Cristina Ionda

Cristina Ionda
Born	Bucharest, Romania
Other names	Cristina Serban
Alma mater	I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts
Occupation(s)	Actress, Presenter
Years active	2000 - present
Spouse	George Tudor

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]

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

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

Television

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

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.

External links

Biography for Christina Ionda at IMDb

Christina Ionda on Instagram