Gina Gershon#Books
{{short description|American actress (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Gina Gershon
| image = Gina Gershon 2018 by Sachyn Mital (cropped 2).jpg
| caption = Gershon in 2018
| birth_name = Gina L. Gershon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|6|10}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| alma_mater = New York University (BFA '83)
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|author}}
| known_for = Bound
Cocktail
Showgirls
Face/Off
Killer Joe
| years_active = 1981–present
}}
Gina L. Gershon ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɜːr|ʃ|ɒ|n}}; born June 10, 1962) is an American actress and singer. She has starred in such films as Cocktail (1988), Red Heat (1988), Showgirls (1995), Bound (1996), Face/Off (1997), The Insider (1999), Demonlover (2002), P.S. I Love You (2007), Five Minarets in New York (2010), Killer Joe (2011), and House of Versace (2013). She has also had supporting roles in FX's Rescue Me and HBO's How to Make It in America. Additionally, she portrayed Jughead's mom Gladys Jones on The CW teen drama series Riverdale and Lauren Bloom's mother Jeanie Bloom on the NBC medical series New Amsterdam.
Early life
Gina L. Gershon was born in Los Angeles, to Mickey Gershon (née Koppel) an interior decorator, and Stan Gershon, who worked in the import-export business and sales.{{cite web|title=Gina Gershon|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/gina-gershon/biography.html|website=Yahoo Movies|access-date=December 27, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124074200/https://movies.yahoo.com/person/gina-gershon/biography.html|archive-date=January 24, 2016}}Her family name appears to have been misprinted Gersohn on her birth certificate. {{cite web |title=Gina L Gersohn, Born 06/10/1962 in Los Angeles County, California |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/gina_l_gersohn_born_1962_8006321 |website=CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |access-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702031342/https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/gina_l_gersohn_born_1962_8006321 |url-status=live }} She was raised in a Jewish family in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley.{{cite web|title=Patrica Sheridan's Breakfast With ... Gina Gershon|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/breakfast/patrica-sheridans-breakfast-with-gina-gershon-705491/|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=December 27, 2015|archive-date=September 30, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130930153510/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/breakfast/patrica-sheridans-breakfast-with-gina-gershon-705491/|url-status=live}} She has an older brother and an older sister.{{cite web |title=Dann Mitchell Gershon, Born 04/30/1955 in Los Angeles County, California |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/dann_mitchell_gershon_born_1955_5524485 |website=CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |access-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702031345/https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/dann_mitchell_gershon_born_1955_5524485 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Tracy B Gershon, Born 06/17/1957 in Los Angeles County, California |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/tracy_b_gershon_born_1957_6179417 |website=CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |access-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702031345/https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/tracy_b_gershon_born_1957_6179417 |url-status=live }}
Gershon went to Collier Street Elementary School and Woodland Hills Academy (formerly Parkman Junior High). She attended Beverly Hills High School and started acting at the age of 14. After graduating from high school in 1980, she moved to Boston to attend Emerson College. She transferred to New York University and graduated with a BFA in drama and psychology/philosophy in 1983.{{Cite podcast|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_367_-_gina_gershon|title=WTF with Marc Maron Podcast - Episode 367 - Gina Gershon |publisher=WTF with Marc Maron|host=Marc Maron|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=June 9, 2013}}
She has said she always wanted to be an actress, but her career began in music and dance.{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Larry|title=Gina Gershon|url=http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/gina-gershon-0_fhep3bie|website=Larry King Now|access-date=August 9, 2014|date=September 30, 2013|archive-date=March 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311083704/http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/gina-gershon-0_fhep3bie|url-status=live}}
Career
=Theatre=
Gershon attended the Circle in the Square Professional Theater School in New York, working first with David Mamet and later with Harold Guskin and Sandra Seacat, whom she has described in interviews as "a huge influence."{{cite web |url=http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/7388/p/3 |title=I Dream of Gina |website=Cigar Aficionado |date=October 1, 1998 |access-date=June 17, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128052849/http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/7388/p/3 |archive-date=November 28, 2016 }}{{cite web |last1=Kay |first1=Dawn |title=Gina Gershon |url=http://thelabmagazine.com/2012/08/26/gina-gershon/ |website=The Lab Magazine |access-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618044608/http://thelabmagazine.com/2012/08/26/gina-gershon/ |archive-date=June 18, 2015 |date=August 12, 2012}} Her first professional acting was in stage productions of Camille and The Substance of Fire.
