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 in 1998 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0249319/resume. As a believer in the school of method acting, Gigi has developed a broad set of skills and experiences for her roles. Gigi is proficient in ballet, jazz, character dance, singing as well as martial arts. Her signature skill is fire-twirling.Her early TV and film work included several independent productions (such as with Anthony Simcoe) as well a guest star spot on the popular Australian series ''Water Rats'' and a role in Australian movie titled ''Day of the Roses''.
She is most known for her role as Chiana on the 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 cancellation 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 n8. The song is available as streaming audio on her webpage in the music section http://www.gigiedgley.com/index.php?page=3.
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. http://triplej.abc.net.au
Filmography
* 2005 ''Last Train To Freo'' - Lisa* 1999 ''The Monkey's Mask'' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259442/ - 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 ''BeastMaster''
* 2000 ''The Lost World''
* 2000 ''Water Rats''
* 2000 ''BeastMaster''
* 1999 ''Farscape'' (4 seasons: 1999-2002)
* 1998 ''Day of the Roses'' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176365/
Please see Gigi's official homepage for full list of credits.
Music Credits
* Vocal work on a single ''Poison'' by N8* Starred in a video for ''When I get to California'' by Hoodoo Gurus
Awards
* 2003 - SyFy Genre Award for Best Supporting Actress (Television)* 2002 - Saturn Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series (''Farscape'') http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0249319/awards
* 2001 - Maxim Award Nomination for Sexiest Space Babe (Television) http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=4120
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'' http://bandwmag.com
* Gigi is one of the ''Yen Magazine's'' ambassadors for the 2006 ''Pantene Young Woman of the Year Awards'' http://www.pywya.net/ambassadors.php
External links
* Official website
* Gigi Enthusiast Service fan page with large collections of images and multimedia
* Interview with Gigi Edgley on Slice of SciFi
Biography courtesy of the brilliant Wikipedia!
