Gia Carides
Gia Carides was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on June 7th, 1964 and is the Movie Actress. At the age of 59, Gia Carides biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Gia Carides (born 7 June 1964) is an Australian actress.
She is best known for her portrayals of Liz Holt in Strictly Ballroom, Susy Connor in Brilliant Lies, Cousin Nikki in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and Melissa in Big Little Lies.
Early life
Carides was born in Sydney, Australia, to a Greek father and an English mother. Gia is sister to Zoe Carides, also an actress, and Danielle Carides, a singer songwriter. She began acting at the age of 12; her first film was the drama The Love Letters from Teralba Road.
Personal life
Carides was married to actor Anthony LaPaglia, whom she met in Sydney in 1992. A year later they starred together in the film Paperback Romance (a.k.a. Lucky Break). She and LaPaglia are the parents of daughter Bridget, born in January 2003.
In April 2015, newspapers reported that LaPaglia and Carides had split after 17 years.
Career
Carides appeared on the Australian television show Police Rescue as Helena Angelopolous, as well as receiving awards for her films Strictly Ballroom and Brilliant Lies.
Robin Swallows (née Spitz) in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Cousin Nikki, along with the sequel film My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 & 3.
Carides has worked in both America and Australia, best known for a slew of film and television roles, including Primary Colors, Year One, and East of Everything. She appeared in a guest appearance on husband Anthony LaPaglia's television series Without A Trace.
She has performed as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program.