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Gina Torres

(1969) Television Actor United States

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Gina Torres is a television actor from the United States, best known for Essential Review Guide for Passing the MBLEx Licensing Exam : 2016 Edition.

Quick Facts About Gina Torres

Born: April 25, 1969
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: Essential Review Guide for Passing the MBLEx Licensing Exam : 2016 Edition
Spouse: Laurence Fishburne

About Gina Torres

Gina Torres is an American actress. Her starring roles include Zoë Washburne in the science fiction series Firefly (2002–2003) and its feature film sequel Serenity (2005), and as Jessica Pearson in the legal drama series Suits (2011–2018) and its spin-off series Pearson (2019). Most recently, she starred on the series 9-1-1: Lone Star (2021–2025).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Gina Torres

I think the public doesn't understand the rigors of shooting a show for an actor, much less when you're on location and…

Actor

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The older I get, I just don't know. But, there is absolutely that part of me that watches action shows and goes,…

Action

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It’s the age of celebrity. It’s the age of social media. But for we old school girls who don’t want to show…

Age

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You have Showtime, you have AMC, you have all of these, you know, incredible networks that are now bringing forth their product…

Bringing

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I love the chess game that I do on 'Suits.' I just love every bit of it and that I get to…

Chess

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My hope for my daughter is that she has the courage to at least try to do it all, to be kind…

Children

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What I love about superheroes, and Superwoman in particular, is that in that comics world, they're all curvaceous. They're strong.

I love

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It's important to have strong images of women out there, women who aren't afraid of expressing themselves, women who aren't afraid of…

Own

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Eddie Redmayne is fantastic.

Eddie

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I would love to take off the stilettos and put the boots back on. Strap something to my hip, and let's go!

Boots

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There aren't very many women of color in positions of power, period. Much less on television.

Color

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I have been very, very fortunate on this show, on 'Suits,' where the writers do come to me, and they ask my…

Am

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I don't tweet - I have nothing to say.

Nothing

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Don't count Jessica out on 'Suits,' 'cause those boys are going to mess up, and they're going to have to call me.…

Back

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Unfortunately, being a woman in society means that sometimes you have to sort of quell what is instinctually broad and magnificent and…

Being

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My first time on camera was 'One Life to Live.' I mourn for actors coming up that the daytime soap opera is…

First time

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Superwoman is one of those superheroes that knows her power and is very comfortable in her power.

Comfortable

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There's a little bit of me in everybody that I play.

Everybody

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My view of myself doesn't change. I know who I am. I'm Cuban American; both my parents are Cuban - one was…

Am

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Jessica Pearson isn't a unicorn. She's not a mythological creature. She's an example of so many women out there that are ruling…

Creatures

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I grew up watching old musicals and seeing Ginger Rogers wearing a beautiful fitted bodice that had ostrich feathers. I love how…

Beautiful

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Life is about choices, and the grace - or lack thereof - with which you execute them is a make-or-break moment in…

Choice

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The future has both gritty and savage and clean and 'techno-hip.' I think it's a very realistic point of view.

Future

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I certainly came up in an era where women were really making strides and making a point to beat down doors and…

Beat

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Superwoman is motivated by power and money and sex, and sex and money and power. Who can't relate to that?

Money

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