Gina Ravera

Gina Ravera
Born	(1966-05-20) May 20, 1966 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1990–2014, 2018–present

Gina Ravera (born May 20, 1966) is an American actress. She has appeared in the films Showgirls (1995), Soul Food (1997), Kiss the Girls (1997), and The Great Debaters (2007). She co-starred as detective Irene Daniels in the TNT crime drama series The Closer (2005-2009).

Life and career

Ravera was born in San Francisco, California. She is of African-American and Puerto Rican descent. She is a classically trained dancer.

In the early 1990s, Ravera began appearing in guest-starring roles on television shows, including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Melrose Place, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. During 1993-94, she was a cast member of the CBS crime series Silk Stalkings. In films, she had a starring role in the 1995 erotic drama Showgirls, directed by Paul Verhoeven, and in 1997 appeared in the comedy-drama Soul Food. Ravera later went to television, appearing in TV movies of the week and in series guest roles and regular roles. She was a regular cast member of Time of Your Life, a spin-off series of Fox's popular teen drama Party of Five, from 1999 to 2001.

From 2005 to 2009, Ravera played Irene Daniels during the first four seasons of the TNT crime drama series The Closer and was the only regular cast member to leave the series during its run. From 2006 to 2008, she also had a recurring role on ER and in 2007 played Denzel Washington's wife in the biographical film The Great Debaters.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Lambada	Funk Queen
1992	Steal America	Jeena
1995	Illegal in Blue	Alexis	Direct-to-Video
1995	Showgirls	Molly Abrams
1996	Get on the Bus	Gina
1997	Soul Food	Faith Hunter
1997	Kiss the Girls	Naomi Cross
2003	Chasing Papi	Beauty Pageant Judge
2004	Gas	Rev. Sheila
2007	The Great Debaters	Ruth Tolson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Cheryl	"Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect: Part 2"
1991	True Colors	Anita	"Yo' House, Mama: Part 2"
1991	Reasonable Doubts	Latasha Richardson	"Pure Gold"
1992	Melrose Place	Theresa	"My Way"
1993	Where I Live	Robin	"Dontay's Inferno"
1993	Days of Our Lives	Vanessa Mitchell	"1.7060"
1993	Frasier	Waitress	"The Good Son"
1993	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Ensign Tyler	"Phantasms"
1993-1994	Silk Stalkings	Dr. Diana Roth	Recurring role
1994	White Mile	Alma	TV film
1994	NYPD Blue	Shawanda Wilson	"For Whom the Skell Tolls"
1995	W.E.I.R.D. World	Dr. Patty Provost	TV film
1996	Soul of the Game	Grace	TV film
1997	In the House	Sam	"Men in the Black"
1998	The Temptations	Josephine	TV film Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series
1998	Malcolm & Eddie	Tracy Burke	"Dream Girl"
1999	A Luv Tale	Taylor James	Short Film
1999–2001	Time of Your Life	Jocelyn House	Main role, 19 episodes
2000	919 Fifth Avenue	Sheila	TV film
2000	Rhapsody	Lenore Foxwood	TV film
2000–2001	The Fugitive	Sara Gerard	"Pilot", "Sanctuary", "And in That Darkness"
2002	Saint Sinner	Rachel Dressler	TV film
2003	Miracles	Raina Bauer	"The Patient"
2003	Charmed	Mary	"My Three Witches"
2004	The Handler	Agent Ridgeway	"Acts of Congress"
2004	Boston Legal	Dr. Amanda Gerard	"A Greater Good"
2004	Pryor Offenses	Tameka	TV film
2005	Inconceivable	Tricia Santos	"The Last Straw"
2005	Everwood	Stacey	"Pro Choice"
2005–2009	The Closer	Det. Irene Daniels	Series regular, 44 episodes Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2008-2009) Nominated — Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress - Television (2006, 2009)
2006–2008	ER	Dr. Bettina DeJesus	Recurring role, 13 episodes
2007	Raines	Lisa Lincoln	"Stone Dead"
2009	Private Practice	Dawn	"The Hard Part"
2011	Lie to Me	Paula	"Rebound"
2012	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Dr. Paula O'Keefe	"Risky Business Class"
2014	Castle	Marsha Stoller	"Montreal"
2018	Arrow	Lydia Cassamento	"The Dragon", "Shifting Allegiances", "The Ties That Bind"
2020	Station 19	Claudia Flores	"Satellite of Love", "Born to Run"

External links

• Gina Ravera at IMDb