Ginger Gonzaga

Ginger Gonzaga (born 17 May 1983)[1] is an American comedian and actress.

Early life and education

Gonzaga grew up in Modesto, California, where she attended Beyer High School.[2][3] She attended University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Santa Barbara, where she majored in political science.[2] Gonzaga graduated a year early to train at The Groundlings school, and went on to study improv at Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade.[3]

Career

Gonzaga has appeared on the American television series Kidding, I'm Dying Up Here, Wrecked, Togetherness and Room 104.[4][5] She was a series regular on ABC’s Mixology, which ran for 13 episodes. She hosted Hulu’s comedic daily pop culture recap show The Morning After.[5]

Gonzaga appeared in Paul Rudd’s 2019 series Living with Yourself.[6] She portrays "the Angry Young Congresswoman" Anabela Ysidro-Campos, also known as simply AYC, a character based on Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in the 2020 satirical space comedy Space Force.[4]

Personal life

Gonzaga split from partner Jim Carrey in 2019.[7]

External links

• Ginger Gonzaga on IMDb
• Ginger Gonzaga on Twitter

References

1. "May 17 birthdays". Herald and Review. 2017-05-17. pp. D6. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
2. Bentley, Rick (2014-02-25). "ABC comedy series good mix for Ginger Gonzaga". The Herald. The Fresno Bee. pp. a23. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
3. Rowland, Marijke (2014-02-16). "Modesto native lands lead in new ABC comedy 'Mixology'". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
4. Sorokach, Josh (May 29, 2020). "Who Plays Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on 'Space Force'?". Decider.
5. Petski, Denise (March 9, 2020). "Ginger Gonzaga Joins 'The Cleaning Lady' Fox Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood.
6. Goodman, Tim (2019-10-17). "'Living With Yourself': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
7. "Jim Carrey and Ginger Gonzaga Split After Less Than a Year of Dating". MSN.