{{short description|Australian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox person | image = Gigi Edgley 44.jpg | caption = Edgley in January 2013 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|11|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], Australia | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|songwriter}} | height = {{convert|1.67|m|ftin}} | birth_name = | other_names = | alma_mater = [[Queensland University of Technology]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | parents = | spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Jamey Mossengren|2012|2017|end=div}}|{{marriage|Jed Luczynski|2018}}}} | children = 1 | website = [http://gigiedgley.com gigiedgley.com] | years_active = 1998–present }}
'''Gigi Edgley''' (born 16 November 1977) is an Australian actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her portrayal of [[Chiana (Farscape)|Chiana]] on the science fiction series ''[[Farscape]]''.
==Early life== Edgley was born in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. She is the daughter of theatre, concert, and circus promoter [[Edgley International|Michael Edgley]], known for bringing the [[Moscow State Circus]] to Australia during the 1980s. Her mother, Jeni Edgley, was formerly involved in managing a 250-acre (101 hectare) health retreat. As a child, Edgley performed both in and out of school. She also took several years of ballet, jazz, and character dance. She became interested primarily in acting and had her first professional theatrical engagement at the Twelfth Night Theatre. She earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[Queensland University of Technology]] in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0249319/resume|title = Gigi Edgley - Contact Info, Agent, Manager | IMDbPro| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> Edgley is proficient in ballet, [[jazz]], [[character dance]], singing, and martial arts. Her signature skill is [[fire-twirling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://resumes.actorsaccess.com/gigiedgley |title=Gigi Edgley: Resume |publisher=Resumes.actorsaccess.com |access-date=7 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://resumes.actorsaccess.com/gigiedgley |title=GIGI EDGLEY - Resume | Actors Access |publisher=Resumes.actorsaccess.com |access-date=7 July 2011}}</ref>
==Career==
===Acting=== Edgley's early television and film work included several independent productions with later ''Farscape'' co-star [[Anthony Simcoe]], as well as a guest spot on the Australian series ''[[Water Rats (TV series)|Water Rats]]'' and a role in the film ''[[The Day of the Roses]]''.
Edgley is best known for her role as [[Chiana (Farscape)|Chiana]] in the science fiction series ''[[Farscape]]''. Originally hired for a single episode, her character was supposed to die at the end of her debut appearance in "Durka Returns". Her performance impressed the creators so much they decided to retain her for the remainder of the series. At the beginning of the second season, she was promoted to a regular and added to the opening credits. She appeared in a total of 68 episodes of the series.
During her time on ''Farscape'' Edgley also appeared in other roles on television, including in the internationally aired series [[The Lost World (TV series)|''The Lost World'']] and ''[[BeastMaster (TV series)|BeastMaster]]''. She has undertaken some independent film work, and voiced a character in an audio drama for Seeing Ear Theatre.
After ''Farscape'' was cancelled, Edgley pursued other projects including a role in the Australian drama telefilm ''[[BlackJack (telemovie)|BlackJack]]'' with [[Colin Friels]]. She joined the cast of the Australian drama series ''[[The Secret Life of Us]]'' and ''[[Stingers (TV series)|Stingers]]''. In 2004 Edgley reprised her role as Chiana in the miniseries ''[[Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars]]'', which wrapped up the series' storylines after its cancellation.
[[File:GigiEdgleyJan2011.jpg|thumb|right|Edgley in January 2011]] In 2006 she starred as the female lead in the Australian thriller film ''[[Last Train to Freo]]''. Her role earned her a nomination for Best Actress in a Lead Role by the [[Film Critics Circle of Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848592/awards|title=Last Train to Freo - IMDb|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> She also had a minor supporting role in the 2007 [[USA Network]] TV miniseries ''[[The Starter Wife (miniseries)|The Starter Wife]]''. She had a leading role in three seasons of ''[[Rescue: Special Ops]]''. In 2018, she appeared in the film [[Diminuendo (film)|''Diminuendo'']] opposite [[Richard Hatch (actor)|Richard Hatch]].
In 2022, Edgley appeared as Meredith Knight in the Australian drama film ''[[Everything in Between (2022 film)|Everything in Between]]'', portraying an enmeshed mother grappling with her son's mental health crisis. ''[[FilmInk]]'' praised her performance, noting Edgley was “excellent as the fretting mum”.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything in Between review |url=https://www.filmink.com.au/reviews/everything-in-between/ |website=FilmInk |access-date=30 July 2025}}</ref>
She frequently appears at science fiction conventions and gives interviews to many magazines and radio stations around the world.
===Music=== Edgley recorded a music single titled "Poison" with recording artist n8. The song is available for download on her webpage in the music section.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gigiedgley.com/index.php?page=3 |title=Gigi Edgley |publisher=Gigi Edgley |access-date=7 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711092720/http://www.gigiedgley.com/index.php?page=3 |archive-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also appeared in a music video for the song "When You Get to California" (2004) by Australian rock group [[Hoodoo Gurus]].
In July 2007, Edgley began recording with Seattle-based artist/producer Kyle Stevens and writing songs for a new music release. At Farscape Con in November 2007, Gigi released "...SO IT SEEMS", a five-song E.P. produced and co-written with Kyle. Edgley has recorded other songs including ''Fall'', ''Ftang!'', and ''Blue Sky Thoughts''.
===Other appearances and achievements=== Edgley was featured in several printed magazines. Most notably, she appeared nude in the February 2001 issue of Australian magazine ''[[Black+White]]''. She was also on the cover of the ''[[FHM]]'' magazine in December 2003 and the US version of ''[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]'' (29 July – 4 August 2000 issue).
