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Born | LaRhonza Lee Rodriguez November 28, 1999 Fresno, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2018–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]
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]
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".[ citation needed ]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Class of Lies | Bea | Recurring role (season 1) |
Grown-ish | Naomi | Episode: "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" | |
2021 | Go Off with Jess & Julissa | Newscaster/Various Characters | 2 épisodes |
2020–2023 | Never Have I Ever | Fabiola | Main role (seasons 1–4) |
2023 | The Good Doctor | Bianca | Episode: "Second Chances and Past Regrets" |