Other names Genny Years active 1994; 2004–present Role Actress | Occupation Actress Name Genesis Rodriguez Height 1.70 m | |
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Full Name Genesis Rodriguez Perez Parents Carolina Perez, Jose Luis Rodriguez Siblings Lilibeth Morillo, Liliana Rodriguez Morillo Movies Similar People Jose Luis Rodriguez, Lilibeth Morillo, Jamie Chung, Liliana Rodriguez Morillo, T J Miller Profiles |
Génesis Rodríguez On How To Survive A Telenovela - CONAN on TBS
Actress Genesis Rodriguez thrills fans attending Big Hero 6 premiere
Genesis Rodriguez Perez (born July 29, 1987) is an American actress. She is known for her leading roles in Telemundo telenovelas such as Prisionera, Dame Chocolate and Dona Barbara. She also played Becky Ferrer on Days of Our Lives, and has starred in the films Man on a Ledge, Casa de Mi Padre, What to Expect When You're Expecting, The Last Stand and Tusk and Run All Night and providing the voice of Honey Lemon in Big Hero 6.
Contents
- Gnesis Rodrguez On How To Survive A Telenovela CONAN on TBS
- Actress Genesis Rodriguez thrills fans attending Big Hero 6 premiere
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References

Early life
Rodriguez was born July 29, 1987 in Miami, Florida. Her mother, Carolina Perez, is a Cuban model. Her father, Jose Luis Rodriguez, is a Venezuelan actor and singer who is also known by the nickname "El Puma". She speaks both English and Spanish fluently. Rodriguez has two half-sisters through her father, telenovela actresses Liliana Rodriguez and Lilibeth (Rodriguez) Morillo. When she was 2½ years old, she entered the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami. She participated in school dramatic productions and, at a very young age, decided to pursue an acting career. As a teenager, she studied acting, dance and vocal preparation.

When Rodriguez's parents observed her determination for the craft, they enrolled her in more intense training programs. She attended summer classes at The Lee Strasberg Theater and Film institutes in New York and studied with well-known acting instruction programs in California.
Career

Upon returning to Miami, she continued private instruction and obtained a recurring role on the American daytime series Days of Our Lives from November 2005 through January 2006. She was also a repeat special guest on the Bravo TV series Top Chef. In addition to American television, Rodriguez explored Spanish language roles and played dual leads as Rosita Amado and Violeta Hurtado in the primetime series Dame Chocolate, which aired on Telemundo. In 2012, Rodriguez had a substantial role as the love interest of Will Ferrell in the movie comedy Casa de Mi Padre, a spoof in the style of the Mexican soap operas of the 1970s. She followed that role with an appearance in The Last Stand in 2013, playing villainous FBI Agent Ellen Richards, as well as appearing in the comedy Identity Thief as Marisol. Rodriguez lent her voice to Honey Lemon in the 2014 film Big Hero 6.
Personal life

In 2004, Rodriguez, then 16 years old, was involved in an underage sex scandal with her Prisionera co-star Mauricio Islas, who was then 30 years old and married. The case was settled out of court, allowing Islas to avoid jail time, with Rodriguez being awarded millions of dollars in a large payout from Telemundo.
