Gigi Rice

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Gigi Rice
Alma mater Ohio State University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
Known for The John Larroquette Show
Delta
Do Over
Frasier
Spouse
(m. 1991)
Children2
Website www.gigirice.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Gigi Rice is an American actress best known as Carly Watkins in The John Larroquette Show (1993-1996).

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Biography

Rice graduated from The Ohio State University, with a bachelor of fine arts in musical theatre. Following her graduation, Rice served as an apprentice at Burt Reynolds's Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, Florida. While there, she appeared in Mame , directed by Charles Nelson Reilly, and I'm Not Rappaport , directed by Burt Reynolds. [1]

On television, Rice portrayed Lavonne Overton on Delta , [2] Karen Larsen on Do Over , [2] :267 Samantha Glick on Harry and the Hendersons , [2] :436 Carlie Watkins on The John Larroquette Show , [2] :540 and Charlotte Lerner on Significant Others . [2] :968

Rice married actor Ted McGinley, and they have two sons, Beau and Quinn. They reside in Los Angeles. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989–1990 B.L. Stryker Peppi Hausman2 episodes
1990 Columbo Dian's SecretaryOne episode
1990 Coach ClerkOne episode
1990Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu StranglerBetsy KingTV movie
1990–1991 Harry and the Hendersons Samantha GlickOne episode
1991K-9Monice du TourTV movie
1991 Quantum Leap Tina MartinezOne episode
1992 Tequila and Bonetti ElizabethOne episode
1992 Herman's Head Mrs. CrawfordOne episode
1992–1993 Delta Lavonne Overton17 episodes
1993 Deadfall Blanche
1993–1996 The John Larroquette Show Carly Watkins84 episodes
1994 Mr. Write Shelly
1994A Gift from HeavenMessy Samuals
1995Deadly Family SecretsLindaTV movie
1996Deadly WebTerri LawrenceTV movie
1998 A Night at the Roxbury Vivica
1998 Significant Others Charlotte Lerner5 episodes
1999 Hard Time: The Premonition JaniceTV movie
1999PartnersPhyllisTV movie
1999 Any Day Now One episode
1999–2001 Frasier Regan Shaw3 episodes
2000 The Fugitive ShellyOne episode
2001 Will & Grace Heidi DauroOne episode
2002It's All About YouGail
2002 My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star Roberta2 episodes
2002–2003 Do Over Karen Larsen15 episodes
2004 The Stones One episode
2004NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323AnnieTV movie
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Terry DurbinOne episode
2004 Center of the Universe Donna KidwellOne episode
2004 George Lopez WendyOne episode
2005 Two and a Half Men ChristineOne episode
2005 McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out JessicaTV movie
2005 George Lopez TammyOne episode
2005 The Man Susan
2005 Hope & Faith TrudyOne episode
2005 Nip/Tuck Gretchen CarrOne episode
2006 The Closer Linda SalkOne episode
2007The Storm AwaitsJaJa LancelotShort film
2007 Moonlight Martha EllisOne episode
2007 Las Vegas Rita KagleOne episode
2008 The New Adventures of Old Christine ShelleyOne episode
2008 Cold Case Jules MurphyOne episode
2007–2012 Army Wives Marda Brooks5 episodes
2009 Crossing Over Hooker
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Yvette BakerOne episode
2009 Ghost Whisperer Paula CollierOne episode (s5e2)
2010Ashley's AshesSandy
2011 And They're Off Keri Wannamaker-Flamm
2012 The Mentalist Dana MartinOne episode
2012Bad GirlsCate's MomTV movie
2013 See Dad Run Gigi McGinleyOne episode
2014Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Girlfriend?Harriet DoyleVideo
2014Mission AirDiane Ireland
2015 Safelight Lillian
2016Diagnosis DeliciousVivian StevensTV movie
2017 No Tomorrow Gloria3 episodes
2018Nightclub SecretsBarbaraTV movie
2019 No Good Nick Presley2 episodes
2019Christmas ReservationsKay GriffinTV movie
2024 Night Court Katieseason 2 episode 13 "The Best Dan"

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References

  1. "Gigi Rice - Home". www.gigirice.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 250. ISBN   978-0-7864-6477-7.
  3. Hughes, Mike (December 4, 1995). "Movie's smalltown [sic] setting familiar turf for Gigi Rice". The Clarion-Ledger. Mississippi, Jackson. Gannett News Service. p. 34. Retrieved July 2, 2020 via Newspapers.com.