Ginger Gonzaga

{{short description|American actress (born 1983)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ginger Gonzaga

| image = Ginger Gonzaga in Kidding.jpg

| alt = Ginger Gonzaga wearing a royal blue quilted jacket, a navy blue tuque, and gray cotton gloves, sitting at a table, resting her chin on one hand

| caption = Gonzaga in 2018

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|05|17}}

| birth_place = Modesto, California, U.S.

| nationality =

| other_names =

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|comedian}}

| years_active = 2010–present

| known_for = {{hlist|The Morning After|She-Hulk: Attorney at Law|True Lies}}

}}

Ginger Gonzaga (born May 17, 1983){{Cite news|date=May 17, 2017|title=May 17 birthdays|pages=D6|work=Herald and Review|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52629608/may-17-birthdays/|access-date=June 2, 2020}} is an American comedian and actress. Since coming to attention hosting Hulu's daily pop culture show The Morning After (2011–12), she has had numerous guest and recurring roles on television and has been in the main cast of such series as Mixology, Wrecked, and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. She was a co-lead in the 2023 series True Lies, playing Helen Tasker.

Early life

Gonzaga grew up in Modesto, California, where she attended Beyer High School.{{Cite news|last=Bentley|first=Rick|date=February 25, 2014|title=ABC comedy series good mix for Ginger Gonzaga|pages=a23|work=The Herald|agency=The Fresno Bee|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52629074/abc-comedy-series-good-mix-for-ginger/|access-date=June 2, 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Modesto native lands lead in new ABC comedy 'Mixology'|url=https://www.modbee.com/entertainment/tv/article3160776.html|last=Rowland|first=Marijke|date=February 16, 2014|website=The Modesto Bee|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=June 1, 2020}} Her mother is Dutch and her father Filipino.{{Cite web |last=Mendiola |first=Ritchel |date=January 22, 2021 |title=Fil-Am actress Ginger Gonzaga to star in Marvel's 'She-Hulk' series |url=https://www.asianjournal.com/entertainment/showbiz/fil-am-actress-ginger-gonzaga-to-star-in-marvels-she-hulk-series/ |access-date=September 2, 2022 |website=Asian Journal News}} She went to the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Santa Barbara, where she majored in political science. Gonzaga graduated a year early to train at The Groundlings school, and went on to study improv at Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade.

Career

Gonzaga hosted Hulu's comedic daily pop culture recap show The Morning After.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/ginger-gonzaga-the-cleaning-lady-fox-drama-pilot-1202875358/|title=Ginger Gonzaga Joins 'The Cleaning Lady' Fox Drama Pilot|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=March 9, 2020|work=Deadline Hollywood}} She was a regular on ABC's Mixology, which ran for thirteen episodes. She has also appeared in numerous other television shows, including Togetherness, I'm Dying Up Here, Wrecked, Kidding, and Room 104.

In 2019, she had a role in Paul Rudd's series Living with Yourself.{{Cite web|title='Living With Yourself': TV Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/living-yourself-review-1247284|last=Goodman|first=Tim|date=October 17, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=June 2, 2020}} She portrays "the Angry Young Congresswoman" Anabela Ysidro-Campos, also known as simply AYC, a character based on Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in the 2020 satirical space comedy Space Force.{{Cite web|title=Who Plays Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on 'Space Force'?|url=https://decider.com/2020/05/29/aoc-space-force-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ginger-gonzaga/|last=Sorokach|first=Josh|date=May 29, 2020|work=Decider}} In January 2021, she was cast in the Disney+ streaming series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law for Marvel Studios, playing Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk's best friend, Nikki.{{Cite web|title='She-Hulk': Ginger Gonzaga Joins Disney+ Marvel Series|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/she-hulk-ginger-gonzaga-cast-disney-plus-marvel-series-1234676564/|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=January 19, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 20, 2021}}{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Small Details You Missed in the First She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Trailer |url=https://www.looper.com/866561/small-details-you-missed-in-the-first-she-hulk-attorney-at-law-trailer/ |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=Looper}}

Gonzaga portrays Helen Tasker in the 2023 CBS series adaptation of the 1994 film True Lies.{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2023 |title=What's on TV This Week: 'True Lies' and 'Black Girl Missing' |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/27/arts/television/whats-on-tv-this-week-true-lies-and-black-girl-missing.html/ |access-date=February 27, 2023 |website=New York Times}}

Personal life

Gonzaga was in a relationship with actor Jim Carrey from 2018 to 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/jim-carrey-and-ginger-gonzaga-split-after-less-than-a-year-of-dating/ar-AAIZ8XV|title=Jim Carrey and Ginger Gonzaga Split After Less Than a Year of Dating|publisher=MSN}} Gonzaga is bisexual.{{Cite web|url=https://www.out.com/celebs/2022/9/09/ginger-gonzaga-comes-out-bi-through-queer-she-hulk-character|title=Ginger Gonzaga comes out as bi through queer She-Hulk character|first=Mey|last=Rude|date=September 9, 2022|website=Out|accessdate=September 17, 2022}}

Selected filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ {{Sronly|List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown}}

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2012

| Ted

| Gina

|

2014

| Someone Marry Barry

| Juanita

|

rowspan="2"|2016

| Punching Henry

|Erica

|

Dean

| Jill

|

2017

| Literally, Right Before Aaron

| Helen

|

2020

| Bad Therapy

| Miranda

|

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ {{Sronly|List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown}}

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2009–11

| In Gayle We Trust

|Kim Kaminski

|9 episodes

2011–12

| The Morning After

| Herself (co-host)

| Season 1

2012–20

| Family Guy

| Various voices

| 4 episodes

2013–14

| Legit

| Peggy

| Recurring role

rowspan="2"|2014

| Mixology

| Maya

| Main cast

Anger Management

|Vanessa / Maureen

|3 episodes

rowspan="2"|2016

| Togetherness

| Christy

| Recurring role (season 2)

Angel from Hell

|Kelly

|4 episodes

2016–17

| Wrecked

| Emma

| Main cast (season 1); guest (seasons 2–3)

2016–19

| Those Who Can't

|Gloria Guzman

|3 episodes

2017

| Chance

| Lorena

| Recurring role (season 2)

2017–18

| I'm Dying Up Here

| Maggie

| Recurring role

2017–22

| Robot Chicken

| Various voices

| 3 episodes

rowspan="4" | 2018

| Champions

| Dana

| 9 episodes

Alone Together

|Alia

|3 episodes

Kidding

| Vivian

| 5 episodes

Room 104

| Vicki

| 1 episode

rowspan="2"|2019

| Grace and Frankie

|Erin

|2 episodes

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

|Julianka

|2 episodes

2020

| Space Force

| Anabela Ysidro-Campos (AYC)

| 2 episodes

rowspan="3"|2022

| Kenan

|Carrie

|2 episodes

Tuca & Bertie

|(voice)

|2 episodes

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

| Nikki Ramos

| Main cast

2023

| True Lies

| Helen Tasker

| Main cast

References

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