Ginger Gonzaga
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Ginger Gonzaga wearing a royal blue quilted jacket, a navy blue tuque, and gray cotton gloves, sitting at a table, resting her chin on one hand
Gonzaga in 2018
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Born | Modesto, California, U.S. |
May 17, 1983
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Years active | 2010–present |
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Ginger Gonzaga (born May 17, 1983)[1] is an American comedian and actress. Since coming to attention hosting Hulu's daily pop culture show The Morning After (2011–12), she has had numerous guest and recurring roles on television and has been in the main cast of such series as Mixology, Wrecked, and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. As of 2023[update], she is series co-lead in True Lies, playing Helen Tasker.
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Early life
Gonzaga grew up in Modesto, California, where she attended Beyer High School.[2][3] Her mother is Dutch and her father Filipino.[4] She went to the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Santa Barbara, where she majored in political science.[2] Gonzaga graduated a year early to train at The Groundlings school, and went on to study improv at Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade.[3]
Career
Gonzaga hosted Hulu's comedic daily pop culture recap show The Morning After.[5] She was a regular on ABC's Mixology, which ran for thirteen episodes. She has also appeared in numerous other television shows, including Togetherness, I'm Dying Up Here, Wrecked, Kidding, and Room 104.[6][5]
In 2019, she had a role in Paul Rudd's series Living with Yourself.[7] She portrays "the Angry Young Congresswoman" Anabela Ysidro-Campos, also known as simply AYC, a character based on Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in the 2020 satirical space comedy Space Force.[6] In January 2021, she was cast in the Disney+ streaming series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law for Marvel Studios, playing Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk's best friend, Nikki.[8][9]
Gonzaga portrays Helen Tasker in the 2023 CBS series adaptation of the 1994 film True Lies.[10]
Personal life
Gonzaga was in a relationship with actor Jim Carrey from 2018 to 2019.[11] Gonzaga is bisexual.[12]
Selected filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Ted | Gina | |
2014 | Someone Marry Barry | Juanita | |
2016 | Dean | Jill | |
2017 | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Helen | |
2020 | Bad Therapy | Miranda |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | The Good Guys | Angie | 1 episode |
2011–12 | The Morning After | Herself | Co-host (web series, season 1) |
2012–20 | Family Guy | Various voices | 4 episodes |
2013–14 | Legit | Peggy | Recurring role |
2014 | Mixology | Maya | Main cast |
2016 | Togetherness | Christy | Recurring role (season 2) |
2016–17 | Wrecked | Emma | Main cast (season 1), Guest (seasons 2–3) |
2017 | Chance | Lorena | Recurring role (season 2) |
2017–18 | I'm Dying Up Here | Maggie | Recurring role |
2017–20 | Robot Chicken | Various voices | 2 episodes |
2018 | Kidding | Vivian | 5 episodes |
Room 104 | Vicki | 1 episode | |
2018 | Champions | Dana | Supporting cast |
2019 | Living with Yourself | Meg | 1 episode |
2020 | Space Force | Anabela Ysidro-Campos (The Angry Young Congresswoman / AYC) |
2 episodes |
2022 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Nikki Ramos | Main cast |
2023 | True Lies | Helen Tasker | Main cast |
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External links
- Ginger Gonzaga at the Internet Movie DatabaseLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
- American women comedians
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- American web series actresses
- Actresses from Modesto, California
- American television actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- American actresses of Filipino descent
- American people of Dutch descent
- Bisexual actresses
- American film actresses
- American LGBT people of Asian descent
- Comedians from California