Gina Joy Carano is an American actress, also known as an MMA fighter. Let's get acquainted with her biography and personal life.
Young years
Gina Carano was born in 1982 in the USA, in Texas, becoming the second of three daughters. The girl's father, Glenn Carano, was associated with the world of sports and played football professionally.
The future actress first graduated from Trinity Christian School, where she became interested in sports: she was a member of the school basketball team, played volleyball. Later, in an interview, the girl admitted that she always considered both sisters more beautiful than herself, she was offended that nature did not reward her with a pretty feminine appearance, Gina often came home from school in tears because she felt unattractive.
Having received a certificate, the girl entered the Faculty of Psychology, where she studied for 4 years, but did not receive a diploma.
The beginning of a career in sports
In one of her interviews, Gina Carano shared that her desire to lose weight pushed her into Thai boxing - at that time the girl had a rather full figure. And this decision became fateful, she found herself in wrestling. After 14 fights, of which only one ended in defeat (12 wins and 1 draw), Gina Carano received an offer to participate in the first legal women's fight, in which she won a swift victory. Her opponent was knocked out in less than 40 seconds.
Followed by another victory, after which Carano was noticed and invited to take part in the battles of a more famous sports organization, where the girl was also expected to win.
Following rivals
A decisive moment came in the biography of Gina Carano: the athlete confidently won in the ring. The names of her following rivals are known:
- Tony Evinger, who was defeated by Carano with a powerful choke (2007).
- Kaitlin Young, defeated by Gina in the third minute (2008).
- Kelly Kobold, win by decision after three rounds. The fight, which was shown on TV, Carano dedicated to her grandfather (2008).
It is a well-known fact that the last fight might not have taken place: Gina slightly did not fit into the weight category. However, by taking off all her clothes, she managed to meet the required limit.
Major defeat
Fate prepared a serious test for Carano - her fight in 2010 with Christian Santos ended with the victory of the latter at the end of the first round. Despite receiving a rather impressive fee, Gina decided to leave the sport and focus on cinema. Her first job was an episodic rolewinners of a street fight in 2009, even before the fateful defeat. The painting was called "Blood and Bones". But it was the sporting failure that made Gina discover new horizons.
Movie career
In films, Gina Carano often demonstrated her outstanding sports skills:
- "Knockout" (2011). The actress played the role of a professional mercenary who found herself in a difficult situation. The film also stars Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor.
- "Fast and Furious 6" (2013), here Gina got the role of Riley Hicks.
- "Blood feud" (2014). Carano plays the beautiful avenger Ava.
- "Speed. Bus 657" (2014) gave the actress the opportunity to play a police officer.
- "Salvation" (2015). Gina played the role of a CIA agent.
- "Deadpool" (2016) - the actress embodied on the screen the image of a mutant character with extraordinary abilities.
In all films, Gina Carano plays strong and strong-willed women, ready to win at any cost. Her sports skills were very useful to her, but the presence of acting skills should also be noted.
Relationships with men
Gina Carano's personal life is largely shrouded in mystery. Only a few of her novels are known:
- Relationship with Kevin Ross, professional Muay Thai. The couple broke up, but then got back together.
- Romance with Keith Cope, also a fighter. After the breakup, he claimed to have incriminating video footage of him and Gina indulging in carnal pleasures, but laterbacktracked.
Carano is considered a very attractive woman, so she took part in a candid photo shoot in Maxim magazine and took 16th place in the top 100 of this publication.
Interesting facts
In conclusion, we offer you to learn some interesting facts from the life of the actress:
- Gina is of Italian, English, Scottish, Dutch and German blood.
- Karano started Muay Thai at the age of 21.
- The actress took part in the filming of the documentary "Girls of the Ring", as well as in two seasons of "American Gladiators", speaking under the name Destroyer.
- Gina's favorite clothes are leather jackets, but she hates wearing high heels.
Gina Carano is a woman who has achieved a lot. A successful sports career gradually turned into a cinematic career, revealing the various facets of the actress's talent.
