Gina Gershon Biography
Summary
"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).
Biography
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. Gershon is Jewish, and French, and has a brother, Daniel, and a sister, Tracy. She attended Beverly Hills High School with Lenny Kravitz. 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. Gershon responded with a letter from her lawyers, stating allegations of a relationship were blatantly false and demanding an immediate retraction and threatening legal action.
Career
Gershon is regarded as a gay icon 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). 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.
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).
Filmography
Movies
"Pretty in Pink" (1986)- gym student/friend at prom
"Red Heat" (1988) - Cat Manzetti
Palmetto (1998) - Nina
"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
"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
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')
Broadway
"Cabaret" (1998 revival) - Sally Bowles
"Boeing Boeing" (2008 revival) - Gabriella
External links
(Official website) (features detailed filmography, biography, news)
(Q&A from Entertainment Weekly (June 19, 2007))
Credit
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