Virginia Rodrigues (actress)

Virginia Rodrigues
Virginia Rodrigues
Born	1964; Mangalore, Karnataka
Occupation	Actress;
Years active	2001–present

Virginia Rodrigues is an Indian actress, and author known for her works in Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada language films, theatre, and television.^[1]^[2]

Early life

She was born and brought up in Mangalore, Karnataka, India to Catholic family of Vincent Rodrigues and Hilda Rodrigues. She pursued her B.A degree from St. Agnes College, Mangalore.^[3]

Theatre

Virginia largely worked in the theatre for more than two decades.^[3]^[4]^[5] She has been a member of Bangalore's Indian Ensemble and Mumbai's Mashaal theater groups.^[6] She has been part of international projects called "Zapperdockel and the cock" directed by Wally and Paul Schmidt from Germany. She also modeled in various television commercials.^[7]

Selected filmography

As actress

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2016	Marupadi	Psychiatrist	Malayalam	Debut
2017	Samarpanam	Sarvajaya	Malayalam		^[8]
2018	The Notion	Dr. Geetha	Malayalam	Short
2019	Mahira	Inspector Maya	Kannada		^[9]
2020	A Requiem for Jenny	Mrs. Parker	Hindi	Short
2020	Nitya	Mom	Kannada	Short
2023	Loo		Malayalam	Short
2024	Love, Sitara	Latha	Hindi Malayalam		^[10]

Television

As actress

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2024	Love at 5th Floor	Dr. Uma	Hindi	Mini Series	^[11]

References

^ Anien,DHNS, Tini Sara. "Stunts are my own: Virginia". Deccan Herald.
^ "City-based Mollywood actor lands lead role in a Kannada thriller". October 20, 2018 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
^ ^a ^b https://www.mangalorean.com/feel-proud-of-my-student-ms-virginia-rodrigues-lead-actress-in-kan-movie-mahira-prof-dr-devi-prabha-alva/
^ "I trained in martial arts for my debut: Virginia Rodrigues". July 25, 2019 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
^ "Virginia Rodrigues, Author at Theatre ink".
^ "Virginia Rodrigues". Cinema Express. July 27, 2019.
^ Mohan, Deepa (October 27, 2009). "Zapperdockel and the Wock: Play Review". Citizen Matters.
^ Menon, Anoop (March 9, 2017). "Mystery unfurled". The New Indian Express.
^ "Virginia Rodrigues". www.filmcompanion.in. July 27, 2019.
^ Sharma, Bhawana (September 28, 2024). "Love, Sitara Review: Dysfunctional family dynamics portrayed well". www.deccanchronicle.com.
^ "Aditi Banerjee: It was surprising that a lot of strangers contributed a significant amount for 'Love At Fifth Floor' - Exclusive". July 1, 2022 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

External links

Virginia Rodrigues at IMDb

[1] Anien,DHNS, Tini Sara. "Stunts are my own: Virginia". Deccan Herald.

[2] "City-based Mollywood actor lands lead role in a Kannada thriller". October 20, 2018 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

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[4] "I trained in martial arts for my debut: Virginia Rodrigues". July 25, 2019 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

[5] "Virginia Rodrigues, Author at Theatre ink".

[6] "Virginia Rodrigues". Cinema Express. July 27, 2019.

[7] Mohan, Deepa (October 27, 2009). "Zapperdockel and the Wock: Play Review". Citizen Matters.

[8] Menon, Anoop (March 9, 2017). "Mystery unfurled". The New Indian Express.

[9] "Virginia Rodrigues". www.filmcompanion.in. July 27, 2019.

[10] Sharma, Bhawana (September 28, 2024). "Love, Sitara Review: Dysfunctional family dynamics portrayed well". www.deccanchronicle.com.

[11] "Aditi Banerjee: It was surprising that a lot of strangers contributed a significant amount for 'Love At Fifth Floor' - Exclusive". July 1, 2022 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

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