Genesis Rodriguez

Génesis Rodríguez Pérez is an American actress born in Miami, Florida. She is recognized for her early work in Spanish-language telenovelas as well as her subsequent appearances in feature films and American television series. Over her career, she has played leading and recurring roles across various genres, ranging from soap operas and action thrillers to animated features.

Rodríguez was born on July 29, 1987. She was raised by her parents, Cuban model Luisa Carolina "Carol" Pérez Rodríguez and Venezuelan performer José Luis Rodríguez, an actor and singer known by the nickname "El Puma." Her parents wed in 1996. As a child, she gained early performing experience as a young dancer on the Venezuelan children's show El Club de Los Tigritos. After moving back to Miami, Florida, she pursued her education through private tutoring while launching her screen acting career.

Rodríguez began her professional acting path with prominent roles in Spanish-language television. She starred in several Telemundo telenovelas, including Prisionera in 2004, followed by a dual starring role as Rosita Amado and Violeta Hurtado in the primetime series Dame Chocolate in 2007. She later appeared in Doña Bárbara from 2008 to 2009. Alongside her telenovela work, she secured a recurring part on the long-running NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives, in which she performed from November 2005 through January 2006.

In 2012, Rodríguez expanded into feature films, taking on a major role alongside Will Ferrell in Casa de Mi Padre, a comedy designed as a parody of 1970s Mexican soap operas. That same year, she had roles in the thrillers Man on a Ledge and the ensemble feature What to Expect When You're Expecting. She continued working in movies in 2013, appearing as FBI Agent Ellen Richards in the action film The Last Stand, portraying Marisol in the comedy Identity Thief, and co-starring with Paul Walker in the drama Hours. Her film credits further grew with appearances in Tusk in 2014 and Run All Night in 2015.

Beyond live-action cinema, Rodríguez provided the voice for the character Honey Lemon in the 2014 Disney animated movie Big Hero 6. She later returned to voice the same character in Big Hero 6: The Series from 2017 to 2021. In addition to animation, her television work includes playing Sarah on HBO's Entourage from 2010 to 2011, portraying assistant museum curator and adventurer Jane Walker in the 2017 ABC series Time After Time, and making a featured appearance in the February 2017 music video for Romeo Santos's song Héroe Favorito.

In 2022, Rodríguez joined the third season of the television series The Umbrella Academy in a recurring role as the superhero Sloane Hargreeves. She has continued working in high-profile streaming series, portraying Captain Josephina Carrillo in the Paramount+ spy thriller series Lioness starting in 2024. Additionally, she was cast as journalist Isabel De Leon for the third season of the Netflix action thriller series The Night Agent, scheduled for 2026.