Anecdotes

Declined to re-create the Sharon Stone leg crossing scene for director Paul Verhoeven in the movie Showgirls (1995).

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".

Was a California Valley Girl, moved to New York and tried to change her image.

Her favorite movies that she's been in are Bound (1996) and The Player (1992).

Attended high school with Lenny Kravitz.

The look of Electra Ovilo, a character from Cowboy Bebop, le film (2001), is based on her.

Played Lenny Kravitz's girlfriend in his video for "Again". (2001)

Co-wrote songs with Linda Perry for Prey for Rock & Roll (2003).

When she was a little girl, she almost drowned looking for starfish on the beach.

Recently sang with ex-Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum at the Sundance Festival (Jan 21st 2003).

Appeared in the 1984 video for Hello Again by The Cars.

Actress Helen Slater is one of her friends; she helped her found The Naked Angels. Another friend was Jenifer Estess.

She is a founding member of the New York based theatre group, Naked Angels.

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.

She is the youngest of 3 children.

Before transferring to NYU, she attended Emerson College in Boston, alma mater of Henry Winkler and Jay Leno.

Release of the book, "Camp Creepy Time: The Adventures of Einstein P. Fleet" by Gina and her older brother, Dann Gershon. (2007)

BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1983)

On Broadway in the revival of Boeing Boeing as the Italian bombshell 'air hostess'. (juin 2008)

Her last name was misspelled as "Gersohn" on her birth certificate.

She graduated Beverly Hills High School in 1980. While there, she starred in a production of "The Music Man".

Good friend of Mario Cantone and Denis Leary at Emerson College.

Younger sister of Dann Gershon and Tracy Gershon, who is a judge on Nashville Star (2003) on the USA Network.

Went to the same school as La force du destin (1970)'s Jamie Luner.

Guest-starring on The practice: Bobby Donnell & associés (1997). (avril 2004)

Niece of Jack Elliott.

Cousin of Alan Elliott.