Biography

Jelynn Sophia (also credited as Jelynn Rodriguez) is a TV/Film actress, TV host, dancer and singer. Born and raised in San Diego, California, Jelynn knew she wanted to pursue an entertainment career after singing to a large audience on her very first stage in a local cultural festival at the age of three.

Jelynn spent the majority of her life dancing, ranging from hip hop, tap, ballet, modern and jazz. She then discovered her true passion of Hip-hop and this is what launched her growing journey through Hollywood. Jelynn auditioned against 300 applicants for one of the fifteen slots open to dancers at a Los Angeles talent agency. She left the audition with a contract.

Her first year in Los Angeles was spent as a professional dancer. Shortly after that she began to acquire hosting and acting roles that lead her to host the Imagen Award nominated show "The Drop" on the cable network SiTV, for 5 seasons. Jelynn is now known for hosting on numerous networks such as the TV Guide Channel, AMC, Altitude TV and Disney/ABC's Soapnet.com. She has interviewed some of the biggest names in Hollywood such as Tyra Banks, Rachel Ray, Ellen Degeneres, Lindsay Lohan, Katy Perry, Justin Long, Mario Lopez, and many more. Jelynn has also expanded into the sports world hosting the 2011 NBA All Star Week as Nike's official host interviewing Kobe Bryant, Blake Griffin and more. Also, her dream of hosting a cooking show came to life and she went on to host and judge, "Kitchen Cookoff" for MSN.com and Hillshire Farms. Jelynn was then cast as the brand new host of the TV show, Beats Per Mnet (BPM) on cable network, MNET! BPM showcases the latests in pop culture, fashion, art, food, music and entertainment.

As an actress, Jelynn has been featured on shows such as NBC's "Las Vegas" and "Days of our Lives", ABC's "Samantha Who?" and "Caveman", the FOX sitcom," Brothers" and has been featured on MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon. Most recently, she played a lead role in the new popular web-based show "Acts of Love and Sex".

Jelynn has held lead roles in the films Bar Starz, Grizzly Park, Facade, Tooth List, and Men, Interrupted, along with supporting roles in Jack Rio and How to Make Love to a Woman. Jelynn is continuously working hard to represent Asian Americans in Hollywood.

- IMDb mini biography by: Sheryl Aguilar