Edgley, Gigi 1977- (Gigi Edgely)

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Edgley, Gigi 1977- (Gigi Edgely)

PERSONAL

Born November 16, 1977, in Perth, Western Australia; daughter of Michael (a concert promoter) and Jenny (an operator of a health retreat) Edgley. Education: University of Queensland, B.A., 1987; also attended National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney, Australia.

Addresses:

Agent—Sovereign Talent Group, 10474 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 301, Los Angeles, CA 90025; (voice and commercials) Marcia Hurwitz, Innovative Artists Talent and Literary Agency, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Manager—Forster and Delaney Management, 12533 Woodgreen St., Los Angeles, CA 90066.

Career:

Actress. Voice for commercials for Visa credit cards, Mitsubishi vehicles, and Nestle Heaven.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance.

Awards, Honors:

Saturn Award nomination, best supporting actress in a television series, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 2002, for Farscape; nomination for Film Critics Circle of Australia Award, best actress, 2006, for Last Train to Freo.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Chiana, Farscape, Sci-Fi Channel, 1999-2003.

George, The Secret Life of Us, Ten Network, 2003.

Katherine Marks, Stingers, 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Chiana, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (also known as The Farscape Miniseries), Sci-Fi Channel, 2004.

(As Gigi Edgely) Chloe, The Starter Wife, USA Network, 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Erica Watson, Day of the Roses, Odyssey, 1998.

Liz Kempson, BlackJack (also known as BlackJack: Murder Archive), Ten Network, 2003.

Liz Kempson, BlackJack: In the Money, 2005.

Liz Kempson, BlackJack: Ace Point Game, 2005.

Monica Gray, Alien vs. Alien (also known as Showdown at Area 51), Sci-Fi Channel, 2007.

Liz Kempson, BlackJack: Ghosts, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Chiana, Farscape Undressed, Sci-Fi Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Maleena, "Amazons," BeastMaster, syndicated, 1999.

Penny Lane, "Red Light," Water Rats, Nine Network, 1999.

Pakim, "The Guardians," The Lost World (also known as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World"), syndicated, 2001.

Talia, "The Alliance," BeastMaster, syndicated, 2002.

Film Appearances:

Tianna, The Monkey's Mask (also known as Poetry, Sex, Cercle intime, and La maschera di scimmia), Strand Releasing, 2001.

Lisa, Last Train to Freo, Dendy Films, 2006.

Sandra Scott, Newcastle (also known as Blue Blue Blue), Becker Entertainment, 2008.

Stage Appearances:

Member of chorus, Les Miserables, Gold Coast Arts Theatre, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia, 1994.

Sara Waybourne, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Twelfth Night Theatre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1994.

Carol, Road, Queensland University Theatre, Brisbane, 1996.

Princess, The Princess and the Pea (musical), Brisbane Arts Theatre, Brisbane, 1996.

Member of company, Blue People, Brisbane Festival, Out of the Box Theatre, Brisbane, 1996.

The wild one, The Caged Birds, L202 Studio Works, 1997.

Maggie and Carla, Boy's Life, Queensland University Theatre, 1997.

Benvolio, Romeo and Juliet, Queensland University Theatre, 1997.

Vena Carva, The Land of the Real Girl, 1997.

Hellena, The Rover, Queensland University Theatre, 1997.

Emma, Kill Everything You Love, Brisbane Arts Festival, 1998.

Lead clown, Kakos, Queensland University Theatre, 1998.

Jasmine, Ray's Tempest (workshop performance), Company B, Belvoir Theatre, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2004.

Sarah Kane, 4.48 Psychosis, Pork Chop Productions, 2004.

Radio Appearances:

Titanic Dreams, 2000.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of Chiana, Farscape: The Game, Simon & Schuster Interactive, 2002.

Voice, Lost: Via Domus, Ubisoft Montreal Studios, 2008.

Albums:

(With Hoodoo Gurus) When I Get to California, EMI, 2004.

(With Kyle Stevens) … So It Seems, 2007.

Also performed for the single "Poison" by N8.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

TV Guide, July 29, 2000, p. 14.

Electronic:

Gigi Edgley Official Site,http://gigiedgley.com, April 7, 2008.