Gina Chiarelli Explained

Gina Chiarelli is a Canadian actress.[1] Most associated with stage roles in Vancouver, British Columbia, she received a Genie Award nomination as Best Actress at the 26th Genie Awards in 2006 for her performance in the film See Grace Fly.[2]

Early life and education

Chiarelli was raised in East Africa while her parents were working as missionaries. She moved to Ontario at age 11 and later attended a boarding school. She graduated from the New School of Drama in Toronto and moved to Vancouver in 1989.[3]

Career

As a stage actress, Chiarelli won a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award in 1999 for her performance in Agnes of God,[4] in 2006 for The Diary of Anne Frank,[5] and in 2013 for Master Class.[6] She has also had recurring roles in the television series Cold Squad, Da Vinci's Inquest and The Dead Zone, and appeared in the films Noroc, Deadly Little Secrets and Numb.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1993Look Who's Talking NowYoung Rosie
1999NorocHalina
2000Beautiful JoePauline
2000TrixieCasino Security
2000Cinderella; Single AgainDrewcella
2001LolaBoutique Owner
2002Deadly Little SecretsInterrogator
2003Little Brother of WarMaria
2003See Grace FlyGraceAlso producer
2008Another Cinderella StoryPaula Pinella
2010Guido Superstar: The Rise of GuidoActing Teacher
2015NumbOfficer Stevens
2017Hollow in the LandHelen Balkoff
2017ProdigalsAnita

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997MillenniumKillean Marie HaskellEpisode: "The Wild and the Innocent"
1997MariaEpisode: "Dead Man Talking"
1997, 2000data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" The Outer LimitsEileen Bowman / Doctor #22 episodes
1998Every Mother's Worst FearTravel ManagerTelevision film
1998Night ManWomanEpisode: "The People's Choice"
1998data-sort-value="Net, The" The NetAgent Mary Ann HubbleEpisode: "Lucy's Life"
1999Two of HeartsLindaTelevision film
1999Hope IslandSheila MatthewsEpisode: "Batten Down the Hatches"
1999–2000Cold SquadTina Coscarella4 episodes
1999–2001You, Me and the KidsSharon5 episodes
2001Mysterious WaysMadelineEpisode: "Wonderful"
2001data-sort-value="Miracle of the Cards, The" The Miracle of the CardsRadiographerTelevision film
2001–2003Da Vinci's InquestGina Otaviani4 episodes
2002data-sort-value="Dead Zone, The" The Dead ZoneNurse Elaine MacGowan3 episodes
2006Cries in the DarkRosaTelevision film
2007Jeff Ltd.Interrogator2 episodes
2007Masters of Science FictionAllisonEpisode: "The Discarded"
2009data-sort-value="L Word, The" The L WordDr. MandyEpisode: "Least Likely"
2009Do You Know Me?Tina MarsarettiTelevision film
2009–2010Cacilia5 episodes
2010ShatteredIrene StanwoodEpisode: "Sound of a Strap"
2011Hunt for the I-5 KillerBrostowiczTelevision film
2011, 2013data-sort-value="True Heroines, The" The True HeroinesDoris Worthington3 episodes
2012data-sort-value="Killing, The" The KillingNurse EllenEpisode: "72 Hours"
2015SupernaturalSusieEpisode: "Angel Heart"
2016Bates MotelO'SullivanEpisode: "There's No Place Like Home"
2018All of My Heart: The WeddingFloristTelevision film

Notes and References

  1. "Setting high standards for Vancouver stage acting: In separate performances, Seana McKenna and Gina Chiarelli show how it's done". Vancouver Sun, January 17, 2001.
  2. "Key Genie nominees". Toronto Star, January 26, 2006.
  3. Web site: BIO – GINA CHIARELLI. 2022-02-14. en-US.
  4. "Jessie Awards 1999 Winners: The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards honour the best in Vancouver theatre during the 1998-99 season". Vancouver Sun, June 14, 1999.
  5. "The musical Urinetown wins top Jessie award". Vancouver Sun, June 20, 2006.
  6. "Jessie Awards a Merry romp". Vancouver Sun, June 25, 2013.