Gina Gershon

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Biography

A sexy, pouty-lipped brunette with a bad-ass attitude, Gina Gershon built a diverse resume on both stage and film over the last two decades. With a sex appeal that caught the eye of both men and women, it was Gershon's intense charisma and talent that propelled her career. A hard shell with a soft interior, her roles ranged from the touching portrayal of Nancy Sinatra in the 1992 biopic "Sinatra," to a tattooed punk rock diva in "Prey For Rock …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Music

Born

Gina L Gershon on June 10, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Career Milestones

Co-founded Naked Angels theater company in New York

1986

Made TV debut in CBS movie "Stark: Mirror Image"

1986

Made feature film debut in "Pretty in Pink"

1988

Landed first substantial role in "Red Heat"

1992

Played Frank Sinatra's first wife Nancy in CBS miniseries "Sinatra"

1995

Co-starred in the disastrous cult hit "Showgirls"

1996

Bounced back as star of "Bound"

1997

Cast in featured role as Nicolas Cage's love interest in "Face/Off"

1998

Co-starred as an actress accused of murder in the TNT movie "Legalese"

1998

Made Broadway debut in the role of Sally Bowles in the acclaimed revival of "Cabaret"; returned to the role in late 2001

1998

Played supporting role of a mobster's mistress in "One Tough Cop"

1999

TV debut as a series regular in "Snoops" (ABC), playing a female private detective

2001

Played the ex-wife of Sylvester Stallone's character in "Driven"

2003

Co-starred with Drea de Matteo in "Prey for Rock & Roll," about an all-girl rock and roll band

2006

Landed recurring guest role on "Ugly Betty" (ABC) as Italian cosmetics mogul Fabia, the rival of Wilhelmina Slater (Vanessa Williams)

2007

Cast as Denis Leary's steady on FX's "Rescue Me"

2008

Cast in the Broadway production of Marc Camoletti's 1960s comedy "Boeing-Boeing"

2009

Joined cast of Broadway revival of "Bye Bye Birdie"

2010

Co-starred opposite Helen Mirren in "Love Ranch," based on the true story of a married couple who opened the first legal brothel in Nevada

2011

Cast opposite Matthew McConaughey in crime thriller "Killer Joe"

2011

Guest starred on HBO series "How to Make It in America"

2012

Co-starred with Miley Cyrus and Demi Moore in the remake of the French film "LOL"

Awards

1997

MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Bound

2012

Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Performance, Female in Killer Joe