| Intro | American actress | ||
| A.K.A. | Genevieve Cortese, Genevieve Nicole Cortese | ||
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Actor Stage actor Television actor |
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| From | United States of America | ||
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||
| Gender | female | ||
| Birth | 8 January 1981, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U.S.A. | ||
| Age: | 39 years | ||
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Genevieve Nicole Cortese, also known as Genevieve Padalecki (born January 8, 1981), is an American actress known for her role on the television series Wildfire as Kris Furillo. She is also known for her recurring role in Supernatural as the demon Ruby.
Life and career
Cortese was born in San Francisco, California. She has two brothers, Johnny and Ben, and a sister, Sarah. At the age of 13, she moved to Montana, and later to Sun Valley, Idaho. She holds a BA in English and a BFA degree in drama from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.
Before making her television debut as Kris Furillo, she performed in regional theater 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.
Family
Cortese met actor Jared Padalecki, when she guest starred on his show Supernatural during its fourth season. He proposed to her in front of their favorite painting, “Joan of Arc” by French realist Jules Bastien-Lepage at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in October 2009. The engagement was announced in January 2010. The pair married on February 27, 2010, in Cortese’s hometown of Sun Valley, Idaho. On October 10, 2011, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child together. Their son, Thomas Colton Padalecki, was born on March 19, 2012. On December 22, 2013, Cortese gave birth to their second son, Austin Shepherd Padalecki. Their daughter, Odette Elliott Padalecki, was born on March 17, 2017. The couple resides in Austin, Texas with their three children.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Death Valley | Amber | |
| 2005 | Kids in America | Ashley Harris | |
| 2005 | Unraveled | Video short; credited as Jennifer Cortese | |
| 2006 | Bickford Shmeckler’s Cool Ideas | Toga girl | Credited as Jennifer Cortese |
| 2006 | Life Is Short | Ashley | Short film |
| 2007 | Salted Nuts | Jen | Credited as Jennifer Cortese |
| 2012 | Hated | Veronica |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Dead Zone, TheThe Dead Zone | Chloe Greeg/Laura Tierney | Episode: “Still Life”; credited as Jennifer Cortese |
| 2005–2008 | Wildfire | Kris Furillo | Lead role (51 episodes) |
| 2008–2009 | Supernatural | Ruby | Recurring role (11 episodes) |
| 2009–2010 | FlashForward | Tracy Stark | Recurring role (10 episodes) |
| 2011 | Supernatural | Herself | Episode: “The French Mistake” |