She is one of the founding members of the New York-based theater group Naked Angels.{{cite web|title=Gina Gershon |url=http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/gina_gershon/index.shtml |website=NetGlimse |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725171318/http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/gina_gershon/index.shtml|archive-date=July 25, 2008|access-date=August 2, 2008}}
She has appeared on Broadway three times: as Sally Bowles in the revival of Cabaret; in the revival of the sex farce Boeing-Boeing; and as Rosie Alvarez in the 2010 revival of Bye Bye Birdie at the Roundabout Theatre Company.{{cite web |quote=Time 2 hours and 30 minutes. (1 Intermission) |url=http://www.broadway.com/shows/bye-bye-birdie/ |title=Bye Bye Birdie |publisher=Broadway.com |access-date=April 12, 2010 |archive-date=April 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428071823/http://www.broadway.com/shows/bye-bye-birdie/ |url-status=live }}
=Film =
Gershon's break came with a bit part in Pretty in Pink (1986), which led to more substantial roles in Sweet Revenge with Nancy Allen, Cocktail with Tom Cruise and Elisabeth Shue, and John Sayles' urban drama City of Hope (1991). Also in 1991, she appeared in the action film Out for Justice opposite Steven Seagal, where she played Patti Madano, sister of the film's villain, Richie Madano (William Forsythe). Gershon also worked in television, with a recurring role on Melrose Place playing a prostitute working for a Heidi Fleiss-esque Hollywood madam.{{cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Who-Gina-Gershon-From-Riverdale-45391262|title=Jughead's Mom Has Got It Going On, and Here's Where You've Seen Her Before|website=PopSugar|first=Corinne|last=Sullivan|date=October 17, 2018|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701232123/https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Who-Gina-Gershon-From-Riverdale-45391262|url-status=live}}
In 1996, she played Corky, an ex-con who gets mixed up in an affair with Violet (played by Jennifer Tilly) in the crime film Bound.{{Cite news|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/gina-gershon/news/gina-gershon-fired-talent-agents-over-bound-dispute_4843427|title=Gina Gershon Fired Talent Agents Over Bound Dispute|date=July 26, 2015|work=Contactmusic.com|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=December 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205095936/http://www.contactmusic.com/gina-gershon/news/gina-gershon-fired-talent-agents-over-bound-dispute_4843427|url-status=live}} In 1997, she co-starred with John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in Face/Off.
Gershon is regarded as a gay icon{{cite web |url=http://www.afterellen.com/TV/totallygay.html |website=After Ellen |title=VH1's Totally Gay is Totally Fluffy Fun |access-date=May 4, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504123158/http://www.afterellen.com/TV/totallygay.html |archive-date=May 4, 2006 }} for her roles in films such as Bound (in which she played a butch lesbian), Prey for Rock & Roll, and Showgirls (in which she played a bisexual showgirl, and which is regarded as a camp classic). She was ranked #51 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2004.{{cite web|title=Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2004 |work=FreeJose.com |url=http://www.freejose.com/lists/maxim/2004|access-date=March 4, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303052514/http://www.freejose.com/lists/maxim/2004|archive-date=March 3, 2007}}
In 2011, Gershon appeared alongside Matthew McConaughey in Killer Joe, a dark comedy/thriller featuring director William Friedkin.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/hairy-film-gina-gershon-takes-risque-role-killer-joe-article-1.1122355|title=Gershon tackles a new revealing role with 'Killer Joe'|work=NY Daily News|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810132259/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/hairy-film-gina-gershon-takes-risque-role-killer-joe-article-1.1122355|url-status=live}}
In 2017, Gershon starred in Bad Kids of Crestview Academy directed by Ben Browder,{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3414395/bad-kids-crestview-academy-trailer-gets-trapped-school/|title='Bad Kids of Crestview Academy' Trailer Gets Trapped in School|website=Bloody-Disgusting|first=Brad|last=Miska|date=November 14, 2016|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704004414/https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3414395/bad-kids-crestview-academy-trailer-gets-trapped-school/|url-status=live}} Lost Cat Corona directed by Anthony Tarsitano,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/lost-cat-corona-979935|title='Lost Cat Corona': Film Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Frank|last=Scheck|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414121247/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/lost-cat-corona-979935|url-status=live}} the romantic comedy-drama Permission opposite Dan Stevens and Rebecca Hall directed by Brian Crano,{{cite web|url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/archive/permission-2017|title=Permission|website=Tribeca Film Festival|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701232124/https://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/archive/permission-2017|url-status=live}} Gershon co-starred alongside Nicolas Cage in the thriller Inconceivable, thriller film directed by Jonathan Baker,{{Cite web|url=http://toofab.com/2017/06/26/how-the-rock-helped-guide-natalie-eva-marie-from-wwe-to-hollywood-exclusive/|title=How The Rock Helped Guide Natalie Eva Marie from WWE to Hollywood (Exclusive)|website=toofab|access-date=June 27, 2017|archive-date=June 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628085031/http://toofab.com/2017/06/26/how-the-rock-helped-guide-natalie-eva-marie-from-wwe-to-hollywood-exclusive/|url-status=live}} That same year, she starred in 9/11 directed by Martin Guigui revolving around the September 11 attacks opposite Whoopi Goldberg, Luis Guzmán and Charlie Sheen.