Gina Bellman

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Gina Bellman (born 10 July 1966) is an English actress.

Bellman was born in New Zealand to Jewish parents of Russian and Polish origin,cite news|last=Cavendish|first=Lucy|coauthors=|title=Gina Genie|pages=|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk|date=2007-03-31|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2007/04/01/stgina101.xml|accessdate=2007-04-24] who emigrated to New Zealand from England in the 1950s. Her family moved back to England when she was 11 years old. After a two-episode stint in "Grange Hill" in 1984, she became a household name for her performance in the title role in Dennis Potter's drama "Blackeyes", a role which included her appearing topless in various scenes throughout the drama. The series caused much controversy at the time. Some critics stating that it was a sordid and exploitative piece of TV drama, whilst others acclaimed it as a work of genius from Potter. The publicity generated certainly brought Miss Bellman to the nation's attention, and it was a springboard to her future acting career. She is also well-known for playing the character Jane in sitcom "Coupling". Her other TV roles include "Waking the Dead", "Jonathan Creek", "Mussolini", "Little Napoleons", and one-off appearances in "Only Fools and Horses" and "Hotel Babylon". She dated actor Sam Rockwell.

She has also appeared in several films including "King David" alongside Richard Gere and Edward Woodward, "Sitting Ducks", "Married/Unmarried" and "Seven Days to Live".

In 2007, she co-starred alongside James Nesbitt in the BBC One drama serial "Jekyll", a modern version of "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", written by "Coupling" author Steven Moffat. [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/08_august/29/jekyll.shtml|title=An all-star cast to appear in BBC ONE's Jekyll|publisher=BBC Press Office|date=2006-08-29|accessdate=2006-08-30]

She also appeared in "Silent Trigger" with Dolph Lundgren in which she played a female assasin.

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*imdb|name=Gina Bellman|id=0069109
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20040702/ai_n12088593 Evening Standard Interview]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2007/04/01/stgina101.xml Sunday Telegraph interview 1 April 2007]

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