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Gigi Edgley is an Australian actress known mostly for her role as Chiana on the Sci Fi channel original series Farscape. She is a traditionally trained actress with a B.A. in theatre from the Queensland University of Technology.

Her father is Michael Edgley, the famous Australian concert and circus promoter. He was the promoter who brought out the Moscow State Circus to Australia in the 1980s.

Biography

Gigi was born on November 16, 1977 in Perth, Australia. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Queensland University of Technology. As a firm believer in the school of method acting, Gigi has accumulated a truly remarkable set of skills and experiences she needed for her acting roles. Gigi is proficient in ballet, jazz, character dance, vocal singing as well as martial arts. Her signature skill is fire-twirling.

Her early TV and film work included several independent productions (most notably with Anthony Simcoe) as well a guest star spot on popular Australian series Water Rats and a role in Australian movie production titled Day of the Roses.

She is most known for her role as Chiana on a cult science fiction TV series Farscape. Originally, Gigi was hired for only one episode and her character was supposed to die at the end of the hour. As it turned out, the creators decided to keep her around for few more episodes. At the beginning of season 2 she was included as a regular on the show.

After the cancelation of Farscape, Gigi pursued other projects. She appeared in popular Australian TV shows such as The Secret Life of Us and Stingers. She also recorded a music single titled Poison with a recording artist . The song is available as streaming audio on her webpbage in the music section .

Gigi returned as Chiana in Scifi Channel's miniseries Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars.

Gigi frequently appears at Science Fiction conventions and gives interviews to many magazines and radio stations around the world, including Triple J's breakfast show.

Filmography

2005 Last Train To Freo - Lisa
1999 The Monkey's Mask - Tianna
1997 Him and Her - Her
1997 The Bastard - She
1997 Pure White Light - Tracy

TV credits

2004 Stingers
2004 Black Jack II, III, & IV
2004 My Soul is too much Charg'd (Australian Film and Television School)
2004 Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
2003 The Secret Life of Us
2002 Black Jack
2002 The Beastmaster
2000 The Lost World
2000 Water Rats
2000 The Beastmaster
1999 Farscape (4 seasons: 1999-2002)
1998 Day of the Roses

Please see Gigi's for full list of credits.

Trivia

John Crichton's pet name for Chiana is Pip. This was actually Gigi's nickname in real life.
Gigi posed nude in Black & White Magazine

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