{{cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/08/new-trailer-for-911-starring-charlie-sheen-whoopi-goldberg-and-gina-gershon/|title=New trailer for 9/11 starring Charlie Sheen, Whoopi Goldberg and Gina Gershon|website=Flickering Myth|first=Amie|last=Cranswick|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=September 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909175727/https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/08/new-trailer-for-911-starring-charlie-sheen-whoopi-goldberg-and-gina-gershon/|url-status=live}} The film was panned by critics and faced controversy for Sheen's history with the 911 Truth movement, a conspiracy theory.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/9-11-director-defends-casting-charlie-sheen-twin-towers-drama-1036522|title='9/11' Director Defends Casting Charlie Sheen in Twin Towers Drama|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Mia|last=Galuppo|date=September 8, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703043028/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/9-11-director-defends-casting-charlie-sheen-twin-towers-drama-1036522|url-status=live}} Gershon stated she was unaware of Sheen's comments during production of the film and would have spoken with Sheen and Guigui before agreeing to star.{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/sheen-truther-remarks-nyc-saddest-day-complicate-9-11-film-article-1.3462380|title=Charlie Sheen's truther comments, weight of NYC's saddest day complicate '9/11' movie release|website=New York Daily News|first=Peter|last=Sblendorio|date=September 3, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=September 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923035935/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/sheen-truther-remarks-nyc-saddest-day-complicate-9-11-film-article-1.3462380|url-status=live}}
In 2018, Gershon starred in the adventure drama American Dresser directed by Carmine Cangialosi, which was critically panned.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/american_dresser|title=American Dresser|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=September 21, 2018|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225151128/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/american_dresser|url-status=live}} Gershon then starred in the drama film After Everything directed by Hannah Marks and Joey Power, opposite Maika Monroe and Jeremy Allen White.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/everything-1150621|title={{'}}After Everything{{'}}: Film Review|website=Frank|last=Scheck|date=October 9, 2018|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702020913/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/everything-1150621|url-status=live}} The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2018, and was released in October 2018, to critical acclaim.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/sxsw-wes-anderson-isle-of-dogs-alita-battle-angel-austin-midnighters-shorts-1202279638|title=SXSW Announces Midnighters Lineup; Wes Anderson's 'Isle Of Dogs' To Close Film Fest|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dino|last=Day-Ramos|date=February 7, 2018|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=November 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110090714/https://deadline.com/2018/02/sxsw-wes-anderson-isle-of-dogs-alita-battle-angel-austin-midnighters-shorts-1202279638/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ramascreen.com/after-everything-new-poster|title=After Everything New Poster|website=Rama Screen|author=Rama|date=July 11, 2018|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703025944/https://www.ramascreen.com/after-everything-new-poster/|url-status=live}} She also had a small role in comedy Blockers directed by Kay Cannon, which was released on April 6, 2018, to critical and commercial success.{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/blockers-parental-panic-fuels-raunchy-sentimental-teen-sex-comedy/|title='Blockers': Parental panic fuels raunchy, sentimental teen sex comedy|website=The Seattle Times|first=Dusty|last=Somers|date=April 4, 2020|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701232120/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/blockers-parental-panic-fuels-raunchy-sentimental-teen-sex-comedy/|url-status=live}}
In 2020, Gershon starred in the sports film Cagefighter: Worlds Collide directed by Jesse Quinones.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/michael-jai-white-gina-gershon-mma-wwe-movie-cagefighter-1202543870/|title=Michael Jai White, Gina Gershon & MMA Fighters Limber Up For Sports Pic 'Cagefighter'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=January 28, 2019|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218214215/https://deadline.com/2019/01/michael-jai-white-gina-gershon-mma-wwe-movie-cagefighter-1202543870/|url-status=live}} Gershon next starred in Rifkin's Festival directed by Woody Allen.{{cite web |title=Woody Allen to Begin Filming New Movie This Summer |first=Nate |last=Nickolai |work=Variety |date=June 4, 2019 |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/woody-allen-christoph-waltz-gina-gershon-spain-1203232841/ |access-date=November 20, 2019 |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102160813/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/woody-allen-christoph-waltz-gina-gershon-spain-1203232841/ |url-status=live }} Following backlash for starring in the film, Gershon defended her decision to star in the film stating: "I don't believe that to be true. You should really do all of the research and read all of the articles before believing that. It's really important to make up your own mind and not go by what the masses claim. I've done extensive research and I can say with very clear conscience that I'm so happy to be working with him. This man is not a sexual predator."{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/gina-gershon-defends-working-woody-allens-next-film-1233412|title=Gina Gershon Defends Working on Woody Allen's Next Film: "This Man Is Not a Sexual Predator"|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Chris|last=Gardner|date=August 20, 2019|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702015348/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/gina-gershon-defends-working-woody-allens-next-film-1233412|url-status=live}} Gershon also called working on the film "a dream come true".