Alyssa Gabrielle Rodriguez is a first-generation Mexican-American actress of Spanish, Italian and German ancestry from Houston, Texas. She was born to parents Ben, a software engineer and Sandra Rodriguez, a customer service representative for respected companies. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Houston, majoring in Broadcast Journalism and Marketing. There, she hosted the on-campus talk show Intuition and interned at the ABC News affiliate, KTRK. She's worked on a number of television shows, including Grey's Anatomy, Shameless, Lonestar 911 and more. In addition to television, she's done theatre, commercials and voiceovers. Alyssa is also an accomplished makeup artist and has beauty blog where shares her favorite beauty products to be camera ready and shares inspiration and lessons from industry experience. She's in the process of writing and developing her own projects, some on her own and in collaboration with other artists.