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Gia Carides is a Actor and Dialogue Australienne born on 7 june 1964 at Sydney (Australie)
Gia Carides (born 7 June 1964) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Liz Holt in Strictly Ballroom, Susy Connor in Brilliant Lies, and Cousin Nikki in My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
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Gia Carides
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Carides is married to actor Anthony LaPaglia, whom she met in Sydney in 1992. A year later they starred in the film Paperback Romance (a.k.a. Lucky Break). She and LaPaglia are the parents of daughter Bridget (born in January 2003). Gia Carides is sister to Zoe Carides, also an actress, and Danielle Carides, singer songwriter. Her brother in-law meanwhile is doctor-turned-actor Jonathan LaPaglia (from "New YoUndercover") In April 2015 , newspapers reported Carides and LaPaglia have split after 17 years.Usually with
Filmography of Gia Carides (28 films)
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
, 1h33Directed by Kirk Jones (réalisateur britannique)
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors John Corbett, Ian Gomez, Nia Vardalos, John Stamos, Bruce Gray, Alex Wolff
Roles Nikki Portokalos
Rating59%
Un secret de famille longtemps dissimulé va réunir tout le monde pour un mariage encore plus grand que le premier...
Burning Man (2011)
, 1h50Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Matthew Goode, Bojana Novakovic, Essie Davis, Rachel Griffiths, Elizabeth Blackmore, Kerry Fox
Roles Carol
Rating63%
Burning Man tells the story of Tom (Matthew Goode), a British chef in a Bondi restaurant, who seems to have chosen to disobey his boss, and his actions are tolerated by everyone around him. As Tom descends into darkness from a car crash in his Volkswagen, pieces of a different story start to emerge. Every woman around him tries, in different ways, to help Tom put himself back together.
Year One (2009)
, 1h40Directed by Harold Ramis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes La préhistoire, Films about religion, Buddy films
Actors Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde, Juno Temple, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, June Diane Raphael
Roles Queen
Rating49%
Zed (Jack Black) is a hunter and Oh (Michael Cera) is a gatherer. After being informed that Zed ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, the shaman (Bill Hader) and Marlak (Matthew Willig) banish him from the tribe. After Zed burns down the village by accident, Oh decides to go with Zed on his journey to discover all the world has to offer. Along the way, they encounter Cain and Abel (David Cross and Paul Rudd). Cain kills Abel and informs Zed and Oh that they must escape with him or else be accused of killing Abel.
One Last Thing... (2008)
, 1h36Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Actors Michael Angarano, Cynthia Nixon, Sunny Mabrey, Gina Gershon, Matt Bush, Gideon Glick
Roles Madelene
Rating64%
Dylan (Michael Angarano), a high school student with an inoperable brain tumor, lives with his widowed mother Carol (Cynthia Nixon) in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. He is invited on television by a wish-granting organization and stuns viewers with his wish: he wants to spend a weekend alone with supermodel Nikki Sinclaire (Sunny Mabrey).
Stick It (2006)
, 1h45Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Sports films, Gymnastique
Actors Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, Vanessa Lengies, Kellan Lutz, John Patrick Amedori, Nikki SooHoo
Roles Alice Graham
Rating64%
Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) is a rebellious 17-year-old who has a run-in with the law when she and two friends skateboard through a residential construction site. Haley is arrested and is forced by a judge to return to the regimented world of competitive gymnastics. Haley was once considered one of the most talented gymnasts in the US. One year earlier, she made it to the World Championships, but she walked out of competition in the middle of the finals, costing the American team the gold medal and leaving many people hurt and crushed, making her one of the most hated people in gymnastics.
Exposed (2003)
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Gia Carides, Brenda Strong, T.J. Thyne, Pepe Serna, Tate Donovan, Tom Irwin
Roles Jade Blake
Rating54%
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
, 1h35Directed by Joel Zwick
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Andrea Martin, Ian Gomez
Roles Nikki Portokalos
Rating65%
Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos (Nia Vardalos) is going through an early midlife crisis. At thirty, having had her childhood, adolescence and adult life plagued by bad luck, she feels that she is the only woman in her family who has "failed" at being a typical Greek girl. Her family expects her to be more like her 33-year-old sister Athena (Stavroula Logothettis) and marry a Greek boy, make Greek babies, and "feed everyone until the day she dies." Instead, Toula is stuck working in the family restaurant in Chicago, "Dancing Zorba's." Frumpy and cynical, she fears that she is doomed to be stuck with her life as it is and always has been. One day while at the restaurant, Toula briefly becomes enamored with and embarrasses herself in front of Ian Miller (John Corbett), a handsome school teacher.