{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/gina-gershon-defends-starring-in-next-woody-allen-film-a-dream-come-true/|title=Gina Gershon Defends Starring in Next Woody Allen Film: 'A Dream Come True'|website=TheWrap|first=Brian|last=Welk|date=July 9, 2019|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=March 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310200357/https://www.thewrap.com/gina-gershon-defends-starring-in-next-woody-allen-film-a-dream-come-true/|url-status=live}} Gershon will also star in With/In an anthology film set during the COVID-19 pandemic directing from a screenplay she wrote.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/julianne-moore-don-cheadle-sanaa-lathan-rebecca-hall-chris-cooper-within-movie-1202999584/|title='With/In': Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle, Sanaa Lathan, Rebecca Hall, Chris Cooper & More Star In Anthology Movie Inspired By Lockdown; CAA & UTA Rep Sales|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=July 30, 2020|access-date=July 30, 2020|archive-date=July 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731195454/https://deadline.com/2020/07/julianne-moore-don-cheadle-sanaa-lathan-rebecca-hall-chris-cooper-within-movie-1202999584/|url-status=live}}
=TV and online work=
She portrayed Nancy Barbato, Frank Sinatra's 1st wife in the made-for-TV biopic Sinatra, in 1992.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-05-27-9202170374-story.html|title=SINATRA THE MINI-SERIES|website=The Chicago Tribune|first=Nancy|last=Mills|date=May 27, 1992|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208111730/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-05-27-9202170374-story.html|url-status=live}} Gershon next had a recurring role on Melrose Place playing a prostitute working for a Heidi Fleiss-esque Hollywood madam. Gershon made a guest appearance as herself on The Larry Sanders Show.{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2010/11/the_larry_sanders_show_the_com.html|title='The Larry Sanders Show: The Complete Series' DVD review|website=NJ.com|first=Mark|last=Voger|date=November 4, 2010|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703163148/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2010/11/the_larry_sanders_show_the_com.html|url-status=live}} Gershon next starred in the lead role of Glenn Hall in ABC's detective series Snoops created by David E. Kelley, which was cancelled after one season.{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/39080/snoops-snuffed-by-millionaire|title="Snoops" Snuffed by "Millionaire"|website=E! News|first=Julie|last=Keller|date=December 2, 1999|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702000347/https://www.eonline.com/news/39080/snoops-snuffed-by-millionaire|url-status=live}}
Gershon has made numerous guest and recurring appearances on various shows including HBO's comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm,{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/curb-your-enthusiasm-every-episode-ranked.html|title=Every Episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ranked|website=New York|first=Kenny|last=Herzog|date=December 7, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701105443/https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/curb-your-enthusiasm-every-episode-ranked.html|url-status=live}} FX's comedy-drama Rescue Me,{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/06/20/gina-gershon-her-am-coffee/|title=Gina Gershon, before her a.m. coffee|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Vanessa|last=Juarez|date=June 20, 2007|access-date=July 1, 2020}} ABC's Ugly Betty,{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/07/gina-gershon-killer-joe-nc-17.html|title=NC-17 Queen Gina Gershon on Killer Joe and the Lengths She'll Go to Make You Forget About Showgirls|website=New York Magazine|first=Jada|last=Yaun|date=July 21, 2012|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702092010/https://www.vulture.com/2012/07/gina-gershon-killer-joe-nc-17.html|url-status=live}} USA Network's Psych,{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/an-american-idol-parody-ended-up-defining-psych-1798245980|title=An American Idol parody ended up defining Psych|website=The A.V. Club|first=LaToya|last=Ferguson|date=April 7, 2016|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702000344/https://tv.avclub.com/an-american-idol-parody-ended-up-defining-psych-1798245980|url-status=live}} A recurring role on HBO's How to Make It in America.[http://www.hbo.com/how-to-make-it-in-america/cast-and-crew/nancy-frankenburg/bio/gina-gershon.html#/how-to-make-it-in-america/cast-and-crew/nancy-frankenburg/bio/gina-gershon.html How To Make It in America - Nancy Frankenburg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706053139/http://www.hbo.com/how-to-make-it-in-america/cast-and-crew/nancy-frankenburg/bio/gina-gershon.html#/how-to-make-it-in-america/cast-and-crew/nancy-frankenburg/bio/gina-gershon.html |date=July 6, 2017 }}, HBO.com; retrieved June 18, 2013.
Gershon voiced the role of Six in the adult animation series Tripping the Rift.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/tripping-the-rift-1200534723/|title=Tripping the Rift|website=Variety|first=Laura|last=Fries|date=March 3, 2004|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702015804/https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/tripping-the-rift-1200534723/|url-status=live}} Gershon also voiced the role of Catwoman in the 2007 animated series The Batman.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-potential-catwoman-1247747|title='The Batman' and the Potential of Catwoman|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Richard|last=Newby|date=October 15, 2019|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129112645/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-potential-catwoman-1247747|url-status=live}} From 2017 to 2018, Gershon voiced the role of Langwidere in Lost in Oz.{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170706005455/en/Amazon-Original-Kids-Series-Lost-Oz-Debuts|title=Amazon Original Kids Series Lost in Oz Debuts August 4 on Prime Video|website=BusinessWire|date=July 6, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701224553/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170706005455/en/Amazon-Original-Kids-Series-Lost-Oz-Debuts|url-status=live}}
