59 years old (Born on June 10, 1962)
Actress; She is famous from The Insider, Showgirls.
Appeared in the 1984 video for Hello Again by The Cars. Attended Beverly Hills High School; the same school as Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Lenny Kravitz, David Schwimmer, Jonathan Silverman, Rhonda Fleming, Jackie Cooper, Rob Reiner, Bahar Soomekh, Antonio Sabato Jr., Pauly Shore, Michael Tolkin, Betty White, Corbin Bernsen, Elizabeth Daily, Albert Brooks, and Crispin Glover. Her favorite movies that she`s been in are Bound (1996) and The Player (1992). Cousin of Alan Elliott. Sister of Dann Gershon.Gina Gershon's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Gina Gershon
BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1983).
Has a medieval axe tattooed on her right shoulder.
Co-wrote songs with Linda Perry for Prey for Rock & Roll (2003).
She is a founding member of the New York based theatre group, Naked Angels.
Recently sang with ex-Guns N` Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum at the Sundance Festival (Jan 21st 2003).
When she was a little girl, she almost drowned looking for starfish on the beach.
Was born on the same day as actor Vincent Perez.
Played Lenny Kravitz`s girlfriend in his video for "Again". [2001]
Her last name was misspelled as "Gersohn" on her birth certificate.
BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1983)
Before transferring to NYU, she attended Emerson College in Boston, alma mater of Henry Winkler and Jay Leno.
Her ethnic background is French, Russian, and Dutch.
The look of Electra Ovilo, a character from Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no tobira (2001) is based on her.
Niece of Jack Elliott.
Actress Helen Slater is one of her friends; she helped her found The Naked Angels.
Declined to recreate the Sharon Stone leg crossing scene for director Paul Verhoeven in the movie Showgirls (1995).
She is the youngest of 5 children.
She graduated Beverly Hills High School in 1980. While there, she starred in a production of "The Music Man".
Attended high school with Lenny Kravitz.
Sister of Tracy Gershon, who is a judge on "Nashville Star" (2003) on the USA Network.
Was a California Valley Girl, moved to New York and tried to change her image.
The look of Electra Ovilo, a character from Kaubôi bibappu: Tengoku no tobira (2001) is based on her.
Recently said that she would love to run Playboy Magazine. She had offered to do a pictoral for them, but was disappointed with how Playboy wanted her to pose and withdrew her offer. When asked what she`d like to see done differently, she said that the magazine should return to a "hip 70s style".