Ava Gaudet
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Ava Gaudet is an American
television, film, and theatre actress/singer from Providence, Rhode Island
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descent and comes from a family of performers. Her mother is an actress and is a theater teacher at Mt Hope High School in Bristol Rhode Island and both her father and brother are jazz musicians. She is best known to theatre fans as Maureen in both the national tour and Broadway productions of RENT
and on television as the scheming next-door neighbor Gina Gambarro on the American dramedy series Ugly Betty
.
In addition, Gaudet is a professional dancer, having performed at Carolyn Dutra Dance in Warwick,Rhode Island. As well as an accomplished singer/songwriter, having released a 4 EPs of Soul/R&b/Pop material with her husband (music producer/engineer) Rob Gaudet of First Degree Productions. In 2008 she was slated to play "Jessica" in the ABC/Touchstone pilot called "See Jayne Run and in 2009 she will star alongside Ving Rhames
in the feature film Evil Angel. ".
Also credited as "Ava", and "Ava Schlink".
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television, film, and theatre actress/singer from Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
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Background
Gaudet is of FrenchFrench people
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descent and comes from a family of performers. Her mother is an actress and is a theater teacher at Mt Hope High School in Bristol Rhode Island and both her father and brother are jazz musicians. She is best known to theatre fans as Maureen in both the national tour and Broadway productions of RENT
Rent
Rent may refer to:*Renting, a system of payment for the temporary use of something owned by someone else ; the payments for such use are typically referred to as "rent"...
and on television as the scheming next-door neighbor Gina Gambarro on the American dramedy series Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
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In addition, Gaudet is a professional dancer, having performed at Carolyn Dutra Dance in Warwick,Rhode Island. As well as an accomplished singer/songwriter, having released a 4 EPs of Soul/R&b/Pop material with her husband (music producer/engineer) Rob Gaudet of First Degree Productions. In 2008 she was slated to play "Jessica" in the ABC/Touchstone pilot called "See Jayne Run and in 2009 she will star alongside Ving Rhames
Ving Rhames
Irving Rameses "Ving" Rhames is an American actor best known for his work in Bringing Out the Dead, Pulp Fiction, Baby Boy, Don King: Only in America, and the Mission: Impossible film series.-Early life and education:...
in the feature film Evil Angel. ".
Also credited as "Ava", and "Ava Schlink".