Date of Birth8 January 1981, San Francisco, California, USA Birth NameGenevieve Nicole Cortese Nicknames Gen Genny Height 5' 4" (1.63 m) Mini Bio (1) Making her television debut as Kris Furillo, Genevieve is an experienced stage actress. 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." Genevieve holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in drama and a bachelor of arts in English from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.Spouse (1) Jared Padalecki (27 February 2010 - present) (2 children) Trivia (12) She received a BFA in Drama and BA in English at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she attended the Stella Adler Acting Studio and Atlantic Theater Co.