Gina Riley

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9.9 Superb
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Biography

Recent Role:
on Kath & Kim
Gender:
Female
Born:
5-6-1961
Birthplace:
Melbourne, Australia
Birth Name:
Gina Riley
Melbourne-based Gina Riley is a woman of many talents. She has appeared in many shows, including Big Girl's Blouse, Bad Eggs, The Bob Downe Show, Fast Forward and of course, her hit TV show, Kath & Kim, also starring Riley's close friends, Jane Turner and Magda Szubanski.

Gina also has amazing singing talents, singing the opening song to Kath & Kim, which is Anthony Newley's 'The Joker', and also sing a rendition of the 80s song 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' in the final episode in 2003, luring 2.2 million viewers, the most ever tuned in

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After a 4-year break from TV, after having daughter Maggie, she returned, this time bringing actors John Clarke and Brian Dawe with her to film the 1998-2000 series The Games, which was about the setting of, of course, the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She played a character of the same name as herself and this gave her a chance to express her singing and dramatic skills.

She also co-wrote 2 books, "That's Unusual" and "Look at Me" (both 2003) based on Kath & Kim, with show star Jane Turner.

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    9.5 Superb
    http://twitter.com/GinaRiley
    Shes really nice, spoke to her on twitter! hide show

    http://twitter.com/GinaRiley
    Shes really nice, i spoke to her on twitter!
    Had a great chat and she was really friendly. Asked her all about kath and kim and got up to speed on all the gossip! A real nice genuine person who is all so very talented! shes so funny and the fact that she comes up with all her own material i think is wonderfull

    i would defintalty chat to her on twitter lol. its worth it. shes fun. also watch all her videos on youtube. big girls blouse, fast foward, kath and kim. its all hiliarious! shes a top girl! a great aussie diamond!

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    10 Perfect
    The reason im writing this review is because Gina Riley is a Legend! hide show

    Anyone who is a fan of Kath and Kim or Fast Forward or Big Girls Blouse will know exactly what im talking about! Gina's quick wit is simply astounding. Coupled with her comic timing and her superb voice Gina is the whole package, everything you could possibly look for in a comedienne. One only needs to look closely at Kath and Kim and yes im aware Gina co-writes this with Jane Turner who is magnificent also but the attention to detail is amazing.In Kim Gina has created a character we can all relate to. If you were to just watch Gina playing Kim f and really pay attention to all the little looks or the snarly mumbling under her breath you would see how much that sense of comic timing comes into play, and without a doubt its that timing and talent that make 'Kim' a character anyone can love. As i said before and i shall say again Gina Riley is a living legend!

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    10 Perfect
    THE BEST hide show

    I think that Gina Riley is one of Australia's biggest assets. She is a beautiful, talented and an absolutely hilarious comedic preformer who deserves all the credit that she gets! I think that her body of work is amazing: fast forward, full-frontal, something stupid, Big Girls Blouse, The Bob Downe Show, Bligh and not to mention 3 fabulous series of Kath and Kim and a wicked tele-movie! I can only hope that one day i could aspire to be a sucessful and talented as Gina, she can do it all: act, be funny, act and be funny at the same time, write, SING!, produce! She is amazing!

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    10 Perfect
    FOREVER THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO GINA!!!! hide show

    I think Gina Riley is the absolute QUEEN of all actors!!! She can act as absolutely anyone and an actor as talented as her is very hard to find! She also has the most gorgeous and gripping singing voice and her humour goes a long way!! Because she doesn't only act...she writes as well!!! Now how many actors can do that?! She is a person I will admire for my whole life and it would be my dream to meet her in person!!!! Her comedy makes me laugh every time I watch it and to make someone laugh is an extremly difficult thing to do!!! Gina Riley is my hero, angel, role model and idol all at the same time! I LOVE YOU, GINA!!!

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