In 2013, Gershon starred in the television film House of Versace as Donatella Versace, which premiered on Lifetime.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/house-versace-first-look-gina-620775|title='House of Versace' First Look: Gina Gershon Transforms Into Donatella Versace (Photo)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|date=September 4, 2013|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702000347/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/house-versace-first-look-gina-620775|url-status=live}} Gershon's performance earned praise from fashion critic Cathy Horyn.Horyn, Cathy, "Why Fashion Films Are Usually Cartoons," New York Times, October 6, 2013, pg. 13 That same year, Gershon began starring in the Crackle action series Cleaners.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/09/16/tv-on-the-web-exclusive-gina-gershon-cleans-up/2820775/|title=TV on the Web exclusive: Gina Gershon cleans up|website=USA Today|first=Daniel|last=Hurwitz|date=September 16, 2013|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702000346/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/09/16/tv-on-the-web-exclusive-gina-gershon-cleans-up/2820775/|url-status=live}}
In 2015, Gershon made a guest appearance on Glee in the sixth and final season as Blaine's mother.{{cite web|url=http://www.mjsbigblog.com/glee-casting-gina-gershon-cast-blaines-mom.htm|title=Glee Season 6 Spoilers Gina Gershon as Blaine's Mom|work=MJSBIGBLOG|date=December 19, 2014|access-date=December 19, 2014|archive-date=April 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408140322/http://www.mjsbigblog.com/glee-casting-gina-gershon-cast-blaines-mom.htm|url-status=live}} From 2015 to 2017, Gershon had a recurring role on Amazon Prime Video's Red Oaks.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/red-oaks-steven-soderbergh-season-3-final-season-80s-nostalgia-1201879742/|title=Steven Soderbergh and David Gordon Green on the 'Funny' Resurgence of '80s Nostalgia and 'Red Oaks' Final Season|website=IndieWire|first=Ben|last=Travers|date=September 24, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818132042/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/red-oaks-steven-soderbergh-season-3-final-season-80s-nostalgia-1201879742/|url-status=live}} She also appeared in two episodes of Elementary.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/elementary-gina-gershon-1084111/|title=Elementary Exclusive: Gina Gershon Cast as Joan's New Nemesis|website=TV Guide|first=Natalie|last=Abrams|date=July 9, 2014|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=April 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424084252/https://www.tvguide.com/news/elementary-gina-gershon-1084111/|url-status=live}} That same year, Gershon had a recurring role on Z Nation.{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/znation/blog/z-nation-anthony-michael-hall-gina-gershon|title=Anthony Michael Hall and Gina Gershon Coming to Z Nation|website=Syfy.com|first=Bryan|last=Elk|date=November 6, 2015|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702000346/https://www.syfy.com/znation/blog/z-nation-anthony-michael-hall-gina-gershon|url-status=live}} In 2016, Gershon guest starred on Empire.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/gina-gershon-empire-cast-season-3-fox-1201879232/|title=Gina Gershon to Guest Star on 'Empire' Season 3 (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|date=October 18, 2016|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703001544/https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/gina-gershon-empire-cast-season-3-fox-1201879232/|url-status=live}} In 2017, Gershon guest starred on the HBO comedy series Crashing.{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/hbo-goes-for-a-ride-with-pete-holmes-in-crashing|title=HBO Goes for a Ride with Pete Holmes in "Crashing"|website=Roger Ebert|first=Brian|last=Tallerico|date=February 14, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702033752/https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/hbo-goes-for-a-ride-with-pete-holmes-in-crashing|url-status=live}} That same year, Gershon had a recurring role in Brooklyn Nine-Nine as the villainous Lt. Melanie Hawkins.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/02/14/brooklyn-nine-nine-gina-gershon/|title=Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Gina Gershon to appear in multiple episodes|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Dan|last=Snierson|date=February 14, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2020}} Gershon was cast in the E! dark comedy pilot #Fashionvictim opposite Willa Fitzgerald, which was not picked up to series.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/e-pilot-fashionvictim-cast-gina-gershon-laura-dale-camrus-johnson-1202219139/|title=#Fashionvictim': E! Pilot Rounds Out Cast With Gina Gershon, Laura Dale, Camrus Johnson, More|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=December 4, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702015804/https://deadline.com/2017/12/e-pilot-fashionvictim-cast-gina-gershon-laura-dale-camrus-johnson-1202219139/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/e-juicy-stories-pilot-michael-patrick-king-amy-harris-juicy-couture-founders-fashionvictim-dead-1202346440/|title=E! Picks Up 'Juicy Stories' Dramedy From Michael Patrick King, Amy Harris & Juicy Couture Founders To Pilot|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=March 20, 2018|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114357/https://deadline.com/2018/03/e-juicy-stories-pilot-michael-patrick-king-amy-harris-juicy-couture-founders-fashionvictim-dead-1202346440/|url-status=live}} Since 2018, Gershon has had a recurring role on The CW drama Riverdale portraying the role of Jughead Jones's mother, Gladys.