Gina Bellman (born 1966) is a New Zealand-born British actress. She played grifter Sophie Devereaux in the TNT television series Leverage (2008–2012) and its Amazon Freevee revival Leverage: Redemption (2021–2025), as well as Jane Christie in the BBC sitcom Coupling (2000–2004).
Early life Bellman was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to Jewish parents of Russian and Polish descent who emigrated to New Zealand from the United Kingdom in the 1950s. Her family returned to Britain when she was 11 years old. She was educated at Rosh Pinah Primary School and JFS in London.Interview: Gina Bellman, The Jewish Chronicle, 17 January 2014
Career After making her television acting debut in an episode of Into the Labyrinth in 1982, and a two-episode stint in Grange Hill in 1984, she became a household name for her performance in the title role in Dennis Potter's drama Blackeyes. She is also well known for playing Jane in the sitcom Coupling. Her other TV roles include Waking the Dead, Jonathan Creek, Little Napoleons, and one-off appearances in Only Fools and Horses and Hotel Babylon.
She has also appeared in several feature films including King David (1985), which starred Richard Gere and Edward Woodward, Secret Friends (1991), Leon the Pig Farmer (1992), and Silent Trigger (1996) opposite Dolph Lundgren.
She co-starred alongside James Nesbitt in the 2007 BBC One drama serial Jekyll, a modern-day sequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, written by Coupling author Steven Moffat.
In 2008, she began appearing on the TNT channel's serial drama Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton, for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in Television, but lost to Lucy Lawless.
In 2013, Bellman narrated poetry for The Love Book App, an interactive anthology of love literature developed by Allie Byrne Esiri. In late 2013, she played the role of "The Italian Woman" in the National Theatre's production of the Georg Kaiser play From Morning to Midnight.
Since 2021, Bellman has reprised the role of Sophie Deveraux in Leverage: Redemption, a revival of Leverage.
Personal life From 2005 to 2007, Bellman was married to Lucho Brieva.
In 2009, she had a daughter with Zaab Sethna, whom she met just after shooting the Leverage pilot. She and Sethna married in 2013.
Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes1985 King David Tamar Mussolini: The Untold Story Gina Ruberti (television mini-series) 1991 Secret Friends Helen1992 Vsetko co mam rad Ann Leon the Pig Farmer Lisa 1993 Horse Opera Sandra/Marion 1996 Silent Trigger Clegg "Spotter" 1997 David Michal (television film) 2000 Paranoid Eve Claudia2001 Subterrain Junkie Spirit Married/Unmarried Amanda 2003 Sitting Ducks Christine 2005 Zerophilia Sydney 2007 Permanent Vacation Kathleen Bury2026Perfect Wedding DaysMichelle Television Year Title Role Notes 1982 Into the Labyrinth Christine Episode: Phantom 1984 Grange Hill Trudy Episode: 7.8 Episode: 7.91989 Only Fools and Horses Carmen Episode: The Unlucky Winner Is... Screen Two Greta Episode: Sitting Targets Blackeyes Blackeyes 4 Episodes 1991 The Storyteller Eurydice Episode: Orpheus and Eurydice 1994 Little Napoleons Liz Blakemore Episode: The Big Interview1996 Scene Athene Nike/Trainer Episode: Young Jung Sharman Kiki Episode 1.1 1998 Ted and Ralph Henrietta Spain Television film 1999 Jonathan Creek Samantha Episode: Ghost's Forge 2000–2004 Coupling Jane Christie 28 episodes 2003 Waking the Dead Frannie Henning Episode: Final Cut: Part 1 Episode: Final Cut: Part 2 2005 The Last Detective Caroline Episode: Friends Reunited2007 Hotel Babylon Marina Stoll Episode: 2.2 (BBC television drama) Jekyll Claire Jackman 6 episodes Nearly Famous Traci Reed Episode: 1.1 Episode: 1.2 Episode: 1.4 Heroes and Villains Catherine Carteaux Episode: Napoleon (television docudrama) 2008 The Wrong Door Pilot Instructor/Jill Episode: Njarnia Episode: The Smutty Aliens 2008–2012 Leverage Sophie Devereaux 72 episodes 2013 Ripper Street Jemima Swann Series 2, episode 62017 Emerald City Karen 5 episodes Henry IX Lady Leonara Series 1 All Episodes 2021–2025 Leverage: Redemption Sophie Devereaux Main role 2022 Toast of Tinseltown Shepherd Jerbil The Scorecard, S1, Ep3 Theatre Year Title Role Notes 1990 The Rocky Horror Show Janet Weiss Piccadilly Theatre 1994 Hamlet Ophelia Gielgud Theatre 1998 Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick Imogen National Theatre 2000 Speed-the-Plow Karen Duke of York's Theatre 2013 From Morning to Midnight Italian Lady/Salvation Army Officer National Theatre https://theatricalia.com/person/182b/gina-bellman 2015 Orson's Shadow Vivien Leigh Southwark Playhouse
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