Gigi Edgley
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Edgley was born in Perth. She is the daughter of concert and circus
promoter Michael Edgley, known for bringing the Moscow State Circus to
Australia during the 1980s. Her mother, Jeni Edgley, is involved in
managing a 250-acre health retreat. As a child, Gigi Edgley performed
both in and out of school. She also took several years of ballet, jazz,
and character dance. She became mainly interested in acting and had her
first professional theatrical engagement at the Twelfth Night Theater.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Queensland University of
Technology in 1998. In 1999 she began acting steadily in Australia on
T.V. As a believer in the school of method acting, Gigi has developed a
broad set of skills and experiences for her roles. She is proficient in
ballet, jazz, character dance, singing, and martial arts. Her early TV
and film work included several independent productions (with later
Farscape (1999) co-star Anthony Simcoe), as well a guest star spot on the
popular Australian series Sydneyn satamapoliisit (1996) and a role in Australian TV Mini-Series
titled The Day of the Roses (1998).
She is undoubtedly best known for her role as Chiana on the science
fiction TV series Farscape (1999). She originally was hired for only one
episode, and her character was supposed to die at the end of the hour.
The creators however decided to keep her around for a few more
episodes. At the beginning of Season 2, she was promoted to be a
regular on the show. She appeared in total of 68 episodes of the
series. Her character's nickname (Pip) was actually coined by her
co-star Ben Browder.
Between seasons, she has appeared in other guest starring roles on TV,
including the popular internationally aired series The Lost World (1999) and
BeastMaster (1999). After the cancellation of Farscape she pursued other
projects including a role in the Australian TV drama BlackJack - Vainottu (2003).
She has also appeared in many popular Australian TV shows
such as Elämä tilauksessa (2001) and Stingers (1998).
In 2004 She reprised Her role as Chiana in the SciFi Channel miniseries
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2003).
In 2006 She starred as the female lead in critically acclaimed
Australian Drama/Thriller Last Train to Freo (2006). Her role was nominated
for a Best Actress in a Lead Role by the Film Critics Circle of
Australia. She also had a minor supporting role in the 2007 USA Network
TV miniseries The Starter Wife (2007). Also in 2007 and 2008 she garnered two
feature length movie roles. In 07 it was the Sci-Fi movie, Showdown at Area 51 (2007),
and in 08 she was back at work down under in the movie
Newcastle (2008). In 2009 She began work on the Aussie T.V. series Rescue Special Ops (2009) as Lara Knight.
promoter Michael Edgley, known for bringing the Moscow State Circus to
Australia during the 1980s. Her mother, Jeni Edgley, is involved in
managing a 250-acre health retreat. As a child, Gigi Edgley performed
both in and out of school. She also took several years of ballet, jazz,
and character dance. She became mainly interested in acting and had her
first professional theatrical engagement at the Twelfth Night Theater.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Queensland University of
Technology in 1998. In 1999 she began acting steadily in Australia on
T.V. As a believer in the school of method acting, Gigi has developed a
broad set of skills and experiences for her roles. She is proficient in
ballet, jazz, character dance, singing, and martial arts. Her early TV
and film work included several independent productions (with later
Farscape (1999) co-star Anthony Simcoe), as well a guest star spot on the
popular Australian series Sydneyn satamapoliisit (1996) and a role in Australian TV Mini-Series
titled The Day of the Roses (1998).
She is undoubtedly best known for her role as Chiana on the science
fiction TV series Farscape (1999). She originally was hired for only one
episode, and her character was supposed to die at the end of the hour.
The creators however decided to keep her around for a few more
episodes. At the beginning of Season 2, she was promoted to be a
regular on the show. She appeared in total of 68 episodes of the
series. Her character's nickname (Pip) was actually coined by her
co-star Ben Browder.
Between seasons, she has appeared in other guest starring roles on TV,
including the popular internationally aired series The Lost World (1999) and
BeastMaster (1999). After the cancellation of Farscape she pursued other
projects including a role in the Australian TV drama BlackJack - Vainottu (2003).
She has also appeared in many popular Australian TV shows
such as Elämä tilauksessa (2001) and Stingers (1998).
In 2004 She reprised Her role as Chiana in the SciFi Channel miniseries
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2003).
In 2006 She starred as the female lead in critically acclaimed
Australian Drama/Thriller Last Train to Freo (2006). Her role was nominated
for a Best Actress in a Lead Role by the Film Critics Circle of
Australia. She also had a minor supporting role in the 2007 USA Network
TV miniseries The Starter Wife (2007). Also in 2007 and 2008 she garnered two
feature length movie roles. In 07 it was the Sci-Fi movie, Showdown at Area 51 (2007),
and in 08 she was back at work down under in the movie
Newcastle (2008). In 2009 She began work on the Aussie T.V. series Rescue Special Ops (2009) as Lara Knight.
