Lee Rodriguez
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November 28, 1999
- Actress
- singer
Lee Rodriguez | |
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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]
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".[citation needed]
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]