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Gina Carano Biography

Birth Name:Gina Joy Carano

Birth Place:Dallas, Texas, United States

Profession Actress, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Yahoo! ranked her fifth on its list of "Top Ten Influential Women of 2008․"
  • Studied at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Is the daughter of former NFL quarterback Glenn Carano
  • Started her career in Muay Thai but eventually expanded into competing in MMA
  • Quote: "Street fighting's different from MMA fighting and MMA fighting's different than stunt fighting, but you can't discredit any of them, because in their own way, they're all completely beautiful․"
  • Quote: "I like to express myself any way I feel inspired to․"
  • Participated in the first major Mixed Martial Arts event on cable television to be headlined by a woman

Awards

  • 2012Golden Schmoes-Breakthrough Performance of the Year: nominated
  • 2013EDA Female Focus Award-Kick Ass Award for Best Female Action Star: nominated
  • 2013Critics Choice Award-Best Actress in an Action Movie: nominated
  • 2014Hollywood Award-Best Ensemble Cast: nominated