Biography

Gina Gallego, a second-generation Angeleno, has appeared in over one hundred feature films and television shows. Recently she completed four seasons as Mrs. Hernandez on the CW Channel's ground breaking musical comedy, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, starring Rachel Bloom. Prior to that she was Estella on USA Network's The Shooter starring Ryan Phillippe.

Gina's career spans a diversity of roles. As Ms. Sanchez, the iron-willed attorney in Erin Brockovich, she caves when Julia Roberts offers her a glass of tainted water. Other film highlights include: Disney's top box office performer Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Adam Sandler's successful comedies Anger Management, and Mr. Deeds.

Gina's Television career was kick-started on NBC's prime-time drama Flamingo Road. She spent several years on network soap-operas including Santa Barbara, Rituals, The Bold and the Beautiful, and her last role on daytime television was Judge Ramirez on Days of Our Lives. Highlights of her current television roles include NCIS, The Middle, Shameless, Bosch, and Grey's Anatomy as Callie's mom. One of Gina's memorable TV moments was on NBC's hit series, Seinfeld, giving Jerry his first ever on-screen kiss in the classic episode "The Suicide".

Gina is the co-librettist of the new musical, América Tropical (americatropicalmusical), which has won numerous awards and distinctions, including: Finalist for the American Theatre Wing's Jonathan Larson Grant, Semi-finalist at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center's National Alliance for Musical Theatre Conference, Musical Theatre West's New Works New Voices Festival-featured concert reading, winner of the Raise Your Voice Script Competition, (awarded a concert reading by McCoy Rigby Entertainment), and was selected for the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab's Table Read Series, supported by Lin-Manuel Miranda's Family Fund.

Gina was honored with Nosotros' prestigious Golden Eagle Award for her work. While not in front of the camera she is a choral singer who's sung in several choirs, including under the direction of the celebrated conductor, Jeannine Wagner. Gina is an avid tennis player, and loves spending free time tending her flower garden. Married to writer-producer-actor Joel Bailey for the past 40 years, she is the proud mother of their son, Brendan.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Joel Bailey