Gina Riley Biography
Gina Riley is an Australian actress, writer, singer, and comedian best known for her role as Kim Craig in Kath & Kim and her work in musical theatre.
How old is Gina Riley? – Age
She is 61 years old as of 6 May 2022. She was born in 1961 in Melbourne, Australia.
Does Gina Riley have children? – Husband
She is married to Rick McKenna. Her son Max McKenna, born in 1996 is a singer and actor who starred as Muriel in the original Sydney production of Muriel’s Wedding in 2017 and as Zoe Murphy in the Dear Evan Hansen US National Tour in 2018. Max identifies as transgender.
Gina Riley Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $8 million.
Gina Riley Kath & Kim
In the Australian sitcom Kath & Kim, she played Kim Craig, Kath’s 20-something-year-old daughter who is notorious for being sluggish and excessively self-centered. Kath & Kim is a television show that chronicles the characters’ daily lives and documents their personal difficulties and goals. It satirizes the mother-daughter relationship as well as typical suburban Australians’ customs and attitudes, emphasizing the kitsch and shallow aspects of modern life.
It also makes political statements about Australia and mocks Australian and foreign popular culture, such as Big Brother and Australian Idol. The show’s rude and embarrassing behavior, as well as the characters’ flashy, out-of-date fashion sense, are popular characteristics. The series regularly references processed and well-known Australian delicacies such as Jatz crackers, Tim Tams, and Fruche yoghurt. Most episodes end with Kath and Kim sitting in Kath’s back yard, speaking about issues relating to the program.
Gina Riley The Beautiful Lie
She appeared as Catherine Ballantyne in the Australian television drama The Beautiful Lie. The Beautiful Lie is an ABC television drama that aired in Australia. The six-part series is a modern retelling of Leo Tolstoy’s classic 1877 novel Anna Karenina. Glendyn Ivin and Peter Salmon direct, and Endemol Australia’s John Edwards and Imogen Banks produce. It debuted on October 18, 2015, at 8:30 p.m. To emphasize the transgression of a wife leaving her husband, screenwriter Alice Bell decided to make Anna and Xander sports players.
Gina Riley Open Slather
She appeared in several roles as Liz Hayes, Gina Rileyano, Anna Wintour, Hillary Clinton in an Australian sketch comedy television series Open Slather.
Open Slather is an Australian sketch comedy television series that premiered on Foxtel’s The Comedy Channel on May 24, 2015. Laura Waters and Rick McKenna executive produce the 20-episode series. After the first 10 episodes aired, the show went on hiatus while fresh episodes were being produced. New episodes were replaced by 30-minute ‘best of’ episodes named Open Slather Reopened. The second ten-episode block began on September 6 and ended on November 8, 2015. The show was officially canceled on December 31, 2015.
Gina Riley Movies and TV Shows
♦ 1986 – 100% Wool
♦ 1990 – Acropolis Now
♦ 1990-1992 – Fast Forward
♦ 1992 – Bligh
♦ 1992 – A Royal Commission into the Australian Economy
♦ 1993 – Full Frontal
♦ 1993 – The Making of Nothing
♦ 1994 – Big Girl’s Blouse
♦ 1998 – Something Stupid
♦ 1998-2000 – The Games
♦ 2000-2003 – The Bob Downe Show
♦ 2002-2007 – Kath & Kim
♦ 2003 – Bad Eggs
♦ 2005 – Da Kath & Kim Code
♦ 2007 – Little Britain: Down Under
♦ 2012 – Kath & Kimderella
♦ 2013 – Kath & Kim Kountdown
♦ 2015 – Holding the Man
♦ 2015 – Open Slather
♦ 2015 – The Beautiful Lie
♦ 2015-2016 – Please Like Me
♦ 2017 – How to Life