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She's most famous for her performances as Jane Christie on the Creator/{{BBC}} {{BritCom}} ''Series/{{Coupling}}'' and as grifter Sophie Devereaux on the Creator/{{TNT}} Crime {{Dramedy}} TV series ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' for which she was nominated for a UsefulNotes/SaturnAward for Best Supporting Actress in Television, but lost to fellow New Zealand alumna Creator/LucyLawless.

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She's most famous for her performances as Jane Christie on the Creator/{{BBC}} {{BritCom}} ''Series/{{Coupling}}'' and as grifter Sophie Devereaux on the Creator/{{TNT}} Crime {{Dramedy}} TV series ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' for which she was nominated for a UsefulNotes/SaturnAward MediaNotes/SaturnAward for Best Supporting Actress in Television, but lost to fellow New Zealand alumna Creator/LucyLawless.
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Gina Bellman (born 10 July 1966 in Auckland, UsefulNotes/NewZealand) is a New Zealand-born British actress.

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Gina Bellman (born 10 July 1966 in Auckland, UsefulNotes/{{Auckland}}, UsefulNotes/NewZealand) is a New Zealand-born British actress.



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** ''Series/LeverageRedemption'' (2021)(2021-present)



* HideYourPregnancy / RealLifeWritesThePlot: Done on an episode of ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' by holding a ''bomb'' to her belly and later stuffing her in a coffin. At the end of the episode, she goes on a journey to "find herself"; the next episode, she's only present in phone calls from the main team, usually shot from the chest up behind a bar or in the back seat of a cab. Of course, she came back for "The Maltese Falcon Job" and was running around on a freighter while seven-and-a-half months pregnant (mostly by wearing a very long, thick coat and being shot from the stomach up).

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* HideYourPregnancy / HideYourPregnancy[=/=] RealLifeWritesThePlot: Done on an episode of ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' by holding a ''bomb'' to her belly and later stuffing her in a coffin. At the end of the episode, she goes on a journey to "find herself"; the next episode, she's only present in phone calls from the main team, usually shot from the chest up behind a bar or in the back seat of a cab. Of course, she came back for "The Maltese Falcon Job" and was running around on a freighter while seven-and-a-half months pregnant (mostly by wearing a very long, thick coat and being shot from the stomach up).
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* ''Film/{{Paranoid}}'' (2000) as Eve

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In July 2005, she married Lucho Brieva. Their marriage lasted for 2 years and they divorced in 2007. he began dating Zaab Sethna and they welcomed a daughter, Romy, in 2009. The couple wed in 2013.

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In July 2005, she married Lucho Brieva. Their marriage lasted for 2 years and they divorced in 2007. he She began dating Zaab Sethna and they welcomed a daughter, Romy, in 2009. The couple wed in 2013.
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* PlaysGreatEthnics: She's a New Zealander of Russian/Polish Jewish descent and has dark enough coloring that she passes convincingly as the mother of a Latina character in ''Series/EmeraldCity'' (played by an actually Latina actress). In-universe, her character in ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' is this, playing characters from South Africa, India, and Britain, among others, because of her role as a grifter.

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* PlaysGreatEthnics: She's a New Zealander of Russian/Polish Jewish descent and has dark enough coloring that she passes convincingly as the mother of a Latina character in ''Series/EmeraldCity'' (played by an actually Latina actress). In-universe, her character in ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' is this, playing characters from South Africa, India, and Britain, among others, because of her role as a grifter.grifter.

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Gina Bellman (born 10 July 1966 in Auckland, UsefulNotes/NewZealand) is a New Zealand-born British actress.

She's most famous for her performances as Jane Christie on the Creator/{{BBC}} {{BritCom}} ''Series/{{Coupling}}'' and as grifter Sophie Devereaux on the Creator/{{TNT}} Crime {{Dramedy}} TV series ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' for which she was nominated for a UsefulNotes/SaturnAward for Best Supporting Actress in Television, but lost to fellow New Zealand alumna Creator/LucyLawless.

