Gina Torres (born April 25, 1969) is an American television and movie actress. Torres was born at the Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital in Manhattan, New York City, the youngest of three children. Torres, a mezzo soprano, began singing at an early age and attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City. in 2001, she won the ALMA Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Syndicated Drama Series for her role in Cleopatra 2525. in 2004, she was nominated for the International Press Academy’s Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Drama, for her role as Jasmine in Angel. in 2005 she was tapped for the pilot episode of Soccer Moms.
