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| 3 | Gina Bellman (born 10 July 1966 in UsefulNotes/{{Auckland}}, UsefulNotes/NewZealand) is a New Zealand-born British actress. |
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| 5 | 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 MediaNotes/SaturnAward for Best Supporting Actress in Television, but lost to fellow New Zealand alumna Creator/LucyLawless. |
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| 7 | In July 2005, she married Lucho Brieva. Their marriage lasted for 2 years and they divorced in 2007. She began dating Zaab Sethna and they welcomed a daughter, Romy, in 2009. The couple wed in 2013. |
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| 9 | ----- |
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| 11 | ! Selected Filmography |
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| 13 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 15 | [[folder:Live-Action Films]] |
| 16 | |
| 17 | * ''Film/KingDavid'' (1985) as Tamar |
| 18 | * ''Film/SecretFriends'' (1991) as Helen |
| 19 | * ''Film/EverythingILike'' (1992) as Ann |
| 20 | * ''Film/LeonThePigFarmer'' (1992) as Lisa |
| 21 | * ''Film/HorseOpera'' (1993) as Sandra / Marion |
| 22 | * ''Film/SilentTrigger'' (1996) as Clegg Spotter |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{David}}'' (1997) as Michal |
| 24 | * ''Film/TedAndRalph'' (2000) as Henrietta Spain |
| 25 | * ''Film/Paranoid2000'' as Eve |
| 26 | * ''Film/SevenDaysToLive'' (2000) as Claudia |
| 27 | * ''Film/{{Subterrain}}'' (2001) as Junkie Spirit |
| 28 | * ''Film/MarriedUnmarried'' (2001) as Amanda |
| 29 | * ''Film/SittingDucks'' (2003) as Christine |
| 30 | * ''Film/{{Zerophilia}}'' (2005) as Sydney |
| 31 | * ''Film/PermanentVacation'' (2007) as Kathleen Bury |
| 32 | * ''Film/DieHabenichtse'' (2016) as Leila |
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| 34 | [[/folder]] |
| 35 | |
| 36 | [[folder: Live-Action Series]] |
| 37 | |
| 38 | * ''Series/IntoTheLabyrinth'' (1982) as Christine |
| 39 | * ''Series/GrangeHill'' (1983) as Trudy |
| 40 | * ''Series/MussoliniTheUntoldStory'' (1985) as Gina Ruberti |
| 41 | * ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' (1989) as Carmen |
| 42 | * ''Series/ScreenTwo'' (1989) as Greta |
| 43 | * ''Series/{{Blackeyes}}'' (1989) as Blackeyes |
| 44 | * ''Series/TheStoryteller'' (1991) as Eurydice |
| 45 | * ''Series/LittleNapoleons'' (1994) as Liz Blakemore |
| 46 | * ''Series/{{Scene}}'' (1996) as Athene Nike |
| 47 | * ''Series/{{Sharman}}'' (1996) as Kiki |
| 48 | * ''Series/JonathanCreek'' (1999) as Samantha |
| 49 | * ''Series/{{Coupling}}'' (2000 -- 2004) as Jane Christie |
| 50 | * ''Series/WakingTheDead'' (2003) as Frannie Henning |
| 51 | * ''Series/TheLastDetective'' (2005) as Caroline |
| 52 | * ''Series/HotelBabylon'' (2007) as Marina Stol |
| 53 | * ''Series/{{Jekyll}}'' (2007) as Claire Jackman |
| 54 | * ''Series/NearlyFamous'' (2007) as Traci Reed |
| 55 | * ''Series/HeroesAndVillains'' (2007) as Catherine Carteaux |
| 56 | * ''Series/TheWrongDoor'' (2008) as Pilot Instructor / Jill |
| 57 | * ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' (2008 -- 2012) as Sophie Devereaux |
| 58 | ** ''Series/LeverageRedemption'' (2021-present) |
| 59 | * ''Series/RipperStreet'' (2013) as Jemima Swann |
| 60 | * ''Series/EmeraldCity'' (2017) as Karen |
| 61 | * ''Series/HenryIX'' (2017) as Lady Leonara |
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| 63 | [[/folder]] |
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| 65 | ----- |
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| 67 | !!This actress provides examples of: |
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| 69 | * 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. |
| 70 | * 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. |
| 71 | * 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). |
| 72 | * 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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