Jack the Dog (2001)
, 1h25Directed by Bobby Roth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Nestor Carbonell, Barbara Williams, Barry Newman, Anthony LaPaglia, Travis Fine, Peter Coyote
Roles Georgia
Rating46%
Serial womanizer Jack (Nestor Carbonell) settles down with Faith (Barbara Williams, but when the marriage falls apart due to Jack's desire for women, he has to share custody of their son, Sam (Andrew J. Ferchland). Living with Sam makes Jack slowly change his thinking and way of life.
Maze (2000)
, 1h37Directed by Rob Morrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Laura Linney, Rob Morrow, Craig Sheffer, Gia Carides, Ken Leung, Rose Gregorio
Roles Julianne
Rating63%
Lyle Maze, un artiste atteint du syndrome de Gilles de la Tourette, tombe amoureux de Callie, la petite amie de son meilleur ami Mike, un médecin globe-trotter. Callie se trouve être enceinte.
, 1h30Directed by Peter MacDonald
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Dan Hedaya, Bob Einstein, Gia Carides, Don Lake, Billy Barty, Steve Van Wormer
Roles Sandy
Rating51%
, 1h35Directed by Jay Roach
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Space adventure films, Spy films, Time travel films, Sur la Lune, Comedy science fiction films, Space opera, Robot films
Actors Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Alec Baldwin, Robert Wagner
Roles Robin Swallows
Rating66%
Austin Powers is enjoying his honeymoon with his wife, the former Vanessa Kensington. She turns out to be one of Dr. Evil's fembots, who attempts to kill Austin, then self-destructs. Austin grieves briefly, then proceeds to the hotel lobby nude and celebrates being single again.
Primary Colors (1998)
, 2h23Directed by Mike Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Adrian Lester, Maura Lynn Tierney
Roles Cashmere McLeod
Rating66%
Young political idealist Henry Burton (Adrian Lester) is recruited to join the campaign of Jack Stanton (John Travolta), a charismatic Southern governor who is trying to win the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States. Henry is impressed by Stanton's genuine warmth and empathy with people. He joins Stanton's inner circle of political advisers: Stanton's formidable wife, Susan Stanton (Emma Thompson); ruthless, redneck political strategist Richard Jemmons (Billy Bob Thornton); intelligent and attractive spokeswoman Daisy Green (Maura Tierney); and sly political operator Howard Ferguson (Paul Guilfoyle) as they journey to New Hampshire, the first state to hold a presidential primary.
Letters from a Killer (1998)
, 1h44Directed by David Carson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Prison films, Serial killer films
Actors Patrick Swayze, Kim Myers, Roger E. Mosley, Gia Carides, Mark Rolston, Olivia Birkelund
Roles Lita
Rating54%
Un homme accusé de meurtre entretient une correspondance romantique depuis sa prison avec quatre femmes qui ignorent l'existence les unes des autres. Quand il sort, il essaie de les retrouver. Mais l'une d'entre elles a décidé de le tuer...
FireHouse (1997)
Directed by John McNaughton
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Disaster films
Actors Richard Dean Anderson, Lillo Brancato, Morris Chestnut, Edie Falco, Burt Young, Dean Winters
Roles Charlotte Brooks
Rating44%
The Devil's Child (1997)
, 2hDirected by Bobby Roth
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Demons in film
Actors Kim Delaney, Gia Carides, Ivana Miličević, Grace Zabriskie, Thomas Gibson, Rachael Bella
Roles Eva
Rating40%
The mother of Nikki DeMarco (Kim Delaney) makes a pact with Satan to save her daughter's life after she has fallen from a building and nearly died. While a priest is performing the last rites, Lucifer appears, and says that he will spare her daughter's life if she promises that one day Nikki will bear his son, the Antichrist. Her mother agrees and the Devil saves Nikki. Years later, Nikki, now a successful photographer, is in a hospital watching over her mother who is now on her deathbed. Her mother tries to warn her of the impending evil, and dies. When Nikki touches her mother's crucifix her hand is burned. Nikki moves into a new apartment, not knowing that the room she is currently living in was the scene of a brutal murder years before. Nikki is skeptical of faith and religion and has become more and more isolated from spiritual ways of life.