Georgina Gilbert
- Stunts
Gilbert was born in London in 1970 of New Zealand parents. Her father,
Stephen Gilbert, is a reknown plastic surgeon, while her mother,
Margaret, is a Director of a successful medical company. During her
early years GG travelled the world with her parents as her father
sought medical training. While living in Louisville, Kentucky, the
Gilbert family was lucky to survive unharmed after their car was hit by
a truck from behind, shunted over the median barrier across several
busy motorway lanes before rolling down a bank. Luckily no one was
permanently injured. At the age of 9 GG moved with her family back to
New Zealand. She attended St Cuthberts and King's College, often
displaying the kind of plucky courage she would need to be tied to a
piano and thrown off a canoe. Her big break came when the producers of
the Piano came to New Zealand and sought people with Holly Hunter's
build who had a diving certificate. GG had just completed her diving
course and lept at the chance. The rest as they say is history. She is
the sister of screenplay writer James Gilbert.