{{cite web |last1=Ausiello |first1=Michael |title=Riverdale Casts Gina Gershon as Jughead's Mom in Season 3 |url=https://tvline.com/2018/10/07/gina-gershon-riverdale-jugheads-mom-season-3-mother/ |website=TVLine |access-date=October 7, 2018 |date=October 7, 2018 |archive-date=December 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230154940/https://tvline.com/2018/10/07/gina-gershon-riverdale-jugheads-mom-season-3-mother/ |url-status=live }} That same year, Gershon made a guest appearance on Younger.{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/liza-finally-stood-up-to-charles-in-younger-romance-might-finally-be-in-the-air-9766244|title=Liza Finally Stood Up To Charles In 'Younger' & Romance Might Finally Be In The Air|website=Bustle|first=Lindsay|last=Denniger|date=July 17, 2018|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702024341/https://www.bustle.com/p/liza-finally-stood-up-to-charles-in-younger-romance-might-finally-be-in-the-air-9766244|url-status=live}}
In 2020, Gershon had a recurring role on New Amsterdam.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2020/01/16/new-amsterdam-gina-gershon-cast-lauren-bloom-mother-season-2/|title=EXCLUSIVE New Amsterdam Casts Gina Gershon as Dr. Bloom's Alcoholic Mother|website=TVLine|first=Vlada|last=Gelman|date=January 16, 2020|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703140412/https://tvline.com/2020/01/16/new-amsterdam-gina-gershon-cast-lauren-bloom-mother-season-2/|url-status=live}}
Gershon has appeared in two videos on FunnyorDie.com parodying former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, titled "Gina Gershon Strips Down Sarah Palin", and "Gina Gershon Does Sarah Palin 2".{{cite web|url=http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/61410aa4ff|title=Gina Gershon Strips Down Sarah Palin|publisher=Funnyordie.com|access-date=April 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025013702/http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/61410aa4ff|archive-date=October 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5580bbef82|title=Gina Gershon Does Sarah Palin 2|publisher=Funnyordie.com|access-date=April 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024231121/http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5580bbef82|archive-date=October 24, 2008|url-status=dead}} In 2016, Gershon parodied Melania Trump in a Funny or Die video "A Message from Melania Trump".{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/culture/gina-gershon-melania-trump-impression/|title=Watch Gina Gershon's Spot-On Impression Of Melania Trump For Funny Or Die|website=Uproxx|first=Phoenix|last=Tso|date=March 8, 2016|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702034514/https://uproxx.com/culture/gina-gershon-melania-trump-impression/|url-status=live}} Gershon additionally has played Trump on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Broadways-Gina-Gershon-Takes-Her-Turn-as-Melania-Trump-20180117|title=VIDEO: Broadway's Gina Gershon Takes Her Turn as 'Melania Trump'|website=Broadway World|first=BWW|last=News Desk|date=January 17, 2018|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702034514/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Broadways-Gina-Gershon-Takes-Her-Turn-as-Melania-Trump-20180117|url-status=live}} An Off-Broadway play, "The 1st Annual Trump Family Special".{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/gina-gershon-play-melania-trump-off-broadway-musical/|title=Gina Gershon to Play Melania Trump in Off-Broadway Musical|website=TheWrap|first=Juliette|last=Verlaque|date=August 14, 2018|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702000347/https://www.thewrap.com/gina-gershon-play-melania-trump-off-broadway-musical/|url-status=live}} and in an episode of CBS All Access's The Good Fight.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-good-fight/photos/1008894/all-the-amazing-guest-stars-on-the-good-fight-so-far/7/|title=All The Amazing Guest Stars On The Good Fight, So Far|website=CBS|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701223611/https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-good-fight/photos/1008894/all-the-amazing-guest-stars-on-the-good-fight-so-far/7/|url-status=live}}
=Music=
Gershon played Jaw harp on "I Can't Decide", a song on the Scissor Sisters 2006 release Ta-Dah. She also played Jaw harp on the song "I Do It For Your Love", Paul Simon's collaboration with Herbie Hancock on his album Possibilities, in a duo with bassist Christian McBride on the song "Chitlins and Gefiltefish", on McBride's 2011 album Conversations with Christian, and on "Maria" from her album In Search of Cleo.{{Cite web|url=http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Gina_Gershon_album|title=Gina Gershon - In Search of Cleo - Soundboard.com|website=www.soundboard.com|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=May 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517074738/http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Gina_Gershon_album|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/09-2007/gina-gershon-to-debut-in-search-of-cleo-at-the-box_11630.html|title=Gina Gershon to Debut In Search of Cleo at The Box|work=TheaterMania.com|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=August 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818004237/http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/09-2007/gina-gershon-to-debut-in-search-of-cleo-at-the-box_11630.html|url-status=live}}
She had a cameo role in The Cars' music video "Hello Again" (1984) alongside Andy Warhol, and appeared in Lenny Kravitz's music video "Again" (2000).
=Books=
Gershon and her brother Dann are the authors of the children's book Camp Creepy Time.{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-24737-8|title=Children's Book Review: Camp Creepy Time: The Adventures of Einstein P. Fleet by Gina Gershon|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=January 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131229/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-24737-8|url-status=live}}
