Gina Bellman

Gina Bellman (born 10 July 1966) is a New Zealand-born British Jewish actress best known for her performances as Jane Christie on the BBC’s hit comedy show Coupling and as grifter Sophie Devereaux on the 2008 TNT television series Leverage.

She has also appeared in several feature films including King David, which starred Richard Gere and Edward Woodward, Secret Friends, Leon the Pig Farmer, and Silent Trigger.

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.

In 2015, Bellman appeared as Vivien Leigh in the European premiere of the Austin Pendleton play Orson’s Shadow, at the Southwark Playhouse in London.