- Gia Carides
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name = Gia Carides
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1964|6|7|mf=y
location =Sydney ,Australia Gia Carides (born
June 7 ,1964 , pronounced kah-ree-dees) is anAustralia nactress .Carides was born in
Sydney ,Australia , to a Greek father and an English mother. [ [http://www.femail.com.au/giacarides.htm Gia Carides My Big Fat Greek Wedding ] ] An actress since the age of 12, she has won awards for her films "Strictly Ballroom " and "Brilliant Lies " from theAustralian Film Institute . She is best known for her roles as Robin Spitz Swallows in "" and as Cousin Nikki in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding " and the television show "My Big Fat Greek Life ". Carides also starred as the character "Helena Angelopolous" in theSouthern Star Group Television showPolice Rescue from 1992-1993.Carides works in both America and Australia. She has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program. Carides is married to actor
Anthony LaPaglia , whom she met while jointly starring in the 1994 (Ben Lewin) Australian movie "Lucky Break". She and LaPaglia are the parents of daughter Bridget (born in 2003). Gia Carides is sister toZoe Carides , also an actress, and sister-in-law to doctor turned actorJonathan LaPaglia (from "New York Undercover ").In the 1980s, Gia worked at a child-care centre in
Lane Cove ,Sydney .References
External links
*imdb name|id=0137140|name=Gia Carides
* [http://www.afc.gov.au/faqs/osaustralians/actors/gia_carides.aspx Gia Carides] - Australian Film Commission
* [http://www.mook-e.com/bio/caridg.htm Mook-e Australian Actresses]
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