- {{cite magazine |last1=Juarez |first1=Vanessa |title=Coffee Break With Gina Gershon {{!}} The Q&A; |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/06/20/gina-gershon-her-am-coffee/ |access-date=July 2, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 8, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200253/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20041907,00.html |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}
- {{cite magazine |last1=Juarez |first1=Vanessa |title=Coffee Break With Gina Gershon {{!}} The Q&A; |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20041907_2,00.html |access-date=July 2, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821112118/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20041907_2,00.html |archive-date=August 21, 2007}}
Gershon's first book written for adults, In Search of Cleo: How I Found My Pussy and Lost My Mind,{{cite news |title=Page Turner: Gina Gershon |url=https://www.curvemag.com/blog/fiction/page-turner-gina-gershon/ |access-date=July 2, 2023 |work=CURVEmag.com |date=September 5, 2012 |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702041520/https://www.curvemag.com/blog/fiction/page-turner-gina-gershon/ |url-status=live }} is the true story of the hunt for her runaway cat{{cite web |url=http://www.vulture.com/2012/07/gina-gershon-killer-joe-nc-17.html |title=Gina Gershon writing book about missing cat |publisher=New York Magazine |date=July 30, 2012 |access-date=October 16, 2012 |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025143211/http://www.vulture.com/2012/07/gina-gershon-killer-joe-nc-17.html |url-status=live }} and was released on October 11, 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/celebrities_gossip/VIDEO-Gina-Gershon-talks-about-Killer-Joe-her-career-new-book.html |title=Gina Gershon talks 'Killer Joe,' her career, new book |publisher=Philly.com |date=August 5, 2012 |access-date=October 16, 2012 |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120053032/http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/celebrities_gossip/VIDEO-Gina-Gershon-talks-about-Killer-Joe-her-career-new-book.html |url-status=live }}
Personal life
From 2015 to 2018, Gershon was in a relationship with Belgian entrepreneur and former footballer Robert Dekeyser.{{cite web | url=https://www.elle.com.au/culture/gina-gershon-riverdale-jughead-mum-18743 | title=Meet Gina Gershon: The Actress Playing Jughead Jones' Mum on 'Riverdale' | date=October 8, 2018 | access-date=June 20, 2023 | archive-date=June 1, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601104211/https://www.elle.com.au/culture/gina-gershon-riverdale-jughead-mum-18743 | url-status=live }}
Acting credits
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1981
| Dancer | Uncredited |
| 1985
| Dancer | Uncredited |
| rowspan="2"| 1986
|Trombley, Girl Friend / Gym Class | |
| data-sort-value="Three Fifteen" | 3:15 the Moment of Truth
|Cobrettes | |
| 1987
|K.C. | |
| rowspan="2"| 1988
|Catherine 'Cat' Manzetti | |
| Cocktail
|Coral | |
| 1989
|Suffering Bastards |Sharnetta | |
| 1990
|Tina | |
| rowspan="3"| 1991
|Laurie Rinaldi | |
| Out for Justice
|Patti Madano | |
| Jungle Fever
|Angie's Neighbor |
| 1992
| data-sort-value="Player, The" |The Player |Whitney Gersh | |
| 1993
|Jenny Chaser | |
| 1994
|Flinch |Daphne James | |
| rowspan="2"| 1995
|Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back |Margo Preston | |
| Showgirls
|Cristal Connors |Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress |
| 1996
|Corky |Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress |
| rowspan="3"| 1997
|This World, Then the Fireworks |Carol Lakewood Morton | |
| Touch
|Debra Lusanne | |
| Face/Off
|Sasha Hassler | |
| rowspan="5"| 1998
|Nina | |
| Lulu on the Bridge
|Hannah | |
| Prague Duet
|Dr. Lauren Graham | |
| I'm Losing You
|Lidia | |
| One Tough Cop
|Joey O'Hara | |
| rowspan="2"| 1999
|Billie | |
| data-sort-value="Insider, The" | The Insider
|Helen Caperelli | |
| rowspan="2"| 2001
|Cathy Heguy | |
| Picture Claire
|Lily Warden | |
| rowspan="2"| 2002
|Girl at Trendy Club |Uncredited |
| Demonlover
|Elaine Si Gibril | |
| 2003
|Jacki | Also producer |
| rowspan="2"| 2004
|Florence DeCroix Hagen | Also known as 3-Way |
| Out of Season
|Eileen Phillips | |
| 2005
|Arlene | |
| rowspan="5"| 2006
|Mary | |
| Man About Town
|Arlene Kreiner | |
| Kettle of Fish
|Ginger | |
| I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
| Herself as Marty's Mother | |
| Delirious
|Dana | |
| rowspan="2"| 2007
|Rachel | |
| P.S. I Love You
|Sharon McCarthy | |
| rowspan="3"| 2008
|Marty Jameson | |
| Beer for My Horses
|Cammie | |
| Gina Gershon Strips Down Sarah Palin
| Short film |
| 2009
| data-sort-value="Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, The" |The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Unknown | Uncredited |
| rowspan="3"| 2010
|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 | |
| rowspan="2"| 2011
|Sarah Palin Media Addict |Sarah Palin |Short film |
| Killer Joe
|Sharla Smith |Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| rowspan="2"| 2012
|LOL |Kathy | |
| Breathless
|Lorna | |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| Sophie | |
| House of Versace
| Donatella Versace | |
| rowspan="5"| 2014
| data-sort-value="Scribbler, The" | The Scribbler | Cleo | |
| Mall
|Donna | Also known as Mall: A Day to Kill |
| data-sort-value="Lookalike, The" | The Lookalike
| Lee Garner | |
| Sharklumbo
| Widow | Short film |
| Me
| Gina Gershon | |
| 2015
| Ms. Greeley | |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| A Message from Melania Trump | Short film |
| My Dead Boyfriend
| Helene | |
| rowspan="5"| 2017
| Bad Kids of Crestview Academy | Senator Wilkes | |
| Lost Cat Corona
| Connie | |
| Permission
| Lydia | |
| Inconceivable
| Angela | |
| data-sort-value="Nine Eleven" | 9/11
| Eve Cage | |
| rowspan="4" | 2018
| Tracy | |
| Blockers
| Cathy | |
| The Little Mermaid
| Peggy Gene | |
| American Dresser
| Sandra | |
| rowspan="2"| 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 |
| rowspan="4"| 2020
| The Woman at the Bar | |
| Cagefighter: Worlds Collide
| Max Drake | |
