Gia Crovatin

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Gia Crovatin
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Gia Alessandra Crovatin
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Gia Alessandra Crovatin is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles as Dylan in the 2015 comedy film Dirty Weekend and Sasha in the comedy film I Feel Pretty .

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Her television roles include Drew in the comedy series Billy & Billie (2015–2016), Anastasia in the thriller series Van Helsing (2016–2017), McKayla in Billions (2017–2018) and Devonne Wilson in Hightown (2020–present).

She frequently collaborates in stage plays directed by Neil LaBute. [1]

Career

In 2008, Crovatin made her screen debut when she played a character in the short film The Conservatory. The following year, she played Malerie in the short film Coffee's Better Without Dinner.

Following this, she went on to play Dylan Price in the 2015 comedy film Dirty Weekend starring Matthew Broderick and Alice Eve. [2] From 2015 to 2016, she then played the role of Drew in the comedy television series Billy & Billie , for 9 episodes. [3]

From 2016 to 2017, she played Anastasia in the thriller series Van Helsing for 4 episodes. [4] From 2017 to 2018, she played McKayla in the drama television series Billions for 5 episodes. [5] In 2018, Crovatin played Sasha in the comedy film I Feel Pretty starring Amy Schumer.

In 2020, she played the girlfriend of Monica Raymund's character in the drama series Hightown . The same year, she played a wife in True Love Will Find You in the End, a stage play that is set in the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008The ConservatoryAuditioner #1Short film
2009Coffee's Better Without DinnerMalerie
2011 When Harry Tries to Marry Waitress
2011RehearsalActress
2011OstranderKimShort film
2011Ipso FactoThe Blonde / Mrs. FergusonShort film
2012BFFJillShort film
2014My AmericaThe College GraduateSegment: "Current Events"
2014 Ned Rifle Olive
2014Seven LoversTess
2015Sure ThingBettyShort film
2015 Dirty Weekend Dylan Price
2017The DepthsJess
2017Good Luck: In FarsiKateShort film
2018 I Feel Pretty Sasha
2019Modern/Love in 7 Short FilmsBetty
2020Before/During/AfterModel #1
2020 Still Here Paige Sullivan
2022 House of Darkness Lucy
2023 Fear the Night Mia [8]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012My AmericaEpisode: "Current Events"
2013 Full Circle Sabrina5 episodes
2014 Californication NunEpisode: "Faith, Hope, Love"
2014 Hell on Wheels Mrs. Delaney3 episodes
2015 The Good Wife GeorgetteEpisode: "Red Meat"
2015–2016 Billy & Billie Drew9 episodes
2015 Benders MollyEpisode: "The Sport of Kings"
2015 The Knick Clara HornerEpisodes: "Ten Knots" and "The Best with the Best to Get the Best"
2016 Younger Dr. SarkisianEpisode: "Tattoo You"
2016–2017 Van Helsing Anastasia [9] 4 episodes
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Samantha ChapmanEpisode: "Great Expectations"
2017–2018 Billions McKayla5 episodes
2018 Elementary Marcy NixEpisode: "Pushing Buttons"
2018 One Dollar Episodes: "Garrett Drimmer" and "Cooper Shaw"
2019 Blue Bloods Collette DawkinsEpisode: "Ripple Effect"
2019 The Blacklist OUC AssassinEpisode: "The Osterman Umbrella Company (No. 6)"
2019 Emergence Caitlyn MartinEpisodes: "Pilot" and "Camera Wheelbarrow Tiger Pillow"
2020–2021 Hightown Devonne Wilson4 episodes
Recurring cast
2020 The Good Lord Bird MarthaTelevision miniseries
Episode: "Having the Bees" [10]

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