Broadway BUZZ

Gina Torres has spent the past thirty years establishing herself as a force to be reckoned with, both on and off the screen. With her fan-favorite character of Jessica Pearson on USA Network’s hit original series Suits, Torres broke boundaries when, in 2019, she became the first Afro-Latina to create, star in and produce a TV series, Pearson, which saw Jessica take on the world of Chicago politics. The role was a life-changing one, earning Torres an ALMA Award, an Imagen Award (as well as multiple additional Imagen nominations), and the National Hispanic Media Coalition’s Award for Outstanding Performance in a Television Series and the Visionary Award from the LA Femme Film Festival.   Included amongst Torres’s most notable television credits are her performances as the Russo-Cuban assassin Anna Espinosa on Alias, the shotgun-toting mercenary Zoe Washburn on Joss Whedon’s Firefly (whom she also played in his feature film Serenity) and the soul-eating Jasmine on Whedon’s Angel.  Currently, Torres plays FBI Agent Linda Grant in FOX’s Memory of a Killer alongside Patrick Dempsey. Torres was also recently seen in FOX’s 911: Lone Star, which wrapped its 5th and final season early 2025.  In November 2022, Torres received the Actress Award for Television at the 2nd Annual Critics Choice Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television for her role on the series. Additional television credits include The Catch, Hannibal, Revenge, Huge, The Shield, 24, Pushing Daisies, Flash Forward, Gossip Girl, Boondocks, and The Vampire Diaries. On the film side, Torres starred as Darcy, a cutthroat fashion mogul, in Netflix’s The Perfect Find. The film follows Jenna (Gabrielle Union) as she returns to New York to resurrect her fashion career after a messy public breakup and is hired by Darcy (Gina).  Torres is accustomed to playing influential women on screen and translates that responsibility into her personal life. A trailblazer in her own right, Torres speaks often on the importance of diversity and inclusivity in the media and uses her free time to mentor up and coming Latiné and Afro-Latiné talent. Torres is also heavily involved with charities and regularly donates proceeds to Feeding America and No Kid Hungry. Additionally, she is a board member and active supporter of Latinas Acting Up (LAU), an organization empowering Latina voices in entertainment, as well as a board member of Center Theatre Group (CTG), Los Angeles’ leading not-for-profit theatre company.  Torres most recently starred onstage in the Off-Broadway production of Pen Pals alongside Carmen Cusackin in early 2026. She also starred as Gertrude opposite Patrick Ball in Hamlet at the Mark Taper Forum in 2025.