Lee Rodriguez

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Lee Rodriguez
Born
LaRhonza Lee Rodriguez

(1999-11-28) November 28, 1999 (age 25)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2018–present

LaRhonza Lee Rodriguez (born November 28, 1999) is an American actress and singer. Rodriguez is known for her regular role as Fabiola Torres on the Netflix comedy Never Have I Ever. [1] [2]

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Early life

LaRhonza Lee Rodriguez was born on November 28, 1999, in Fresno, California [3] to a Mexican-American father and an African American mother. [4] When she was a child, her family moved to Hesperia, California. When she was in the 8th grade, she started performing roles in the school theatre at Encore Jr./Sr. High School, a school specializing in the arts, helping her develop an interest in acting. She listed herself in a talent agency and later got a role in the year 2018. [3]

Career

Rodriguez's first TV acting role was her portrayal of Bea in the series Class of Lies in 2018. [5] In the same year Rodriguez portrayed Naomi on Grown-ish in 2018. [5] [6] In 2020, Rodriguez joined the cast of Mindy Kaling's Netflix series Never Have I Ever as Fabiola, [7] a gay teenager who is captain of the robotics team at her high school. [8] [9] To prepare for the role, she tried her hand at building a robot that she named "Tinzel Washington". [3]

In 2023, Rodriguez started releasing music under the stage name "La Rhonza".

Personal life

Rodriguez has spoken about colorism and the lack of representation of dark-skinned actresses of colour in the entertainment industry. [3] Rodriguez has future goals of releasing music albums and touring. [3] Rodriguez identifies as queer, first coming out on National Coming Out Day in 2020. [10] [11] [12] Rodriguez is 5’9” (1.75 m) tall.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Class of Lies BeaRecurring role (season 1)
Grown-ish NaomiEpisode: "If You're Reading This It's Too Late"
2020–2023 Never Have I Ever FabiolaMain role (seasons 2-4); recurring role (season 1)
2023 The Good Doctor BiancaEpisode: "Second Chances and Past Regrets"

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