In July 2005, she married Lucho Brieva. Their marriage lasted for 2 years and they divorced in 2007. he began dating Zaab Sethna and they welcomed a daughter, Romy, in 2009. The couple wed in 2013.

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! Selected Filmography

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[[folder:Live-Action Films]]

* ''Film/KingDavid'' (1985) as Tamar
* ''Film/SecretFriends'' (1991) as Helen
* ''Film/EverythingILike'' (1992) as Ann
* ''Film/LeonThePigFarmer'' (1992) as Lisa
* ''Film/HorseOpera'' (1993) as Sandra / Marion
* ''Film/SilentTrigger'' (1996) as Clegg Spotter
* ''Film/{{David}}'' (1997) as Michal
* ''Film/TedAndRalph'' (2000) as Henrietta Spain
* ''Film/{{Paranoid}}'' (2000) as Eve
* ''Film/SevenDaysToLive'' (2000) as Claudia
* ''Film/{{Subterrain}}'' (2001) as Junkie Spirit
* ''Film/MarriedUnmarried'' (2001) as Amanda
* ''Film/SittingDucks'' (2003) as Christine
* ''Film/{{Zerophilia}}'' (2005) as Sydney
* ''Film/PermanentVacation'' (2007) as Kathleen Bury
* ''Film/DieHabenichtse'' (2016) as Leila

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[[folder: Live-Action Series]]

* ''Series/IntoTheLabyrinth'' (1982) as Christine
* ''Series/GrangeHill'' (1983) as Trudy
* ''Series/MussoliniTheUntoldStory'' (1985) as Gina Ruberti
* ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' (1989) as Carmen
* ''Series/ScreenTwo'' (1989) as Greta
* ''Series/{{Blackeyes}}'' (1989) as Blackeyes
* ''Series/TheStoryteller'' (1991) as Eurydice
* ''Series/LittleNapoleons'' (1994) as Liz Blakemore
* ''Series/{{Scene}}'' (1996) as Athene Nike
* ''Series/{{Sharman}}'' (1996) as Kiki
* ''Series/JonathanCreek'' (1999) as Samantha
* ''Series/{{Coupling}}'' (2000 -- 2004) as Jane Christie
* ''Series/WakingTheDead'' (2003) as Frannie Henning
* ''Series/TheLastDetective'' (2005) as Caroline
* ''Series/HotelBabylon'' (2007) as Marina Stol
* ''Series/{{Jekyll}}'' (2007) as Claire Jackman
* ''Series/NearlyFamous'' (2007) as Traci Reed
* ''Series/HeroesAndVillains'' (2007) as Catherine Carteaux
* ''Series/TheWrongDoor'' (2008) as Pilot Instructor / Jill
* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' (2008 -- 2012) as Sophie Devereaux
* ''Series/RipperStreet'' (2013) as Jemima Swann
* ''Series/EmeraldCity'' (2017) as Karen
* ''Series/HenryIX'' (2017) as Lady Leonara

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!!This actress provides examples of:

* TheCameo: She has a background cameo appearance in the first episode of the [[ForeignRemake US remake]] of ''Series/{{Coupling}}'' where she walks through the crowd and passes behind the couch.
* FakeBrit: She was born in New Zealand to English parents and moved back to the UK when she was eleven, so her accent is genuine which lands her many roles as a Brit.
* HideYourPregnancy / RealLifeWritesThePlot: Done on an episode of ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' by holding a ''bomb'' to her belly and later stuffing her in a coffin. At the end of the episode, she goes on a journey to "find herself"; the next episode, she's only present in phone calls from the main team, usually shot from the chest up behind a bar or in the back seat of a cab. Of course, she came back for "The Maltese Falcon Job" and was running around on a freighter while seven-and-a-half months pregnant (mostly by wearing a very long, thick coat and being shot from the stomach up).
* PlaysGreatEthnics: She's a New Zealander of Russian/Polish Jewish descent and has dark enough coloring that she passes convincingly as the mother of a Latina character in ''Series/EmeraldCity'' (played by an actually Latina actress). In-universe, her character in ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' is this, playing characters from South Africa, India, and Britain, among others, because of her role as a grifter.

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