GiGi Erneta

GiGi Erneta

Personal Details

Biography

GiGi Erneta is a multidisciplinary artist with a 30-year career in film, television, and media.

Born in New York to Argentine parents, Erneta began her career as a dancer, training with the Royal Academy of Dance and the British Academy of Dance, before transitioning to acting.

At 15, she booked her first SAG commercial and later earned an acting scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film.

Post-graduation, Erneta worked at NASA's Public Affairs Office, collaborating with McDonnell Douglas on the International Space Station program, producing engineering photography and media content.

In film, GiGi starred as Captain Judith Rainier in the award-winning Flag of My Father, alongside John Schneider and William Devane.

Her credits also include When the Bough Breaks, a psychological thriller with Morris Chestnut, and the Happy Death Day franchise, a horror-comedy series grossing over $125 million globally.

On television, she has held recurring roles in series such as Roswell, New Mexico, The Purge, VEEP, The First, Dallas, Veronica Mars, and La Ley del Silencio.

She has also had guest roles in Nashville, Jane the Virgin, American Crime, Scandal, NCIS: New Orleans, Friday Night Lights, and Strong Medicine.

GiGi Erneta's acting training includes the Meisner technique at Playhouse West under Robert Carnegie and comedy at The Second City Los Angeles.

She has performed improv alongside Martin Short, Fred Willard, and Catherine O'Hara.

Erneta's broadcasting career spans news anchoring, reporting, and writing for television and radio, and she has also hosted commercials and live events.

GiGi Erneta is expanding her roles as an actress, writer, and director, with plans to develop an original series, leveraging her extensive experience across performance and production.

Career

2025
HIM
HIM as Ayn
2022
2021
Holiday in Santa Fe
Holiday in Santa Fe as Jennifer Sawyer
2019
Veep
Veep as JoJo Weaver
2017
Happy Death Day
Happy Death Day as News Reporter
2016
Temptation of the Miracle Weaver
Temptation of the Miracle Weaver as Sr. Theresa Reynolds
The Follower
The Follower as News Reporter
When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks as Dr. Grace Park
Evan's Crime
Evan's Crime as Judge Hill
2015
Red All Over
Red All Over as Tangie Mateo
Adrenaline
Adrenaline as Nurse Amy
2012
2011
Flag of My Father
Flag of My Father as Captain Judith Rainier
2009
Fire from Below
Fire from Below as Toni Nelson
Hallettsville
Hallettsville as Mrs. Jensen
Vampire in Vegas
Vampire in Vegas as Detective O'Hara
2008
Risen
Risen as Jenny Mills
2006
The Insatiable
The Insatiable as Female Detective
2004
Quiet Kill
Quiet Kill as Beautiful Girl
2003
El Chupacabra
El Chupacabra as Mrs. Pinta
Cheerleader Massacre
Cheerleader Massacre as Deputy Adams
Bad Bizness
Bad Bizness as Hotel Maid
Lost Treasure
Lost Treasure as Girl on phone
2002
Crossed
Crossed as Lisa Travanti
Screaming Night
Screaming Night as Officer Panameno
She's No Angel
She's No Angel as Photographer
Project Viper
Project Viper as Girl by Pool (uncredited)
2001
Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable Doubt as Morgan Chase
Passion Crimes
Passion Crimes as Detective Miceli
Raptor
Raptor as Henderson
1998
Visions
Visions as Nurse
1996
Secret Places
Secret Places as Model #5
2002
Crossed
Crossed as Writer