Years active 2014- Role Barrister Spouse(s) Married twice Partner Dean Giannarelli | Children 2 Parents Nick Liano, Anita Liano Name Gina Liano | |
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Born May 18, 1967 (age 56) ( 1967-05-18 ) Occupation Reality television personality, author, entrepreneur, actress Known for The Real Housewives of MelbourneNeighboursfourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia Siblings Bettina Liano, Teresa Liano Profiles | ||
Gina Liano on looking well and feeling fabulous
Gina-Caroline "Gina" Liano (born 18 May 1966) is an Italian-Australian barrister, television personality, author and actress. She is best known for her role in The Real Housewives of Melbourne.
Contents
- Gina Liano on looking well and feeling fabulous
- Neighbours backstage olympia valance paige smith and gina liano mary smith
- Early and personal life
- Career
- References
Neighbours backstage olympia valance paige smith and gina liano mary smith
Early and personal life
Liano was born Gina-Caroline Italiano (later shortened to Liano) in Brighton, Victoria, to Italian parents Anita Bonollo and Nicola Italiano. She is one of four siblings. Her sisters Bettina Liano and Teresa Liano are both fashion designers. After graduating from Star of the Sea College in 1983, she attended Monash University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1996.
In 2003, Liano was diagnosed with cancer. She went into remission after 12 months of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. She has been divorced twice and is a single mother of two boys.
Career
In 1985, Liano went into business with her sisters running a chain of boutiques. Liano was admitted as a lawyer in 1997, and joined the Victorian Bar in 1999. She currently practices in criminal law, intentional torts, commercial law, family law and employment law.
Since 2014, Liano has appeared on the Australian reality television series The Real Housewives of Melbourne.
Her autobiography, Fearless, was published in April 2015. In the same month, Liano joined the cast of Neighbours as Mary Smith. Liano was hired after she impressed casting directors during a screen test. She began filming on 14 April 2015.
In 2015, Liano was a contestant in the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia. She withdrew from the competition in the fourth week on medical advice.
In January 2016, it was announced Liano would make her theatre debut, in July 2016, as the wicked stepmother in the pantomime adaptation of Cinderella at The State Theatre in Sydney.
In September 2016, it was announced Liano would be contributing her voice to Wonkeybot's The Secret Diaries of Tara Tremendous, a hit children and family podcast that ranked nuber 1 in iTunes Kids & Family. Liano would be voicing the character Queen Oceannia who is describes as "a half-Atlantean, half Australian superheroine who teaches Tara and her friends the importance of protecting the sea and its creatures."