Gina Philips
Birth nameGina Consolo
Birth dateMay 10, 1970 (age 56)
Birth placeMiami Beach, Florida, U.S.
SpouseLee Nelson (m. 2009)
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present

Gina Philips (née Consolo; born May 10, 1970)[1][2] is an American actress. She is primarily recognized for her portrayal of Trish Jenner in the horror film Jeepers Creepers (2001).

Early life and education

Philips was born in Miami Beach, Florida, to an Italian father and an Ashkenazi Jewish mother.[3]

Career

On television, Philips primarily appeared in bit parts on single episodes of television series, as well as roles in made-for-TV movies. She did appear in recurring roles for one season each of Ally McBeal, Boston Public and Hawaii.

Philips landed her first supporting role in the 1995 TV movie Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare.[4] In 1996, Philips had a small role in the TV movie Unforgivable as Tammy, the daughter of an abusive father. In 1997, Philips played her first lead role in the TV movie Born Into Exile as Holly, a 14-year-old runaway.

Her next film was the American comedy drama The Anarchist Cookbook, which received mostly negative reviews.[5][6]

In 2004, she starred in the low budget horror films Dead & Breakfast and Jennifer's Shadow. In 2006, Philips again played a lead in a low-budget horror film, Ring Around the Rosie as a young woman plagued by horrible visions and dreams of tragic past events. The next year she starred in the horror film The Sickhouse and the TV movie My Baby Is Missing ( Stolen Innocence).[7]

In 2011, Philips began work on the Canadian psychological thriller Chained.[8][9] In 2017, she reprised her role as Trish Jenner for a brief cameo in Jeepers Creepers 3.[10]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia MarriageAdult GigiTV movie
1994Rave, Dancing to a Different BeatLorri
Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie KelloggAliciaTV movie
When the Bough BreaksTeenage Girl
1995Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee NightmareTracy IngramTV movie
Breaking FreeLindsay Kurtz
1996No Greater LoveAlexis 'Lexie' WinfieldTV movie
UnforgivableTammyTV movie
Her Costly AffairTess WestonTV movie
1997Born Into ExileHolly NolanTV movie
The Advocate's DevilEmmaTV movie
Bella MafiaRosa LucianoTV movie
1998Telling YouKristen Barrett
Living Out LoudLisa Francato
2001NailedMia Romano
Jeepers CreepersTrish Jenner
2002The Anarchist CookbookKarla
2003Something MoreOranginaShort
2004Dead & BreakfastMelody
Jennifer's ShadowJennifer Cassi/Johanna
Sam & JoeLisa
2006Ring Around the RosieKaren BaldwinVideo
Love & DebateJordan Landa
2007My Baby Is MissingJenna DavisTV movie
2008The Sick HouseAnna
2012HijackedMichelle Leib
ChainedMarie
2017Jeepers Creepers 3Trish Jenner
2019Doom: AnnihilationDaisy (voice)
2026TwistedDetective Diane Warricker

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Growing PainsGailEpisode: "The Five Fingers of Ben"
Great Scott!MargieEpisode: "Stripe Gripe"
1993BlossomTracyEpisode: "The Last Laugh"
Star Trek: Deep Space NineVaris SulEpisode: "The Storyteller"
Silk StalkingsStacyEpisode: "Daddy Dearest"
1995Strange LuckJensenEpisode: "Over Exposure"
1996Dark SkiesMarnie LaneEpisode: "Dark Days Night"
SlidersDevinEpisode: "Desert Storm"
1998Michael HayesJessica HartmanEpisode: "Devotion"
Seven DaysRebecca RhodesEpisode: "Shadow Play"
1999–2000Ally McBealSandy HingleRecurring Cast: Season 3
2000Buddy FaroTara DaviesEpisode: "Done Away in a Manger"
2001Boston PublicJenna MillerRecurring Cast: Season 1
2002ERER Nurse KathyEpisode: "Insurrection"
'Raina KrellEpisode: "Blood Lust"
2004HawaiiHarper WoodsRecurring Cast
2007MediumColleen Fitzpatrick BarlowEpisode: "Whatever Possessed You"
MonkBrandy BarberEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus"
2010'Maddie HarrisEpisode: "Unusual Suspects"

References

  1. ^ Riggs, Thomas (December 2003). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Vol. 52. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-787-67095-5.
  2. ^ "Gina Philips Biography". Fandango. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Facts That Prove Gina Phillips' Success As an Actress, Her Net worth And Family Facts". Just Richest - People, Net Worth and Salary. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  4. ^ Sunday Star Ledger. TV Time Pullout Section. pg. 9. March 5–11, 1995.
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  7. ^ "Video Ezy - Error on Page". Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  8. ^ Bain, Whitney Scott (2012-09-20). "Interview: Jennifer Lynch, Director of CHAINED". Starburst. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  9. ^ Knegt, Peter (2012-06-20). "Fantasia Fest Announces First Wave of Programming; Jennifer Lynch's "Chained" to Have World Premiere". Indiewire. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  10. ^ Couch, Aaron (2017-02-21). "'Jeepers Creepers 3' Casts Its Creeper Hunter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-03-23.