![]() ![]() In 2002, Torres landed the role for which she’s most famous: Zoe Washburne on the short-lived cult favorite series Firefly. Nathan Fillion and Gina Torres (Photo Credit: Fox) From there, she played Anna Espinosa, an espionage agent for clandestine criminal organization Prophet 5 on the spy drama Alias. She won an ALMA Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Helen Carter, alias Hel, on the syndicated sci-fi series Cleopatra 2025. She eventually segued her way into genre shows – Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and La Femme Nikita. She broke into acting doing guest-starring roles on Law & Order and NYPD Blue in the early 1990s and appeared on the soap opera One Life to Live. It was one of those circumstances where the stars aligned and everything worked out it’s not always that way,” explained Torres.Ī New York City native, Torres is a mezzo soprano with classical opera training. Hannibal shoots in Toronto, Suits shoots in Toronto, (the creators) figured while I’m in town, they asked, ‘How would you feel about this?’ I had a chat with Bryan about what it entails, who this character was, and it just worked out – it seemed to be perfect. I had done Pushing Daisies with Bryan (Fuller). He’s worked with one the producers before who was more than thrilled he was available and willing to come onto the show. For them to be playing a married couple isn’t much of a stretch. Torres and her husband play a married couple named Jack and Bella Crawford. She also has a recurring role on the NBC series Hannibal, a prequel to The Silence of the Lambs movies based on the best-selling novels by Thomas Harris. ![]() All of our characters – the population of (law firm) Pearson Specter Litt – they’re all going through some things.” A new sparring partner is revealed, I will say. As always in all seasons, there’s always someone who wants to knock her down. “Jessica at the start of Season 5 is still very much large and in charge. Here was this woman who’s the ringmaster of all these varied and strong personalities – that was very appealing,” said Torres. “The show in and of itself in its entirety was a great premise, an opportunity to see something we haven’t quite seen yet – and I watch a lot of stuff. Somewhere along the line – or as it would seem, all the way down the line – these fantastic, dynamic, powerful women have chosen me to be their vessel and I’m happy to oblige,” said Torres, laughing.Ĭurrently, Torres – who’s married to actor Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne, best known as Morpheus in The Matrix film franchise – plays high-powered attorney Jessica Pearson on the legal drama Suits, which returned for its fifth season late last month. ![]() Of all the strong women she’s played throughout her career, actress Gina Torres stated that she didn’t choose these roles. Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson in ‘Suits’ (Photo by: Nigel Parry / USA Network) ![]()
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