Gina Matthews | |
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Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Oregon |
Occupation(s) | Film and television producer |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse | Grant Scharbo [1] |
Gina Matthews is an American film and television producer and writer, whose credits include the horror film Urban Legend , "What Women Want," "13 Going on 30" and "Isn't It Romantic."
Matthews was born in San Francisco and raised in Eugene, Oregon. [2] Her mother, Yolanda, was an Italian immigrant, originally from Naples, and her father worked as a butcher. [2] Matthews graduated from North Eugene High School in 1986 before earning a degree from the University of Oregon in 1990. [3]
After relocating to Los Angeles, Matthews produced her first film, the cult slasher film Urban Legend (1998), which she developed with writer Silvio Horta. [2] For 1999's Summer's End , Matthews won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special, shared with co-producers Frank Siracusa, Connie Tavel, and Patrick Whitely. [4]
In 2003, Matthews produced the unaired pilot for FX titled Fubar, concerning military recruits at the U.S.-Mexico border. [5] The following year, she produced the romantic comedy 13 Going on 30 (2004), starring Jennifer Garner. [3] In 2008, she produced the television pilot The Oaks , [6] and the television film Blue Blood, directed by Brett Ratner. [7] In 2019, Matthews produced the comedy film Isn't It Romantic , starring Rebel Wilson. [8] She wrote and produced the TV movie Holiday Road for the Hallmark Channel in 2023. [9]
She is the founder, alongside her husband, producer Grant Scharbo, of Little Engine Productions. [10]
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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1998 | Urban Legend | Producer | [11] |
1999 | Summer's End | Executive producer Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special | [4] |
1999 | The Wishing Tree | Producer | [12] |
2000 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Producer | [11] |
2000 | What Women Want | Producer | [11] |
2001 | The Chronicle | Producer | [13] |
2003 | Fubar | Producer; unaired pilot | [5] |
2004 | 13 Going on 30 | Producer | [11] |
2004 | The Mountain | Television series; executive producer | [12] |
2004 | Jake 2.0 | Television series; executive producer | [12] |
2008 | The Oaks | Television pilot; executive producer | [6] |
2008 | Blue Blood | Executive producer | [7] |
2010 | The Gates | Television series; executive producer | [13] |
2012 | Missing | Television series; executive producer | [14] |
2014 | Rush | Television series; executive producer | [14] |
2015 | Saints & Strangers | Miniseries | [13] |
2019 | Isn't It Romantic | Producer | [10] |
2023 | Holiday Road | Executive producer | [9] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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1999–2001 | Popular | Television series; also co-creator | [12] |
2003 | Jake 2.0 | Episode: "Last Man Standing" | [12] |
2004–2005 | The Mountain | Television series; also co-creator | [12] |
2023 | Holiday Road | Television movie | [9] |
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