Gina Gershon
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 Gershon at the Tribeca Film Festival, April 2006 |
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| Born | Gina L. Gershon June 10, 1962 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Gina L. Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American film and television actress, known for her roles in the films Cocktail (1988), Showgirls (1995) and Bound (1996).
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Gershon was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Mickey (née Koppel), an interior decorator, and Stan Gershon, who worked in import/export business and sales.[1][2] Gershon is Jewish,[1] and has a brother, Daniel, and a sister, Tracy. She attended Beverly Hills High School with Lenny Kravitz.[3] She then went on to attend Emerson College with the likes of comedians Denis Leary and Mario Cantone. Gershon has dated hotel owner Sean McPherson, wealthy entrepreneur Jay Penske, and actors John Cusack and Owen Wilson.
A 2008 Vanity Fair article linked her with former President Bill Clinton[4]. Speaking on the U.S. television show Live with Regis and Kelly on June 9, she said, "It is such a crazy, outrageous lie.... I met him three times at events. It disturbed me on so many levels. I felt I had to stand up and say the truth."[5]
In addition to Clinton, Gina has been romantically linked in the past with Beck, Owen Wilson, Benjy Bronk, Balthazar Getty, Jennifer Tilly and Larry David
[edit] Career
Gershon is regarded as a gay icon[6] because of her roles in movies such as Bound (in which she played a butch lesbian) and Showgirls (which is regarded as a camp classic). At the same time, her sultry good looks and frequent nude appearances in other films have also gained her a substantial heterosexual male fan base. She was ranked #51 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2004.[7]
Gershon played Jew's harp on "I Can't Decide", a song on the Scissor Sisters 2006 release Ta-Dah. She also played Jew's harp on the song "I Do It For Your Love", Paul Simon's collaboration with Herbie Hancock on Hancock's "Possibilities" CD. On television, she has recurring roles on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (as a Hasidic drycleaner), Rescue Me, and the U.S. dramedy series Ugly Betty (as Italian cosmetics mogul Fabia, the rival of Wilhelmina Slater). She also has served as the voiceover for Major League Baseball's "I Live For This" promotional campaign.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Movies
- Pretty in Pink (1986)- gym student/friend at prom
- Red Heat (1988) - Cat Manzetti
- Cocktail (1988) - Coral
- Out for Justice (1991) - Patti Madano
- Showgirls (1995) - Cristal Connors
- Best of the Best 3 - (1995)
- Bound (1996) - Corky
- Face/Off (1997) - Sasha Hassler
- This World and Then The Fireworks (1997) - Carol Lakewood Morton
- Palmetto (1998) - Nina
- One Tough Cop (1998) -
- Black & White (1998) -Nora 'Hugs' Hugosian
- The Insider (1999) - Helen Caperelli
- Driven (2001) - Cathy Heguy
- Picture Claire (2001) - Lily Warden
- Borderline (2002) - Lila Coletti
- Demonlover (2002) - Elaine Si Gibril
- Prey for Rock and Roll (2003) - Jacki
- Three Way (2004) - Florence
- Category 7: The End of the World (2005) - Judith Carr
- Dreamland (2006) - Mary
- One Last Thing... (2006)
- Kettle of Fish (2006) - Ginger
- Rent (2006) - window
- What Love Is (2006) - Rachel
- Delirious (2007)
- P.S. I Love You (2007) - Sharon
- Beer For My Horses (film With Toby Keith) (Due out in 2008)- Cammie
[edit] Television
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1989) - Randy
- Sinatra (1992) - Nancy Sinatra
- Snoops (1999) - Glenn Hall
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003) - Shikata (voice)
- Tripping the Rift (2004) - Six (voice, replaced by Carmen Electra in Season 2)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2004 & 2007) - Anna
- The Batman (2004-present) - Catwoman (voice)
- Ugly Betty (2006) - Fabia
- Psych (2007) - Emilina Saffron (episode "American Duos")
- Rescue Me (2007) - Valerie (episodes "Solo" "Animal" "High" "Cycle" "Keefe" & "Yaz")
[edit] Broadway
- Cabaret (1998 revival) - Sally Bowles
- Boeing Boeing (2008 revival) - Gabriella
[edit] References
- ^ a b Cigar Aficionado | People Profile | Gina Gershon
- ^ Gina Gershon Biography (1962-)
- ^ Cracking Up Lenny Kravitz | Lenny Kravitz | Music News | Music | Entertainment Weekly
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- ^ [note, this URL is blacklisted for some reason:] http://www.postchronicle dot com/news/original/article_212151922.shtml
- ^ http://www.afterellen.com/TV/totallygay.html Afterellen.com Retrieved on 04-19-07
- ^ FreeJose.com. Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2004. Retrieved on March 4, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official website (features detailed filmography, biography, news)
- Gina Gershon at the Internet Movie Database
- Gina Gershon at MySpace
- Q&A from Entertainment Weekly (June 19, 2007)
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