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Gia Carides

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Gia Carides
During Christmas, Steph Stool's family dog falls ill, forcing her to return to her Australian hometown. She must deal with family chaos while there, abandoning her holiday plans.
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Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story (2024)
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Gia Carides has been working as an actress since age 12 in film and in theatre. She has been nominated twice for her work, in Strictly Ballroom (1992) (Best Actress in a Supporting Role AFI Awards) and Brilliant Lies (1996) (Best Actress in a Leading Role AFI Awards). She has appeared in as many American films as well as Australian films, and continues to work in both countries.
BornJune 7, 1964
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BornJune 7, 1964
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Joey Fatone, Michael Constantine, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, and Nia Vardalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding
    6.6
    • Cousin Nikki
    • 2002
    Sonia Kruger, Paul Mercurio, and Tara Morice in Strictly Ballroom (1992)
    Strictly Ballroom
    7.2
    • Liz Holt
    • 1992
    Vanessa Lengies, Missy Peregrym, Nikki SooHoo, and Maddy Curley in Stick It (2006)
    Stick It
    6.4
    • Alice Graham
    • 2006
    Mike Myers and Heather Graham in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
    Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
    6.7
    • Robin Swallows
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Austin
      • Mel Hogan
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • The Elevator
      • Betty
      • Completed
      • TV Series
    • Steel Hearts
      • Suzy
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Killing Chuck
      • Tracy
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Craig Robinson, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, and Elias Janssen in In Your Dreams (2025)
      In Your Dreams
      6.5
      • Nightmara (voice)
      • 2025
    • Ben Miller, Sally Phillips, and Michael Theo in Austin (2024)
      Austin
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Mel Hogan
      • 2024–2025
    • Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story (2024)
      Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story
      5.2
      • Jodie
      • 2024
    • John Corbett, Nia Vardalos, and Elena Kampouris in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023)
      My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
      5.2
      • Nikki
      • 2023
    • Lisa Kudrow, Clea DuVall, Nat Faxon, Will Forte, Tony Hale, Sharon Horgan, Jason Mantzoukas, Greta Lee, Bresha Webb, and Sam Richardson in HouseBroken (2021)
      HouseBroken
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Tugboat (voice)
      • 2023
    • Jacqueline Bisset, Russell Brown, and Kelly Blatz in Loren & Rose (2022)
      Loren & Rose
      7.2
      • Ms. Cork
      • 2022
    • Guy Pearce, Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Angus Imrie, and Miranda Tapsell in Back to the Outback (2021)
      Back to the Outback
      6.5
      • Doreen
      • Dolores' Mother (voice)
      • 2021
    • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
      9-1-1
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Sandra
      • 2021
    • Kim Cattrall in Filthy Rich (2020)
      Filthy Rich
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Veronica
      • 2020
    • Naomi Watts in Penguin Bloom (2020)
      Penguin Bloom
      6.8
      • Megan
      • 2020
    • Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, and Zoë Kravitz in Big Little Lies (2017)
      Big Little Lies
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Melissa
      • 2017–2019
    • Jeanne Tripplehorn and Damian Young in We Only Know So Much (2018)
      We Only Know So Much
      4.8
      • Trudy
      • 2018
    • Rebecca Romijn, Lindy Booth, Christian Kane, John Larroquette, and John Kim in The Librarians (2014)
      The Librarians
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Lenore Jones
      • 2017
    • Twin Peaks (2017)
      Twin Peaks
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Hannah
      • 2017
    • Maggie Naouri and Jerome Meyer in Joe Cinque's Consolation (2016)
      Joe Cinque's Consolation
      6.1
      • Maria Cinque
      • 2016

    Producer

    • Danielle Panabaker in This Isn't Funny (2015)
      This Isn't Funny
      6.2
      • associate producer
      • 2015
    • Six Train
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2014

    Director

    • Lorien Haynes in Duke (2020)
      Duke
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020

    Videos7

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:00
    Official Trailer
    My Big Fat Greek Life: Complete Series on DVD
    Trailer 1:51
    My Big Fat Greek Life: Complete Series on DVD
    My Big Fat Greek Life: Complete Series on DVD
    Trailer 1:51
    My Big Fat Greek Life: Complete Series on DVD
    This Isn't Funny
    Trailer 2:09
    This Isn't Funny
    Burning Man
    Trailer 2:27
    Burning Man
    Strictly Ballroom
    Trailer 0:31
    Strictly Ballroom
    Letters From A Killer
    Trailer 1:40
    Letters From A Killer

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Georgia Carr
    • Height
      • 5′ 0½″ (1.54 m)
    • Born
      • June 7, 1964
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Spouse
      • Anthony LaPagliaSeptember 11, 1998 - June 15, 2016 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Children
      • Bridget
    • Relatives
      • Zoe Carides(Sibling)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Pictorial

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    • Trivia
      Speaks Greek fluently.

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