Law and Order
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Gina Torres
Characters
Laura Elkin
Charlene
Date of birth
April 25, 1969
Place of birth
New York City, New York
IMDb profile

Gina Torres (born April 25, 1969 in New York City, New York) is an American actress of Cuban descent who played Laura Elkin in the Law & Order season 3 premiere "Skin Deep" and Charlene in the Law & Order season 5 episode "Purple Heart".

Torres, a classically trained mezzo-soprano, is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Jessica Pearson on the USA legal drama Suits (featuring Sarah Rafferty, Rick Hoffman, and Wendell Pierce) and its spinoff Pearson. She also starred as Zoe Washburne in Firefly, a space Western set in the 26th century (with Adam Baldwin) and Tommy Vega on 9-1-1: Lone Star. Torres also appeared opposite Chris Rock in the romantic comedy I Think I Love My Wife (with Kerry Washington). She had supporting roles in the sci-fi films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions as well as the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, 24, The Shield, Gossip Girl, Hannibal, and Alias.

Torres also has a career as a voice-over artist, including roles of Vixen/Mari McCabe on Justice League Unlimited which aired on Cartoon Network, Airachnid on Transformers: Prime which aired on Hub Network, and Ketsu Onyo on Star Wars Rebels which aired on Disney XD.

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