Gina Carano: Biography in Details
Who is Gina Carano?
Gina Carano is a well-known American actress, television personality, and fitness model. She is also a former mixed martial artist and is considered the face of Women’s MMA.
She is best known for the martial art skill she showed while she was in Muay Thai and in women’s MMA. She is also known for her appearance in a movie like ‘Fast and Furious 6′ and ‘Deadpool‘.
Gina Carano: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity
The daughter of Dana Joy (mother) and Glenn Carano, Gina Carano was born in Dallas, Texas. She was born on 16 April 1982 and named Gina Joy Carano.
His father Glenn was a former Cowboys quarterback.
She has one elder sister as well as one younger. After her parents’ divorce, she was raised by her mother. She is of Italian-American ethnicity and has an American nationality.
Her grandfather Jack Cason was also a sportsman and coached a basketball team.
During her childhood, Gina Carano played softball and volleyball.
In which school did Gina Carano attend?
Gina Carano studied at Trinity Christian High School in Las Vegas, Nevada where she led her girls’ basketball team to a state title.
She received scholarships for basketball and volleyball.
After graduating high school she attended the University of Nevada and majored in psychology.
Gina Carano: Professional Life, Career, Awards
Reflecting on the career journey of Gina Carano, previously she got interested in Muay Thai. Her boyfriend used to be a pro-Muay Thai fighter, so because of him, she joined ‘Muay Thai’.
Her career took on a successful height when she defeated Maxwell winning the first female fight in Strikeforce. In her fighting career, she has lost only one match against Cristiane Justino in August 2009 at Strikeforce.
Besides her fighting career, she has a starring role in the 2006 cult film Ring girls. She also served as a mentor to aspiring fighters in the 2007 Oxygen reality series ‘Fight Girls‘. She starred in a workout video on the NBA show American Gladiators.
Later Gina Carano appeared in several movies portraying the character as demanded by the script. She made her appearance known to the world portraying the role of Riley Hicks in Fast $ Furious 6 and as Angel Dust in Deadpool.
She has been ranked as fifth on the ‘Top Ten Influential Women of 2008.’
Gina Carano is currently involved in filming ‘Kickboxer: Vengeance’ and ‘Scorched Earth.
Gina Carano: Salary, Net Worth
Her success in her career path has paid her well financially making her net worth estimated to be $8 million.
Gina Carano: Rumors, Controversy
She is rumored to be joining MMA again. She suffered a controversy when she claimed her voice was altered in ‘Haywire’.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Gina Carano has an athletic build with a height of 5 feet and 8 inches and a weight of 72 kg. She has dark brown hair and eyes. Her body stats are 38-28-37 inches.
She had a dress size of 10 US and a shoe size of 8.5 US.
Is Gina Carano active on social media?
Gina Carano is active on Twitter where she has a fan following of 263.9k on it. She has 755k followers on her Instagram and has 1.1 million likes on her Facebook.
Trivia/Facts
- Her age is 39 years as of 2021.
- Her star sign is Aries.
- Her Twitter account was made in June 2009.
- She has two nicknames Conviction and Crush.
- She has a scar on her left arm.
Gina Carano’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | April | Tuesday |
| 2025 | April | Wednesday |
| 2026 | April | Thursday |
| 2027 | April | Friday |
| 2028 | April | Sunday |