Genevieve Cortese Padalecki

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Birth Name: Jennifer Cortese

She received a BFA in Drama and BA in English at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she attended the Stella Adler Acting Studio and Atlantic Theater Co.Her favorite books are "Lolita" and "The Sound and the Fury".Has one sister, two brothers.Her interests include acting, snowboarding, surfing, soccer, running and reading.Gen's favorite TV shows are Alias and Reno 911 and her favorite movies include The Breakfast Club, Napolean Dynamite, To Kill A Mockingbird, North Shore, and The Great Escape.Likes to travel and spend time with her friends and family, but dislikes driving, running errands, clean, and when people talk on their cell phones in public.Some of her favorite bands include, The Kooks, the Kinks, Shiny Toy Guns and Interpol.

Genevieve grew up outside San Francisco until she was 13 when her parents decided to move to the ski town, Whitefish, Montana. After a year her family went on a road trip looking at different ski towns and ended up in Sun Valley, Idaho, where Genevieve considers home.

In February 2010, Genevieve married former Supernatural co-star Jared Padalecki.

Past Movies and T.V. shows:

1. "Mojave" (2004) as Amber"
2. The Dead Zone'' (2005) As Chloe Greeg 1 episode
3. "Still Life""Kids In America" (2005) As Ashley Harris
4. ''Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas" (2006) Toga Girl
5. "Life Is Short" (2006) As Ashley"Wildfire"

(2005-2008) As Kris Furillo 52 episodes:

• Pilot
• Trust
• Mothers
• Guilty
• The Claiming Race
• Lost And Found
• The Track
• The Party
• Identity
• Tina Sharp
• Impressions
• Loyalty
• Try It Without The Porsche
• Opportunity Knocks
• A Good Convict Is Hard To Find
• Dangerous Liaisons
• Family Matters
• Nothing Takes The Past Away Like The Future
• Taking Off
• Fear
• Breakdown
• 51
• 49
• Who Are You
• For Love Or Money
• Best Laid Plans
• The Comeback
• Fairy Tale Endings
• The Feud
• Moving On
• The Goodbye
• Close To Home
• Love Vs Work
• Kiss Kiss
• Push me, Pull you
• Heartless
• Diplomacy
• You Can't Count on Me
• Picking Sides
• So Long Pardner
• Being Mrs. Junior
• The More Things Change Part One
• The More Things Change Part Two
• Calm/ Flames
• The Friend
• Friendship-Passion
• CommitmentIssues
• Life's Too Short
• Vows
• The Ties That Bind Part One
• The Ties That Bind Part Two

"Supernatural" (2008-) As Ruby In 13 Episodes:

• Lazarus Rising
• Are You There, God? It's Me Dean Winchester
• In The Beginning
• Metamorphosis
• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• Heaven And Hell
• Criss Angel Is a Douche Bag
• Sex And Violence
• On the Head of a Pin
• The Rapture
• When the Levee Breaks
• Lucifer Rising
• Destiny's Child