg.

Her voice can be heard in the title role of Netflix’s CARMEN SANDIEGO animated series as well as in Netflix's BIG MOUTH, and can also be found in the Twentieth Century Fox’s FERDINAND, Warner Brothers’ SMALLFOOT and SCOOB!, and Sony’s THE STAR.

In addition to her acting career, Rodriguez is a driving force for inclusion and the empowerment of women in all ways, especially in the entertainment industry. This passion led her to create her production company, I Can and I Will Productions, with a mission directly reflecting her commitment to create art and tell stories from those who are traditionally unseen and unheard. The company is proud to have produced two seasons of Disney+'s first original series DIARY OF A FUTURE PRESIDENT, for which Gina directed the pilot and co-starred as the president. With her family, she established the We Will Foundation, which aims to uplift and champion underprivileged youth through arts, education, scholarship funding, and financial literacy. Gina is a proud native Chicagoan and was educated at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.