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Gina Ravera stars as Detective Irene Daniels on TNT's "The Closer."
Actress and classically-trained dancer Gina Ravera's career spans off-Broadway to television and major motion pictures.
Gina Ravera's film credits, among many others, include "The Great Debaters," opposite Denzel Washington, director George Tillman's award-winning "Soul Food," "Kiss The Girls" with Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd, Spike Lee's "Get On The Bus" and Paul Verhoeven's cult classic "Showgirls."
Gina Ravera has starred in popular television series' including "ER" and "Time of Your Life;" and has been recurring or featured in numerous other series' including "Boston Legal," "Everwood," "NYPD Blue," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Frasier" and "Melrose Place."
Gina Ravera has starred in critically-acclaimed television movies that include "The Temptations" and "The Soul of the Game" and she recently played the role of Jennifer Pryor in Showtime's "Pryor Offenses," based on the life of the late Richard Pryor.
In 2008, Gina Ravera was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series alongside the cast of "The Closer." In 2007, also for "The Closer," she was the nominee for a Vision Award for Best Actress in a Drama. Gina Ravera also has garnered nominations for the Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress, the ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Made-for-Television Movie and a NAMIC Award. Gina Ravera is the founder of non-profit organization Project Reina, which educates young African-American and Latina girls about HIV/AIDS prevention.
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How old is Gina Ravera? Where was Gina Ravera born? Find out here.
Age: 43 years old
Birthday: May 20, 1966
Full Name / Real Name: Gina D. Ravarra
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
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Gina Ravera16th Annual SAG Awards Nominations — "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious" and "Up in the Air" lead the way for movies, while "30 Rock," "The Closer" and "Dexter" came out on top for TV. Read more...
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"Mad Men" Cast2009 Emmy Award Nominations Announced — "30 Rock" and "Mad Men" come out on top again this year for comedy and drama series with 22 and 16 nominations respectively, while "Grey Gardens" cultivates 17, "Into the West" rides into the sunset with 14, "Saturday Night Live" yucks it up for 13, and "Dancing with the Stars" waltzes away with 10. Read more...
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"The Closer" CastTNT Sizzles This Summer — New seasons of "The Closer", "Raising the Bar," "Saving Grace" and "Leverage" to be joined by three new series: "Dark Blue," "Hawthorne" and "Wedding Day." Read more...
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