Gina Carano

Birth Name:

Gina Joy Carano

Birth Place:

Dallas, Texas, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer

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: "I like to express myself any way I feel inspired to․"
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․"
Participated in the first major Mixed Martial Arts event on cable television to be headlined by a woman

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

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