Gina Gershon
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| Gina Gershon | |
 Gina Gershon at the Tribeca Film Festival, April 2006 |
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| Birth name | Gina L. Gershon |
| Born | June 10, 1962 (age 44) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Official site | Official website of Gina Gershon |
| Notable roles | Corky in Bound Cristal Connors in Showgirls |
Gina Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American actress.
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[edit] Biography
Gershon was born in Los Angeles, California to Stan Gershon and Mickey Koppel, of Jewish heritage. She has dated hotel owner Shawn McPherson, wealthy entrepreneur Jay Penske, and actors John Cusack and Owen Wilson.
[edit] High School
She attended Beverly Hills High School with Lenny Kravitz and the two remain close friends.[citation needed]
[edit] Roles
Gershon is regarded as a gay icon [1] due to her roles in movies such as Bound (in which she played a butch lesbian) and Showgirls (which is regarded as a camp classic). She was ranked #51 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2004.[1]
Gershon played Jew's harp on "I Can't Decide", a song on the Scissor Sisters 2006 release Ta-Dah.
[edit] Broadway
Gershon did a stint in the starring role of Sally Bowles in the award-winning 1998 revival of Cabaret on Broadway.
[edit] Selected movie roles
- Pretty In Pink (1986) - Benny's best friend
- 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
- The Insider (1999) - Helen Caperelli
- Driven (2001) - Cathy Heguy
- Borderline (2002) - Lila Coletti
- Demonlover (2002) - Elaine Si Gibril
- Prey for Rock and Roll (2003) - Jacki
- Category 7: The End of the World (2005) - Judith Carr
- One Last Thing... (2006)
- Kettle of Fish (2006) - Ginger
- Delirious (2007)
[edit] Television
- Snoops (1999) -Glenn Hall
- Tripping the Rift (2004) -Six (Voice, replaced by Carmen Electra in Season 2)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2004) - Anna
- The Batman (2005) -Catwoman (Voice)
- Ugly Betty - (2006) - Fabia
[edit] External links
- Gina Gershon at the Internet Movie Database
- ginagershon.com Gina Gershon Official Website (features detailed filmography, biography, news)
- myspace.com/ginagershon Gina Gershon's MySpace site (features Gina Gershon's music, photos)
[edit] References
- ^ FreeJose.com. Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2004. Retrieved on March 4, 2007.