| Rifkin's Festival
| Sue | |
| People in Landscape
| Alex's Mother | |
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| Unknown | Segment: "Shell Game"; also director and writer |
| Don't Look Up
| Kathy Logolos | Deleted scenes |
| 2022
| Alice | |
| 2023
| Amanda Collins | |
| rowspan="2'| 2024
| |
| The Trainer
| TBA | |
| 2025
| Amelia Decker | |
| TBA
| {{pending film|Tapawingo}} | TBA | Post-production |
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=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1986
|Stark: Mirror Image |Alison Cromwell | Television film |
| 1987
| data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | The Twilight Zone |Laura |Episode: "Time and Teresa Golowitz" |
| rowspan="2"| 1989
| data-sort-value="Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, The" | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd |Randy Lewis |3 episodes |
| Monsters
|Ann |Episode: "Jar" |
| 1990
|Stacey Kane |Episode: "The Cocaine Mutiny" |
| rowspan="2"| 1992
|Angie | Television film |
| Sinatra
|Nancy Barbato Sinatra |Miniseries |
| rowspan="2"| 1993
|Love Matters |Heat | Television film |
| Melrose Place
|Ellen |3 episodes |
| 1994
| data-sort-value="Untouchables, The" | The Untouchables |Becky Petrov |Episode: "The Skin Trade" |
| 1997
|Cashier |Episode: "The Puppy Episode: Part 2"; uncredited |
| rowspan="2" |1998
|Legalese |Angela Beale | Television film |
| The Larry Sanders Show
|Herself |Episode: “Just the Perfect Blendship” |
| 1999
|Nora 'Hugs' Hugosian | Television film |
| 1999–2000
|Glenn Hall | Main role |
| 2000
|Wilma Slotsin |Episode: "Jackie Chan/Kid Rock"; uncredited |
| 2002–2003
|Rhonda Ferrara |2 episodes |
| 2002
|Dr. Lila Coletti | Television film |
| rowspan="2| 2003
|Spider-Man: The New Animated Series |Shikata |Voice, 2 episodes |
| The Restaurant
| Herself | 1 episode |
| rowspan="4"| 2004
| data-sort-value="Practice, The" | The Practice |Glenn Hall |Episode: "The Firm" |
| Tripping the Rift
|Six | Main role (season 1) |
| Kevin Hill
|Carly Austin |Episode: "The Good Life" |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm
|Anna |Episode: "The Survivor" |
| 2004–2007
| data-sort-value="Batman, The" |The Batman |Voice, 5 episodes |
| rowspan="5"| 2005
| data-sort-value="Studio, The" | The Studio |Bebe Knight |Episode: "Pilot" |
| Crossing Jordan
|Charlie Davis |Episode: "Embraceable You" |
| Family Guy
|Policewoman |Voice, episode: "Blind Ambition" |
| Category 7: The End of the World
|FEMA Director Judith Carr | Television film |
| American Dad!
|Karen, additional voices |2 episodes |
| 2006–2007
|Fabia | Recurring role (season 1) |
| rowspan="2"| 2007
|Emilina Saffron |Episode: "American Duos" |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm
|Anna |Episode: "The Anonymous Donor" |
| 2007–2009
|Valerie | Recurring role (seasons 4-5) |
| 2008
|Herself |Commentator |
| rowspan="4"| 2009
|Rita |Episode: "Coffee, Tea, or Annie" |
| Numb3rs
|Danielle Hill |Episode: "12:01 AM" |
| Eastbound & Down
|Realtor |Episode: "Chapter 5" |
| Everything She Ever Wanted
|Pat Allanson |Miniseries |
| 2010
|Lt. Lang |Episode: "What's Love Got to Nude with It" |
| 2011
|Nancy Frankenburg |7 episodes |
| rowspan="4"| 2013
|Alexa |Episode: "A Real Woman" |
| House of Versace
| Television film |
| Hunt For the Labyrinth Killer
|Karen Donovan | Television film |
| Anger Management
|Mandy |Episode: "Charlie Loses His Virginity Again" |
| 2013–2014
|Mother |Main role |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
|Elana March |2 episodes |
| Community
|Devon's wife |Episode: "VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing" |
| 2015
|Glee |Pam Anderson |Episode: "A Wedding" |
| 2015–2017
|Fay Getty | Recurring role |
| 2015
|La Reina de la Muerte | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2016
|Heleen Von Wyatt |Episode: "The Unkindest Cut" |
| rowspan="2"| 2017
|Susie |Episode: "The Road" |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine
|Lt. Melanie Hawkins |Recurring role (seasons 4-5) |
| 2018
|Chrissie Hart |Episode: "Sex, Liza and Rock & Roll" |
| 2018–2019
|Gladys Jones |Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2019
| data-sort-value="Good Fight, The" | The Good Fight |Episode: "The One with the Celebrity Divorce"{{Citation|title="The Good Fight" The One with the Celebrity Divorce (TV Episode 2019) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt10106432/fullcredits|access-date=April 20, 2019|archive-date=June 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623194651/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10106432/fullcredits|url-status=live}} |
| 2020–2021
|Jeanie Bloom |Recurring role |
| 2020
| Loafy | Slippy Parker | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 2021
|Oracle |Episode: "Sweet Tooth" |
| 2022
|Chucky{{Cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2022/06/16/chucky-season-2-gina-gershon-jennifer-tilly-bound-reunion/ |title=TVLine Items: Chucky Hosts Bound Reunion, Industry Return Date and More |date=June 16, 2022 |access-date=August 28, 2022 |website=TVLine |last=Gelman |first=Vlada |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828140902/https://tvline.com/2022/06/16/chucky-season-2-gina-gershon-jennifer-tilly-bound-reunion/ |url-status=live }} | Herself | Episode: "Death on Denial" |
| 2023
| Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Toe / Dr. Emily Cohen | Episode: "Nightmares" |
| 2024
|Dr. Vanessa Holmes |
| 2024
|Lenore Laurent |
=Video game=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2025
| The Witch |
=Theater=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Theatre ! Notes |
|---|
| 1998
|Sally Bowles | Henry Miller's Theatre / Studio 54 | |
| 2008
|Gabriella | |
| 2009
|Rose Alvarez | Henry Miller Theatre | |
| 2014
|Ghost Brothers of Darkland County |Monique McCandless | Various (18-city tour) |
=Music=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Notes |
| 2007
|In Search of Cleo | |
=Podcast=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2020
| The Pack Podcast | Narrator | |
| 2021
| The Playboy Interview | Oriana Fallaci | 2 episodes |
References
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