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Genevieve Cortese

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Genevieve Cortese: Biography

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Birth Place: Danville, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/08/1981, Capricorn
Profession: Actor

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Genevieve Cortese Fast Facts:

Although born in California, she moved with her family to Montana when she was 13, and then to Sun Valley, Idaho.
Her first acting job was in a TV commercial for a New York shoe store.
Appeared in regional theater, including productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Crimes of the Heart.
Was taught by her mother to ride horses, a skill she put to good use in her role as a teen who works with horses on ABC Family's Wildfire.
Met her future husband, Jared Padalecki, when she was cast in a recurring role on his sci-fi series Supernatural.

Genevieve Cortese Relationships:
Jared Padalecki - Husband
Camille Batt - Mother
Jeffrey Batt - Stepfather
John Cortese - Brother
College:
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY (BA in English, BFA in Drama)

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Supernatural, Genevieve Cortese, Jared Padalecki Jack Rowand/The CW

FlashForward, Brian O'Byrne, Genevieve Cortese Ron Tom/ABC

Supernatural, Genevieve Cortese, Jared Padalecki Michael Courtney/The CW

Supernatural, Genevieve Cortese Michael Courtney/The CW

Supernatural, Jared Padalecki, Genevieve Cortese Michael Courtney/The CW

Supernatural, Genevieve Cortese, Jensen Ackles Sergei Bachlakov/The CW

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