Genevieve Nicole Padalecki (née Cortese) (born January 8, 1981) is an American actress. She appeared in the television series ''
Wildfire
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'' as Kris Furillo and had a recurring role in ''
Supernatural
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'' as the demon
Ruby
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.
Life and career
Cortese was born in
San Francisco, California
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. She has two brothers, Johnny and Ben, and a sister, Sarah. At the age of 13, she moved to
Montana
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, and later to
Sun Valley, Idaho
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Tisch School of the Arts
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Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ...
,
New York University
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In 1832, th ...
.
Before making her television debut as Kris Furillo, she performed in
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productions of ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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'', ''
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest may refer to:
* ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey
* ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (play), a 1963 stage adaptation of the novel starring Kirk Douglas
* ''One Flew Over the ...
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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''.
On September 14, 2020, it was announced that Cortese was cast in a recurring role in
The CW
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's crime drama series ''
Walker
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* Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
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*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
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'', a reboot of the original television show of ''
Walker, Texas Ranger
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'', and will play the role Emily Walker, the late wife of Cordell Walker (who is played by her husband
Jared Padalecki
Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sam Winchester in the TV series ''Supernatural''. He grew up in Texas and rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the televis ...
). The series premiered on January 21, 2021.
Personal life
Cortese met actor
Jared Padalecki
Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sam Winchester in the TV series ''Supernatural''. He grew up in Texas and rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the televis ...
when she had a recurring role on the show ''
Supernatural
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'' during its fourth season, replacing
Katie Cassidy
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, who previously played the role. She went on to make a guest appearance in the sixth season as a fictionalized version of herself. Padalecki proposed to her in front of their favorite painting, "Joan of Arc" by French realist
Jules Bastien-Lepage
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His most famous work is his land ...
, at New York's
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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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 was born on March 19, 2012. On December 22, 2013, Cortese gave birth to their second son. Their daughter was born on March 17, 2017. The couple resides in
Austin, Texas
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