Background
Gina Liano was born in Brighton, Victoria to Italian parents.
Gina Liano was born in Brighton, Victoria to Italian parents.
After graduating from high school, Liano attended Monash University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws.
Anita and Nick Liano. She is one of four siblings. Her sisters Bettina Liano and Teresa Liano are both fashion designers.
In 2003, Liano was diagnosed with cancer.
She went into remission after 12 months of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. She has been divorced twice and is a single mother of two boys.
Liano joined the Victorian bar in 1999. Since 2014, Liano has appeared on the Australian reality television series The Real Housewives of Melbourne.
Her autobiography, Fearless, was published in April 2015.
In the same month, Liano joined the cast of Neighbours as Mary Smith. Liano was hired after she impressed casting directors during a screen test. She began filming on 14 April 2015.
In 2015, Liano is a contestant in the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.
She withdrew from the competition in the fourth week on medical advice. In January 2016, it was announced Liano would make her theatre debut, in July 2016, as the wicked stepmother in Cinderella at The State Theatre in Sydney.
Liano is best known for being a cast member of The Real Housewives of Melbourne.