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Gia Carides (; born 7 June 1964) is an Australians actress. She portrayed Liz Holt in Strictly Ballroom (1992), Susy Connor in Brilliant Lies (1996), and Cousin Nikki in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise (2002–2023).
She is also known for her roles as Robin Swallows (née Spitz) in and as Cousin Nikki in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the sequel television show My Big Fat Greek Life, and the two sequel films ( My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3).
Carides works in both America and Australia, recognised for a host of film and television credits including Primary Colors, Year One and East of Everything. She also appeared in a guest spot on husband Anthony LaPaglia's television series Without a Trace.
She has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program.
In 2024 Carides was named to appear in ABC series Austin, and was also named in the cast for Stan Australia feature film Nugget is Dead.
In April 2015, newspapers reported that LaPaglia and Carides had ended their relationship after 17 years.
| 1977 | Maureen | Short film | |
| 1978 | A Mill of Hooks | Film short | |
| 1981 | Winter of Our Dreams | Feature film | |
| 1981 | The Counterforce | Film short | |
| 1981 | To Play Insane | Role unknown | Film short |
| 1982 | Gospel Galoshes | Film short | |
| 1982 | Mind Over Matter | Film short | |
| 1982 | Midnite Spares | Ruth Mintos | Feature film |
| 1983 | Phar Lap | Emma Woodcock (credited as Georgia Carr) | Feature film |
| 1983 | Dinner with Patrick | Film short | |
| 1984 | Annie's Coming Out | Narrator | Feature film |
| 1985 | A Decade of Women | Film short | |
| 1985 | Chambermaid | Feature film | |
| 1985 | Bliss | Lucy Joy | Feature film |
| 1986 | Backlash | Nikki Iceton | Feature film |
| 1989 | The Third Wave | Film short | |
| 1992 | Greenkeeping | Gina | Feature film |
| 1992 | Strictly Ballroom | Liz Holt | Feature film |
| 1992 | Daydream Believer (aka ) | Wendy | Feature film |
| 1993 | For Whose Sake | Role unknown | Film short |
| 1994 | Lucky Break aka Paperback Romance | Sophie | Feature film |
| 1995 | Bad Company | Julie Ames | Feature film |
| 1996 | Kathy | Feature film | |
| 1996 | Two If by Sea | Joan Rappaport (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 1996 | Brilliant Lies | Susy Connor | Feature film |
| 1997 | Lifebreath | Gale Pullman | Feature film |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Cashmere McLeod | Feature film |
| 1998 | Letters from a Killer | Lita | Feature film |
| 1999 | Robin Swallows (née Spitz) | Feature film | |
| 2000 | Sandy | Video | |
| 2000 | Maze | Julianne | Feature film |
| 2001 | Jack the Dog | Georgia | Feature film |
| 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Cousin Nikki | Feature film |
| 2003 | Exposed | Jade Blake | Feature film |
| 2005 | One Last Thing... | Madelene | Feature film |
| 2006 | Thank Heaven | Cybil | Feature film |
| 2006 | Stick It | Alice Graham | Feature film |
| 2007 | Clara | Film short | |
| 2009 | Year One | Queen | Feature film |
| 2011 | In Loco Parentis | Mum | Film short |
| 2011 | Burning Man | Carol | Feature film |
| 2015 | This Isn't Funny | Gillian Jones | Feature film |
| 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Cousin Nikki | Feature film |
| 2016 | Joe Cinque's Consolation | Maria Cinque | Feature film |
| 2018 | We Only Know So Much | Trudy | Feature film |
| 2021 | Back to the Outback | Doreen (voice) | Feature Film |
| 2023 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 | Cousin Nikki | Feature film |
| 2024 | Nugget is Dead: A Christmas Story | Jodie | Feature film |
| 2025 | In Your Dreams | Nightmara (voice) | Feature film |
| 1978 | The Restless Years | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1983 | Tracy Power | TV series, 2 episodes: "Hair of the Dog: Part 1" Episode: "Hair of the Dog: Part 2" | |
| 1985 | Five Mile Creek | Beth | TV series, 1 episode: "Maggie" |
| 1986 | Studio 86 | TV series, 2 episodes: "Strawberry Girl" Episode: "Sisters in the Bathroom" | |
| 1988 | Willesee's Australians | Winnie O'Sullivan | TV film series, 1 episode: "Les Darcy" |
| 1989 | Inside Running | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1990 | Rafferty's Rules | Sally | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Boys from the Bush | Maria | TV series, 2 episodes: "The Stuffed Platypus" Episode: "Poetic Galah" |
| 1991 | Acropolis Now | Haroula | TV series, 1 episode: "The Goddess" |
| 1992 | Sally | TV film short | |
| 1992 | In Sydney Today | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | Jean Echo | TV series, 13 episodes | |
| 1992–93 | Police Rescue | Helena Angelopoulos | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 1993 | Seven Deadly Sins | TV series, 1 episode: "Gluttony" | |
| 1995 | Vesper, Vox's High Priestess | TV movie | |
| 1997 | ER | Suzanne Alner | TV series, 1 episode: "You Bet Your Life" |
| 1997 | Firehouse | Charlotte Brooks | TV movie |
| 1997 | Eva | TV movie | |
| 1999 | Mimi | TV movie | |
| 2002 | The Dragon Chronicles | TV series | |
| 2003 | My Big Fat Greek Life | Nikki | 7 episodes |
| 2003 | Gladius | Additional Voices | Video game |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Stephanie Patterson | TV series, 1 episode: "4.0" |
| 2008–09 | East of Everything | Melanie Freedman | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Small Time Gangster | Darlene | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 2017; 2019 | Big Little Lies | Melissa | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks | Hannah | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2017 | The Librarians | Lenore Jones | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2020 | Filthy Rich | Veronica | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2021 | 911 | Sandra | TV series; 1 episode |
| 2023 | HouseBroken | Tugboat | TV series; 1 episode |
| 2024 | Austin | Mel Hogan | TV series: 8 episodes |
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| 2022 | 7 News Spotlight: Strictly Ballroom | Herself (with Strictly Ballroom cast) | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2018 | LAGFF Orpheus Awards 2018 | Presenter | TV special |
| 2009 | Inside Film Awards | Herself | TV special |
| 2009 | Herself (with Anthony LaPaglia) | TV special | |
| 2006 | David Tench Tonight | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Good Morning Australia | Guest | TV series |
| 1994 | At Home | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Ernie and Denise | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Real Life | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | The 1992 Australian Film Institute Awards | Herself - Winner | TV special |
| 1980 | Drink Drive | Herself | Film documentary |
| 1980 | Smoking | Herself | Film documentary |
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