Gina Riley
Summary
Gina Riley (born 6 May 1961 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian actress, writer, singer and comedian.Riley became a popular television performer in the sketch shows Fast Forward, its successor Full Frontal, Big Girl's Blouse and Something Stupid. In the latter she was also a producer and writer. On Fast Forward, Gina Riley sent-up such singers as Paula Abdul, Bette Midler and Dannii Minogue as well as Australian personalities Kerri-Anne Kennerly and Jacki MacDonald. She later appeared in The Games, a spoof behind-the-scenes look at the organizing committee of the Sydney Olympics.Recently she has enjoyed great success as Kim Craig and Trude in Kath & Kim, written, produced and created by Riley and her long-time writing partner and friend Jane Turner.
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Gina Rinehart: from mining magnate to Australia's newest media mogul
Rightwing billionaire's decision to increase stake in struggling Fairfax is about influencing the political debate, say friends.
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Fairfax Media: how for want of a digital vision, the ship was lost
Fairfax managers failed for years to grasp the sea change in their industry. Now, with Gina Rinehart making her play, the national conversation in Australia may be about to pay the price.
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David Finkle: Easy Reader: Kellow's Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark Throws Radiant Light on the Renowned Movie Critic
The only fan letter I ever wrote to a public figure -- other than to child star Bobby Driscoll when I was a child -- went to the then New Yorker movie critic Pauline Kael. Thinking I might initiate an epistolary acquaintanceship with her, I recounted in a couple voluminous paragraphs how much I admired her criticism and, even more meaningfully to me and I hoped to her, how much our opinions jibed.
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BBC1 drama Inside Men to reunite Luther actors
Luther actors Steven Mackintosh and Warren Brown are to be reunited in new BBC1 drama Inside Men.
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BBC denies Olympics comedy stole from Australian TV show
Writers claim Twenty Twelve 'copied' ideas from show that aired in runup to 2000 Games and they later pitched to BBC.
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