Genevieve Padalecki

Genevieve Padalecki (née Cortese; born January 8, 1981) is an American actress known for her breakout role on the television series Wildfire as Kris Furillo and as Yellow Ranger Carmen Rodriguez on Power Rangers Thunderstorm and one-half of Power Rangers Ninja Thunder. She is also known for her recurring role in Supernatural as Ruby.|[1] |[2] She married Supernatural star Jared Padalecki on February 27, 2010. They have one child.

Life and career
Genevieve was born in San Francisco, California. She is of Italian,  French , and Flemish descent.[ citation needed ] She grew up in  Sun Valley, Idaho. Before making her television debut as Kris Furillo, Genevieve was known as a stage actress. She played Carmen Rodriguez in both Power Rangers shows, Thunderstorm and Ninja Thunder. She left Power Rangers at the end of the first-half of Power Rangers Ninja Thunder. She has performed in regional productions of  A Midsummer Night's Dream ,  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ,  Crimes of the Heart , and  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat .

A graduate of The Community School in Sun Valley, she holds a BFA degree in drama and a B.A. in English from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. She has three younger siblings (one sister and two brothers).

Genevieve married actor Jared Padalecki  on 27 February 2010 in  Sun Valley, Idaho. On October 10, 2011, the couple announced they were expecting their first child.| [3] | [4]  On March 19, 2012, Genevieve gave birth to a son, Thomas Colton Padalecki.| [5]  On July 21, 2013, via Jared's twitter, it was confirmed that the couple are expecting their second child. | [6]

Trivia

 * In Power Rangers Thunderstorm and Ninja Thunder, Genevieve was credited as Genevieve Cortese.
 * She is the third cast member to have children, the others were Kristin Cavallari.