Gina Torres (born April 25, 1969) is an American television and movie actress. She is known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy. She has appeared in many television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (as Nebula), Xena: Warrior Princess (as Cleopatra), the short-lived Cleopatra 2525, as well as Alias (as Anna Espinosa), Firefly (as series regular Zoe Washburne), Angel (as Jasmine), The Matrix sequels in a supporting role, and The Shield. She also starred in the award-winning independent film South of Pico as the fragile waitress, Carla.

Filmography

• Memory of a Killer — Special Agent Linda Grant
• 2024The Everything Pot — Gail
• 2023Give Me an A — Violeta Gonzalez
• 2023The Perfect Find — Darcy
• The Legend of Vox Machina — Keeper Yennen (voice)
• 9-1-1: Lone Star — Tommy Vega
• 2020Troubled Waters — Janice Waters
• A Black Lady Sketch Show — Cautionary Dress Shopper, CIA Supervisor
• 2019Dispel — Celeste Skygoode
• Pearson — Jessica Pearson, Executive Producer
• 2019Selah and the Spades — Maybelle Summers
• Riverdale — Mrs. Burble
• Star Wars: Forces of Destiny — Ketsu Onyo (voice)
• Angie Tribeca — Gillian Kayhill
• The Catch — Agent Justine Diaz
• Westworld — Lauren / Bernard's Wife
• Con Man — Grace
• Star Wars Rebels — Ketsu Onyo (voice)
• Hannibal — Bella Crawford
• Revenge — Natalie Waters
• Suits — Jessica Pearson
• Huge — Dorothy Rand
• 2010Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths — Superwoman (voice)
• Transformers: Prime — Airachnid (voice)
• Castle — Penelope Foster
• 2009Don't Let Me Drown — Diana
• Drop Dead Diva — Diana Hall
• FlashForward — Felicia Wedeck
• The Vampire Diaries — Bree
• Eli Stone — Attorney Miller
• Dirty Sexy Money
• Gossip Girl — Gabriela Abrams
• 2007I Think I Love My Wife — Brenda Cooper
• Pushing Daisies — Lila Robinson
• 2007South Of Pico — Carla Silva
• 2006Five Fingers — Aicha
• 2006Jam — Lilac
• Standoff — Cheryl Carrera
• The Unit — Sgt. Natasha Andrews
• Bones — Dr. Toni Ezralow
• Criminal Minds — Detective Thea Salinas
• 2005Fair Game — Stacey
• 2005Serenity — Zoë Alleyne Washburne
• The Boondocks — Ebony Brown
• Boston Legal — A.D.A. Mary Franklin
• 2004Gramercy Park — Mrs. Hammond
• 2004Hair Show — Marcella
• Justice League Unlimited — Vixen (voice)
• 2003The Matrix Reloaded — Cas
• 2003The Matrix Revolutions — Cas
• Firefly — Zoë Washburne
• The Shield — Sadie Kavanaugh
• Without a Trace — Tyra Hughes
• 24 — Julia Milliken
• Alias — Anna Espinosa
• The Agency — Dacia Banga
• The Guardian — Sadie Harper
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Warden Hutton
• Cleopatra 2525 — Helen 'Hel' Carter
• Angel — Jasmine
• La Femme Nikita — Jenna Vogler
• 1996Bed of Roses — Francine
• 1996Dark Angel — LaMayne
• Profiler — Michelle Brubaker
• 1996The Substance of Fire — Maitre d'
• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys — Beth Hymson, Nebula
• Xena: Warrior Princess — Cleopatra
• 1994M.A.N.T.I.S. — Dr. Amy Ellis
• Law & Order — Laura Elkin, Charlene
• My New Friend Jim — Dorothy Dandy

Appearances as themselves (4)

• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 2017Here's How It Was: The Making of 'Firefly' — Self
• 2012Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special — Self