Gina Gershon facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gina Gershon
Gershon in 2018
Born	Gina L. Gershon (1962-06-10) June 10, 1962 (age 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University (BFA '83)
Occupation	Actress singer author
Years active	1981–present
Known for	Bound Cocktail Showgirls Face/Off Killer Joe

Gina L. Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American actress and singer. She has starred in many movies and TV shows. Some of her well-known films include Cocktail (1988), Showgirls (1995), Bound (1996), and Face/Off (1997).

On TV, she has appeared in shows like Rescue Me and How to Make It in America. She also played Gladys Jones, Jughead's mom, in the teen drama Riverdale. Later, she appeared as Jeanie Bloom in the medical series New Amsterdam.

Early Life and Education

Gina Gershon was born in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Mickey, was an interior decorator. Her father, Stan, worked in import-export and sales. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles.

Gina went to Collier Street Elementary School and Woodland Hills Academy. She started acting when she was 14 years old, while attending Beverly Hills High School. After high school, she studied at Emerson College in Boston. She then moved to New York University, where she earned a degree in drama and psychology/philosophy in 1983.

She always knew she wanted to be an actress. However, her journey in entertainment began with music and dance.

Acting Career Highlights

Gina Gershon has had a busy career in theatre, film, and television.

Theatre Performances

Gina Gershon studied acting at the Circle in the Square Professional Theater School in New York. She worked with famous directors like David Mamet. She has performed on Broadway three times.

She played Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret. She also appeared as Rosie Alvarez in the 2010 show Bye Bye Birdie.

Film Roles

Gershon's first small role was in the movie Pretty in Pink (1986). This led to bigger parts in films like Cocktail with Tom Cruise. She also appeared in the drama City of Hope. In 1991, she was in the action film Out for Justice with Steven Seagal.

Gina Gershon in 2011

In 1996, she played Corky in the crime film Bound. The next year, she starred with John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in Face/Off.

In 2011, Gershon acted alongside Matthew McConaughey in Killer Joe. In 2017, she appeared in several films, including Permission and Inconceivable. She also starred in 9/11 with Whoopi Goldberg and Charlie Sheen.

In 2018, she was in the drama After Everything, which was well-received. She also had a small role in the comedy Blockers, which was very successful. More recently, in 2020, Gershon starred in the sports film Cagefighter: Worlds Collide. She also appeared in Rifkin's Festival.

Television and Online Work

Gina Gershon in May 2010

In 1992, Gina Gershon played Nancy Barbato, Frank Sinatra's first wife, in a TV movie about his life. She later had a recurring role on Melrose Place. She also played the main character, Glenn Hall, in the detective series Snoops.

Gershon has made many guest appearances on popular shows. These include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Rescue Me, and Ugly Betty. She also had a recurring role on How to Make It in America.

She has done voice acting for animated series. She voiced Six in Tripping the Rift and Catwoman in The Batman. From 2017 to 2018, she voiced Langwidere in Lost in Oz.

In 2013, Gershon played Donatella Versace in the TV film House of Versace. Her performance was highly praised. That same year, she began starring in the action series Cleaners.

She appeared in Glee as Blaine's mother in 2015. She also had recurring roles in Red Oaks and Z Nation. In 2017, she played Lt. Melanie Hawkins in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Since 2018, she has played Gladys Jones in Riverdale. In 2020, she had a recurring role in New Amsterdam.

Gina Gershon has also made funny online videos. She has impersonated public figures like Sarah Palin and Melania Trump. She even played Melania Trump on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Other Creative Works

Music Contributions

Gina Gershon is also a musician. She played the jaw harp on the song "I Can't Decide" by Scissor Sisters. She also played on Paul Simon's album Possibilities. She released her own album called In Search of Cleo.

She has appeared in music videos too. She was in The Cars' 1984 video "Hello Again" and Lenny Kravitz's video ""Again".

Books for Children

Gina Gershon and her brother Dann wrote a children's book together. It is called Camp Creepy Time.

Personal Life

From 2015 to 2018, Gina Gershon was in a relationship with Robert Dekeyser, a Belgian businessman and former soccer player.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Beatlemania	Dancer	Uncredited
1985	Girls Just Want to Have Fun	Dancer	Uncredited
1986	Pretty in Pink	Trombley, Girl Friend / Gym Class
	3:15 the Moment of Truth	Cobrettes
1987	Sweet Revenge	K.C.
1988	Red Heat	Catherine 'Cat' Manzetti
	Cocktail	Coral
1990	Voodoo Dawn	Tina
1991	City of Hope	Laurie Rinaldi
	Out for Justice	Patti Madano
	Jungle Fever	Angie's Neighbor	Scenes deleted
1992	The Player	Whitney Gersh
1993	Joey Breaker	Jenny Chaser
1994	Flinch	Daphne James
1995	Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back	Margo Preston
	Showgirls	Cristal Connors	Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress
1996	Bound	Corky	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
1997	This World, Then the Fireworks	Carol Lakewood Morton
	Touch	Debra Lusanne
	Face/Off	Sasha Hassler
1998	Palmetto	Nina
	Lulu on the Bridge	Hannah
	Prague Duet	Dr. Lauren Graham
	I'm Losing You	Lidia
	One Tough Cop	Joey O'Hara
1999	Guinevere	Billie
	The Insider	Helen Caperelli
2001	Driven	Cathy Heguy
	Picture Claire	Lily Warden
2002	Slackers	Girl at Trendy Club	Uncredited
	Demonlover	Elaine Si Gibril
2003	Prey for Rock & Roll	Jacki	Also producer
2004	Three Way	Florence DeCroix Hagen	Also known as 3-Way
	Out of Season	Eileen Phillips
2005	One Last Thing...	Arlene
2006	Dreamland	Mary
	Man About Town	Arlene Kreiner
	Kettle of Fish	Ginger
	I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With	Herself as Marty's Mother
	Delirious	Dana
2007	What Love Is	Rachel
	P.S. I Love You	Sharon McCarthy
2008	Just Business	Marty Jameson
	Beer for My Horses	Cammie
	Gina Gershon Strips Down Sarah Palin	Sarah Palin	Short film
2009	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard	Unknown	Uncredited
2010	Love Ranch	Irene
	Five Minarets in New York	Maria	Also known as Act of Vengeance and The Terrorist
	Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright	Mariel Garza
2011	Killer Joe	Sharla Smith	Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
2012	LOL	Kathy
	Breathless	Lorna
2013	Dealin' with Idiots	Sophie
	House of Versace	Donatella Versace
2014	The Scribbler	Cleo
	Mall	Donna	Also known as Mall: A Day to Kill
	The Lookalike	Lee Garner
	Sharklumbo	Widow	Short film
	Me	Gina Gershon
2015	Staten Island Summer	Ms. Greeley
2016	A Message from Melania Trump	Melania Trump	Short film
	My Dead Boyfriend	Helene
2017	Bad Kids of Crestview Academy	Senator Wilkes
	Lost Cat Corona	Connie
	Permission	Lydia
	Inconceivable	Angela
	9/11	Eve Cage
2018	After Everything	Tracy
	Blockers	Cathy
	The Little Mermaid	Peggy Gene
	American Dresser	Sandra
2019	The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts	K. T. McFarland / Rick Gates	Live reading of excerpts from the Mueller Report
	Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs	Regina	Voice
2020	The Mimic	The Woman at the Bar
	Cagefighter: Worlds Collide	Max Drake
	Rifkin's Festival	Sue
	People in Landscape	Alex's Mother
2021	With/In: Volume 2	Unknown	Segment: "Shell Game"; also director and writer
	Don't Look Up	Kathy Logolos	Deleted scenes
2022	Emily the Criminal	Alice
2023	Thanksgiving	Amanda Collins
2024	Borderlands	Mad Moxxi
The Trainer	TBA	Post-production
TBA	Tapawingo	TBA	Post-production

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Theater

Music

Podcast

See also

In Spanish: Gina Gershon para niños