Edgley was ''Yen Magazine's'' ambassador for the 2006 [[Pantene]] Young Woman of the Year Awards.<ref>[http://www.pywya.net/ambassadors.php Pantene awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901003904/http://www.pywya.net/ambassadors.php |date=1 September 2006 }}</ref>
==Personal life== Edgley married Jamey Mossengren in 2012. They divorced in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jamey Mossengren vs Gigi Edgley |url=https://unicourt.com/case/ca-ora-jamey-mossengren-vs-gigi-edgley-662780 |website=unicourt.com |publisher=UniCourt Inc |access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> She married Jed Luczynski in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Actress Gigi Edgley and husband Jed Luczynski September 12, 2018 |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/actress-gigi-edgley-and-husband-jed-luczynski-arrive-for-news-photo/1032662256 |website=gettyimages.com |publisher=Getty Images |access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> They have a daughter.<ref>{{Cite tweet|author=Gigi Edgley|user=GigiEdgley|number=1199831653696208896|title=That's the Crew of Moya singing to my daughter |url=https://x.com/GigiEdgley/status/1199831653696208896}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Edgley |first1=Gigi|date=January 7, 2019|title=Gigi Edgley's post |url=https://www.facebook.com/gigiedgley.fanpage/posts/happy-new-year-and-were-back-our-baby-girl-was-born-on-the-13th-of-decmy-beautif/10156690208316043/ |website=facebook.com |publisher=Gigi Edgley |access-date=26 June 2025|quote=Our Baby Girl was born on the 13th of Dec}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1998 |''{{sortname|The|Bastard|nolink=1}}'' |Sara |Short film |- |2000 |''{{sortname|The|Monkey's Mask}}'' |Tianna | |- |2006 |''[[Last Train to Freo]]'' |Lisa | |- |2007 |''[[Showdown at Area 51]]'' |Monica Gray | |- |2008 |''[[Newcastle (film)|Newcastle]]'' |Sandra | |- |2008 |''Systolic'' |Liza |Short film |- |2009 |''Nobody Knows'' |Trixie Blu | |- |2013 |''One Step Ahead'' |Lisa |Short film |- |2013 |''L.O.V.E. Insurance for the Heart'' |Meredith |Short film |- |2015 |''Whiskey Sour'' |Emma |Short film |- |2015 |''Della Mortika'' |Zarah Della Morte |Short film, post-production |- |2015 |''Hashtag'' |X |Short film, post-production|Short film |- |2018 |[[Diminuendo (film)|''Diminuendo'']] |Lauren | |- |2022 |[[Everything in Between (2022 film)|''Everything in Between'']] |Meredith Knight | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1998 |''{{sortname|The|Day of the Roses}}'' |Erica Watson |TV miniseries |- |1999 |''[[Water Rats (TV series)|Water Rats]]'' |Penny Lane |Episode "Red Light" |- |1999 |''[[BeastMaster (TV series)|BeastMaster]]'' |Maleena |Episode "Amazons" |- |1999–2003 |''[[Farscape]]'' |[[List of Farscape characters#Chiana|Chiana]] |Main role |- |2001 |''{{sortname|The|Lost World|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World}}'' |Pakim |Episode "The Guardian" |- |2002 |''[[BeastMaster (TV series)|BeastMaster]]'' |Talia |Episode "The Alliance" |- |2003 |''[[BlackJack (film series)|BlackJack: Murder Archive]]'' |Liz Kempson |TV film |- |2003 |''{{sortname|The|Secret Life of Us}}'' |George |Regular role |- |2004 |''[[Stingers (TV series)|Stingers]]'' |Katherine Marks |Recurring role |- |2004 |''[[Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars]]'' |Chiana |TV miniseries |- |2005 |''[[BlackJack (film series)|BlackJack: In the Money]]'' |Liz Kempson |TV film |- |2005 |''[[BlackJack (film series)|BlackJack: Ace Point Game]]'' |Liz Kempson |TV film |- |2006 |''[[BlackJack (film series)|BlackJack: At the Gates]]'' |Liz Kempson |TV film |- |2007 |''{{sortname|The|Starter Wife|The Starter Wife (miniseries)}}'' |Chloe |TV miniseries |- |2007 |''[[BlackJack (film series)|BlackJack: Ghosts]]'' |Liz Kempson |TV film |- |2009–2011 |''[[Rescue: Special Ops]]'' |Lara Knight |Main role |- |2010 |''Quantum Apocalypse'' |Trish |TV film |- |2012 |''[[Tricky Business (Australian TV series)|Tricky Business]]'' |Kate Christie |Main role |- |2014 |''[[Carlotta (film)|Carlotta]]'' |Jane |TV film |- |2014 |''[[Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge]]'' |Herself |Host |- |2016 |''[[Star Trek Continues]]'' |Eliza Taylor |Fan-made series<br>Episode: "Come Not Between the Dragons" |- |}
=== Video games === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role |- |2002 |''[[Farscape: The Game]]'' |Chiana (voice) |- |2022 |''High on Life'' |Additional Voices |- |}
==Music credits== * Vocal work on a single ''Poison'' by N8 * Starred in a video for ''When You Get To California'' by [[Hoodoo Gurus]]
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |- | 2001 | Maxim Award | Sexiest Space Babe {{citation needed|date=April 2025}} | rowspan="3" | ''[[Farscape]]'' | {{won}} |- | 2002 | [[Saturn Awards]] | [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television|Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series]] | {{nom}} |- | 2003 | SyFy Genre Award | Best Supporting Actress / Television{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} | {{won}} |- | 2006 | [[Film Critics Circle of Australia|Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards]] | Best Actress in a Motion Picture | ''[[Last Train to Freo]]'' | {{nom}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.gigiedgley.com/}} * {{IMDb name|id=0249319|name=Gigi Edgley}} * {{TV Guide person|3030737299}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|celebrity/gigi_edgley}}
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