Gina Joplin
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| Born | December 6, 1986 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Other names | Gina “Bucky” Joplin |
| 💼 Occupation | Musician, actor |
| 📆 Years active | 1986–present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Randall Wright-Joplin (m. 2009) |
| 👶 Children |
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| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Jane and Joneal |
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Gina Joplin (born December 6, 1986) is an American puppeteer, impressionist, dancer, singer and actress. She is best known for Little Jenny and other roles in Where will my feet take me today?, St. Bear's Dolls Hospital, The Wiggles World Show, Bananas in Pyjamas and St. Bear's Town.
Early Life
Joplin was born on December 6, 1986, at the SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, where her parents, Jane (née Vince) and Joneal Joplin, she have sibling: twin brother Victor (December 6, 1986), Randall Jean and Joneal Jr. (February 14, 1973), Carl and Victoria (June 10, 1977), Dorothy and Carl (January 18, 1982) and Matthew and Nikki (November 23, 1989).
Her birth certificate is the same as Marilyn Monroe’s birth certificate.
She was born also with four extra teeth in the back of his mouth, which gave him his famous bucktooth grin. She was diagnosed with Malocclusion and Hyperdontia in 1989. In fact in 1992, her nickname growing up was Bucky, she thought of her nickname is Bucky can be extra famous. She never got her teeth fixed because she was afraid it would ruin her impressive four-octave vocal range.
Career
1986–2002: Early career
Joplin began performing as a child with her siblings. Also she began her puppeteering career with her best friend Kristina Donnelly in Muppets in Space (1999). She was devastated by Kristina Donnelly’s death on November 7, 1999. On December 1, 1999 five days before her 13th birthday, She attended Kristina Donnelly’s memorial service with her kind mother.
2003–present: Adult stardom of children’s show
After Jam filming ended on 2002, 15-year old Joplin told Helena Harris that Joplin can be a adult stardom for children and she can play the part of Little Jenny in the new series Bananas in Pyjamas by Helena Harris will be premiered on April 7, 2003.
She aspiring to be her favorite stars Freddie Mercury, Savion Glover, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Edith Piaf, Judy Garland, Dalida, Diana Krall, Madonna, The Muppets and Kylie Minogue.
Gina’s buck teeth like her are considering a type of overbite caused by a condition called hyperdontia, where she having extra incisor teeth in her upper jaw, leading to overcrowding and pushing her front teeth forward, making them protrude noticeably.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986–present | Where will my feet take me today? | Little Jenny, Nurse Penny Cillin, Jack, Samantha, Toy Chatter Telephone (voice), Boney, Various characters | |
| 1999 | Muppets in Space | Baab the Sheep | |
| 2002 | The Wiggles World Gang Movie | Little Jenny | |
| Trollies Radio Show: Sing-Along | Little Jenny | ||
| 2002–2003 | The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald | Birdie | Voice role, 2 episodes
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| 2003–present | Bananas in Pyjamas | Little Jenny | |
| 2003 | Trollies All New Musical Halloween Adventure | Little Jenny | |
| Wish Fairies | Little Jenny | ||
| Trollies All New Musical Halloween Adventure | Little Jenny, Various characters | Video game | |
| Wish Fairies | Little Jenny, Various characters | ||
| 2004 | Bananas in Pyjamas: A Very Colorful Musical | Little Jenny | |
| Trollies Christmas Sing-Along | Little Jenny, Partridge (voice) | ||
| Singing Time | Little Jenny | ||
| 2004–present | St. Bear’s Town | Little Jenny, Jack, Samantha, Toy Chatter Telephone (voice), Boney, Various characters | |
| St. Bear's Dolls Hospital | Little Jenny, Jack, Samantha, Toy Chatter Telephone (voice), Boney, Various characters | ||
| 2005 | Christmas at St Bear’s Dolls Hospital | Little Jenny | |
| 2006–present | Patty's Funtime Show | Little Jenny | |
| 2006 | Piper the Magic Witch | ||
| Bumping and a-Jumping | Little Jenny, Various characters | Video game | |
| Bumping and a-Jumping | Little Jenny, Chinstrap Penguin | ||
| 2007 | Bananas In Pyjamas: It’s Dance Time! | Little Jenny | |
| 2008 | Welcome to St. Bear’s Town | Little Jenny | |
| 2011 | Piper the Magic Witch 2: The Muppets | Additional Muppets | |
| 2014 | Piper the Magic Witch 3: Muppets Most Wanted |
Miscellaneous
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Spy Hard | Alexis | |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Rosa Bud | ||
| 1996–1998 | Yak Bak | Gina | Main role (Seasons 2–4) |
| 1997 | The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo | Maggie Butterfield | