On June 10, 1962, Gina Gershon was born in Los Angeles. She grew up in a large family, where, in addition to Gina, there were four other children. Her father Stan Gershon worked as a businessman, and her mother, Mickey Gershon, was engaged in interior design. The dream of becoming an actress turned into a goal in childhood, when Gina and her sisters played ghost scenes. She always watched her classmates play in school plays and wanted to be in their place. In general, Gina’s childhood was quite
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On June 10, 1962, Gina Gershon was born in Los Angeles. She grew up in a large family, where, in addition to Gina, there were four other children. Her father Stan Gershon worked as a businessman, and her mother, Mickey Gershon, was engaged in interior design. The dream of becoming an actress turned into a goal in childhood, when Gina and her sisters played ghost scenes. She always watched her classmates play in school plays and wanted to be in their place. In general, Gina’s childhood was quite lonely. The mother was passionate about work, and the rest of the family were irritated when she got under her feet. Even around there was no one to communicate with: the family lived in San Fernando, where there were only 2 houses in the neighborhood.
On the other hand, loneliness helped Gina Gershon reveal her inner world. She read a lot, watched movies and played poker with her grandmother Pearl, a virtuoso gambler. When his father returned home from another business trip, he enjoyed playing American football with Gina. This hobby did not let Gina go for a long time. After a while, boxing was added to it.
When Gina was 8 years old, she first played in school productions. At the age of 16, she went to San Francisco, where she graduated from university and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Gina worked in several theaters at the same time, which was not easy. She had to constantly move between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It was Gina Gershon who was among the creators of the branch of the theater “Naked Angels” in New York.
Due to the mixing of various bloods, Gina has an outstanding, bright appearance. But it did not help her in her film career. The directors gave Gina small roles. Finally, she was lucky – she was offered to play the daughter of the famous American singer in the TV movie “Sinatra”. The role of Nancy helped Gina Gershon become noticeable not only for directors, but also for critics. In 1988, Gina Gershon played with Tom Cruise in the film.
"Cocktail" .
Her greatest success came as Crystal Connors in an erotic film.
Showgirls Where she played the prima donna of the revealing show. Although the film received several anti-Golden Raspberry awards, it was popular and well received by the audience. Interestingly, Paul Verhoeven himself came to receive anti-awards.
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"Communication" - the debut of the Wachowski brothers - showed Gina Gershon in a dramatic image. The film received several awards and opened the way for the Wachowski brothers to the world of big cinema.
In 2008, Gina Gershon was accused of having an affair with Bill Clinton. The article was published by Vanity Fair. All rumors were denied, and the lawyers of the actress filed a lawsuit.
In general, Gina Gershon starred in more than 40 films, among which it is worth noting “Faceless”, “Red Heat”, “The Burners of Life”, “The Rider”, “P.S.” I love you and others.
Among the latest works of Gina Gershon is the painting Summer. Classmates. Love, which comes out in 2012. In addition to playing in movies, Gina tries herself as a singer and periodically performs on stage.
