Gabrielle Ruiz

Height: 164 cm

Gabrielle was born in Edinburg, TX. Both her parents, Eduardo and Sylvia Ruiz are of Mexican-American decent.She studied dance at a very young age and was a natural lover of performance. She was class ...Show More

Gabrielle was born in Edinburg, TX. Both her parents, Eduardo and Sylvia Ruiz are of Mexican-American decent.She studied dance at a very young age and was a natural lover of performance. She was classically trained in vocal technique, credited to public school education. Gabrielle was inspired to be a professional performer at the age of 12 during her first visit to New York City and saw her first Broadway show. She studied at Oklahoma City University and landed Television and Broadway credits immediately after obtaining her Bachelors in Performing Arts. She's been seen in many Broadway shows and landed her breakthrough role in television as Valencia Perez on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. On May 23, 2016 it was announced that Gabrielle was being promoted to series regular returning for Season 2.In additional to acting, Gabrielle is an advocate for inspiring the next generation of professional performers with master classes around the nation. Hide