---
name: "Gia Carides"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gia-carides"
fi1m_id: "gia-carides"
imdb_id: "nm0137140"
tmdb_id: 14226
wikidata_id: "Q458784"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 June 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T02:31:01.638264+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gia Carides

## Identity

Gia Carides

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gia-carides
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gia-carides
- **IMDb ID:** nm0137140
- **TMDB ID:** 14226
- **Wikidata ID:** Q458784
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gia_Carides, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q458784, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0137140/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14226

Actor. Born 7 June 1964 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 June 1964, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Active:** 1992–2017
- **Also known as:** Georgia Carr
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (2), 2000s 70 (1), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 68 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 3, Romance 2, Adventure 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $715m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gia_Carides, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q458784, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0137140/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14226

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Strictly Ballroom*](https://film.one/film/strictly-ballroom.md) (83)
- **HBO Max:** [*My Big Fat Greek Wedding*](https://film.one/film/my-big-fat-greek-wedding.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gia Carides is an Australian actress. She played Liz Holt in the 1992 film *Strictly Ballroom*.

She began acting at the age of twelve, with her first film role in *The Love Letters from Teralba Road* (1977). Carides received Australian Film Institute Award nominations for best supporting actress in *Strictly Ballroom* (1992) and best actress in *Brilliant Lies* (1996). She is also known for playing Cousin Nikki in the *My Big Fat Greek Wedding* films (2002, 2016, 2023) and for roles in *Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me* (1999) and the television series *Big Little Lies* (2017).

Carides has worked in both Australian and American film and television. She is sometimes credited as Georgia Carr.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Big Little Lies* (2017), Fi1m 78, as Melissa — [page](https://film.one/tv/big-little-lies.md)
- *My Big Fat Greek Wedding* (2002), Fi1m 70, as Nikki Portokalos — [page](https://film.one/film/my-big-fat-greek-wedding.md)
- *Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me* (1999), Fi1m 73, as Robin Swallows — [page](https://film.one/film/austin-powers-the-spy-who-shagged-me.md)
- *Strictly Ballroom* (1992), Fi1m 83, as Liz Holt — [page](https://film.one/film/strictly-ballroom.md)

## Complete filmography (64)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *In Your Dreams* (2025), as Nightmara (voice)
- *Nugget Is Dead?: A Christmas Story* (2024), Actor
- *Austin* (2024), series, as Mel Hogan
- *My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3* (2023), as Nikki Portokalos
- *Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men* (2022), Director
- *Loren & Rose* (2022), as Ms. Cork
- *Back to the Outback* (2021), as Doreen / Dolores' Mother (voice)
- *Penguin Bloom* (2021), as Megan
- *We Only Know So Much* (2018), as Trudy
- *9-1-1* (2018), series, as Sandra
- *Big Little Lies* (2017), series, as Melissa — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-little-lies.md)
- *Joe Cinque's Consolation* (2016), as Maria Cinque
- *My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2* (2016), as Nikki Portokalos
- *This Isn't Funny* (2015), as Gillian Jones
- *The Librarians* (2014), series, as Lenore Jones
- *We Are Men* (2013), series, as Frank's Ex-Wife
- *White Camellias* (2012), as Dana
- *Burning Man* (2011), as Carol
- *Small Time Gangster* (2011), series, as Darlene
- *In Loco Parentis* (2011), as Mum
- *Year One* (2009), as Queen
- *East of Everything* (2008), series, as Melanie Freedman
- *The Trap* (2007), as Clara
- *Stick It* (2006), as Alice Graham
- *One Last Thing...* (2005), as Madelene
- *Exposed* (2003), as Jade Blake
- *My Big Fat Greek Life* (2003), series, as Nikki
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Stephanie Patterson
- *My Big Fat Greek Wedding* (2002), as Nikki Portokalos — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/my-big-fat-greek-wedding.md)
- *Maze* (2001), as Julianne
- *Jack the Dog* (2001), as Georgia
- *Thank Heaven* (2001), as Cybil
- *The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave* (2000), as Sandy
- *A Secret Affair* (1999), as Mimi
- *Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me* (1999), as Robin Swallows — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/austin-powers-the-spy-who-shagged-me.md)
- *Letters from a Killer* (1998), as Lita
- *Primary Colors* (1998), as Cashmere McLeod
- *Lifebreath* (1997), as Gale Pullman
- *The Devil's Child* (1997), as Eva
- *Brilliant Lies* (1996), as Susy Connor
- *Firehouse* (1996), as Charlotte Brooks
- *Two If by Sea* (1996), as Joan Rappaport (uncredited)
- *The Cottonwood* (1996), as Kathy
- *The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space* (1995), as Vesper
- *Bad Company* (1995), as Julie Ames
- *Lucky Break* (1994), as Sophie
- *ER* (1994), series, as Suzanne Alner — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Ultraman - The Alien Invasion* (1993), as Jean Echo
- *Strictly Ballroom* (1992), as Liz Holt — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/strictly-ballroom.md)
- *Daydream Believer* (1992), as Wendy
- *Greenkeeping* (1992), as Gina
- *Police Rescue* (1991), series, as Helena
- *Ultraman Great: The Battle for Earth* (1990), as Jean Echo
- *Ultraman: Towards the Future* (1990), series, as Jean Echo
- *Ultraman Great: The Alien Invasion* (1990), as Jean Echo
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), series, as Hannah — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *Backlash* (1987), as Nikki Iceton · Dialogue
- *Rafferty's Rules* (1987), series, as Sally
- *Bliss* (1985), as Lucy Joy
- *The Coca-Cola Kid* (1985), as Chambermaid
- *Phar Lap* (1983), as Emma
- *Midnite Spares* (1983), as Ruth
- *The Love Letters from Teralba Road* (1977), as Maureen
- *Killing Chuck*, as Tracy

## Gallery

- ![Gia Carides](https://film.one/media/person/81528/gallery-97f3ce9c0a98.jpg) Gia Carides — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Gia_Carides%2C_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Anthony LaPaglia and Gia Carides at the Man of Steel premiere in Sydney. (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/81528/gallery-369c7ac427c8.jpg) Anthony LaPaglia and Gia Carides at the Man of Steel premiere in Sydney. (2013) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Anthony_LaPaglia_and_Gia_Carides_at_the_Man_of_Steel_premiere_in_Sydney_%289123807673%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gia Carides](https://film.one/media/person/81528/gallery-f8776fed65b0.jpg) Gia Carides — Image via TMDB
- ![Gia Carides](https://film.one/media/person/81528/gallery-249fa310d086.jpg) Gia Carides — Image via TMDB

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