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Gina L. Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American film and television actress, known for her roles in the films Showgirls (1995) and Bound (1996).
<p>Gershon was born in Los Angeles, California to Stan Gershon, who worked in import/export business and sales, and Mickey Koppel, an interior decorator. Gershon is Jewish, and has a brother, Dann, and a sister, Tracy. She attended Beverly Hills High School with Lenny Kravitz. Gershon has dated hotel owner Sean McPherson, wealthy entrepreneur Jay Penske, and actors John Cusack and Owen Wilson.
<p>Gershon is regarded as a gay icon due to her roles in movies such as Bound (in which she played a butch lesbian) and Showgirls (which is regarded as a camp classic). She was ranked #51 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2004.<p>Gershon played Jew's harp on "I Can't Decide", a song on the Scissor Sisters 2006 release Ta-Dah. On television, she has recurring roles on Rescue Me and the U.S. dramedy series Ugly Betty (as Italian cosmetics mogul Fabia, the rival of
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