Cortese Genevieve life and biography

Genevieve Nicole Cortese (born January 8, 1981) is an American actress known for her breakout role on the television series Wildfire as Kris Furillo. She also had a recurring role in 11 episodes of Supernatural as Ruby. She married Supernatural star Jared Padalecki in 2010.

She is of Italian, French and Flemish descent. She grew up in Sun Valley, Idaho. Before making her television debut as Kris Furillo, Genevieve was known as an experienced stage actress. She has performed in regional productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Crimes of the Heart, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

A graduate of The Community School in Sun Valley, she holds a BFA degree in drama and a B.A. in English from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. She has three younger siblings (one sister and two brothers).

Filmography

2004 Mojave
2005 Unraveled
The Dead Zone
Kids in America
Wildfire
2006 Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas
Life is Short
2007 Salted Nuts
2008 Supernatural
2009 FlashForward
2011 American Empire

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