Cristina Serban Ionda is a New Zealand-based Romanian actor and presenter best known for playing the Russian pathologist Gina Kadinsky in the New Zealand television series The Brokenwood Mysteries since 2014.[1]

Cristina Ionda
Born
Other namesCristina Serban
Alma materI.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts
Occupation(s)Actress, Presenter
Years active2000 - present
SpouseGeorge Tudor

Born in Bucharest, Ionda grew up in Brașov in Transylvania, and studied for a BA in acting at the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (1994–1998) in Bucharest, going on to complete a postgraduate diploma in audio-visual studies.[2][3] Following her experience as a townswoman on 2003's Cold Mountain she and her husband moved to New Zealand, inspired by watching a Discovery Channel documentary.

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Boudica Iceni mother ('Warrior Queen' in USA)
2004 Out of Season Molly Barlow
2005 King Kong theatre patron

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Nothing Trivial Lana "Who Said 'As Long as You Know Men Are Like Children, You Know Everything?'" (S03E03)
2016 Filthy Rich Maria 14 episodes
2014–present The Brokenwood Mysteries Pathologist Gina Kadinsky Main role

References

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  1. ^ "The Brokenwood Mysteries". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Cristina Ionda". Kathryn Rawlings & Associates. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Transylvania to New Zealand: Brokenwood star's home". New Zealand Womans Weekly. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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