Ravera, Gina 1966–

(Gina RaVarra, Gina Ravarra)

PERSONAL

Original name, Gina D. Ravarra; born May 20, 1966, in San Francisco, CA. Education: Trained as a dancer and studied political science.

Addresses:

Agent—Agency for the Performing Arts, 405 South Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Robbie Kass, Kass & Stokes Management, 9229 Sunset Blvd., Suite 504, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career:

Actress. Appeared in advertisements.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild.

Awards, Honors:

ALMA Award nomination, outstanding individual performance in a made-for-television movie or miniseries in a crossover role, American Latin Media Arts awards, 1999, for The Temptations; Imagen Foundation Award nomination, best supporting actress on television, 2006, Vision Award nomination, best actress in a drama, National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications, 2007, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, 2008, all for The Closer.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Gina Ravarra) Dr. Diana Roth, a recurring role, Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1993-94.

Jocelyn "Joss" House, Time of Your Life (also known as New York Life, Sarah, Cenerentola a New York, New York Life—Endlich im Leben!, Pala omenaa, and Singel i New York), Fox, 1999-2001.

Sara Gerard, The Fugitive (also known as The Fugitive: The Chase Continues), CBS, 2000-2001.

Detective Irene Daniels, The Closer (also known as L.A.: Enquetes prioritaires and Se apostasi anapnois), TNT, 2005—.

Dr. Bettina DeJesus, ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2006—.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Josephine, The Temptations, NBC, 1998.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Alma, White Mile, HBO, 1994.

Dr. Patty Provost, W.E.I.R.D. World (also known as WEIRD World), Fox, 1995.

(As Gina Ravarra) Sheila, 919 Fifth Avenue (also known as Dominick Dunne's "919 Fifth Avenue"), 1995.

Grace Gibson, Soul of the Game (also known as Baseball in Black and White and Field of Honour), HBO, 1996.

Lenore Foxwood, Rhapsody, Black Entertainment Television, 2000.

Detective Rachel Dressler, Saint Sinner (also known as Clive Barker's "Saint Sinner"), Sci-Fi Channel, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Cheryl, "Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect: Parts 1 & 2," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1990.

Anita, "Your Mamma's House: Part 2," True Colors, Fox, 1991.

(As Gina RaVarra) LaTasha, "Graduation Day," Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1991.

Theresa, "Second Chances," Melrose Place, Fox, 1992.

(As Gina Ravarra) Ensign Tyler, "Phantasms," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1993.

(As Gina Ravarra) Waitress, "The Good Son," Frasier (also known as Dr. Frasier Crane), NBC, 1993.

Shawanda Wilson, "From Who the Skell Rolls," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994.

Sam, "Men in the Black," In the House, UPN, 1997.

Tracy Burke, "Dream Girl," Malcolm & Eddie, UPN, 1998.

Herself, Donny & Marie (also known as The Donny and Marie Hour), syndicated, 2000.

Mary, "My Three Witches," Charmed, The WB, 2003.

Raina Bauer, "The Patient," Miracles (also known as The Calling and Fenomenos), ABC, 2003.

Agent Ridgeway, "Acts of Congress," The Handler (also known as Joe Renato and Street Boss), CBS, 2004.

Dr. Amanda Gerard, "A Greater Good," Boston Legal (also known as Fleet Street, The Practice: Fleet Street, and The Untitled Practice), ABC, 2004.

Stacey, "Pro Choice," Everwood (also known as Our New Life in Everwood), The WB, 2005.

Lisa Lincoln, "Stone Dead," Raines, NBC, 2007.

While billed as Gina Ravarra, appeared as Robin in an episode of Where I Live (also known as Harlem Hip Hop), ABC. Appeared as Tricia Santos in "The Last Straw," an unaired episode of Inconceivable, NBC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Public defender, The Adversaries, NBC, 1998.

Jocelyn "Joss" House, "The Time She Came to New York," Time of Your Life (also known as New York Life, Sarah, Cenerentola a New York, New York Life—Endlich im Leben!, Pala omenaa, and Singel i New York), Fox, 1999.

Tameka, Pryor Offenses, Showtime, 2004.

Detective Irene Daniels, The Closer (also known as L.A.: Enquetes prioritaires and Se apostasi anapnois), TNT, 2005.

Film Appearances:

Funk queen, Lambada, Warner Bros., 1990.

(Uncredited) The Five Heartbeats, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991.

Jeena, Steal America, Tara, 1992.

Alexis, Illegal in Blue (also known as Intimate Blue), Orion, 1995.

Molly Abrams, Showgirls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995, other versions also released.

Gina, Get on the Bus, Columbia, 1996.

Faith, Soul Food, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997.

Naomi Cross, Kiss the Girls (also known as Collector), Paramount, 1997.

Taylor, A Luv Tale (short film), 1999.

(Uncredited) Beauty pageant judge, Chasing Papi (also known as Papi chulo), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003.

Reverend Sheila, Gas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004.

Ruth Tolson, The Great Debaters, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/The Weinstein Company, 2008.

Stage Appearances:

Jackie, Furthest from the Sun, Tiffany Theater, West Hollywood, CA, 1993.

Appeared in other productions, including For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Los Angeles area production; and in Mothers, Los Angeles and New York City productions.