Gina Hecht
Biography
Gina Hecht is an American actress who, at age ten, decided to become a performer after watching her mother, a stage actress, onstage. Born in Houston, Texas, she trained at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Her breakthrough arrived in 1978 with a recurring part on the NBC sitcom Hizzoner, and the next season she was cast as Jeanie DaVinci on Mork & Mindy. She made her film debut in 1982 in Ron Howard's Night Shift, with Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton. Hecht has also acted on stage, including a 2011 production of Neil Simon's The Prisoner of Second Avenue that featured Jason Alexander. She played Judge Rachel Lasser on General Hospital in a recurring role between 2015 and 2019.
72years old
Turns 73 on December 6in 56 days
- Born Houston
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 31 years1982 to 2013
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Big break
In the fall of 1978, Hecht landed a recurring role on the NBC sitcom Hizzoner, which was her big break. The next season, she was hired to play Jeanie DaVinci on the TV series Mork & Mindy.
First role
Hecht's first film role came in the 1982 Ron Howard movie Night Shift, in which she acted alongside Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton.
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Gabriele MuccinoDirector, 1 film, 2008
All films by Gabriele Muccino
All films by Joel Schumacher
All films by Ron Howard
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