Gina Ravera's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Closer Detective D… Time of Your Life Jocelyn 'Jo…

Main Movie Roles 2007 - The Great Debaters 2004 - Gas 1997 - Kiss the Girls 1997 - Soul Food 1995 - Showgirls 1991 - The Five Heartbeats

BIOGRAPHY:

Gina Ravera (born May 20, 1966) is an American actress from San Francisco, California. She is best known for the role of Irene Daniels on the TNT crime drama The Closer. She is of African-American and Puerto Rican descent.
She is a classically trained dancer.
She was part of the main cast of Time of Your Life a spin-off series of Fox's popular hit teen drama Party of Five the cast was headed by Jennifer Love Hewitt and other notable main cast members included Jennifer Garner and Pauley Perrette before they gained recognition for their own hit television shows Alias and NCIS respectively.
Her acting credits include Soul Food, The Closer, ER, and The Great Debaters

Selected filmography

Silk Stalkings (1993-1994)
Showgirls (1995)
Get on the Bus (1996)
Soul Food (1997)
Kiss the Girls (1997)
The Temptations (1998)
Time of Your Life (1999-2001)
Bones (2001)
Gas (2004)
Boston Legal (2004)
The Closer (2005-2009)
ER (2006-2008)
The Great Debaters (2007)[


TRIVIA:

• Classically trained dancer.
• Father is Puerto-Rican, mother is African-American.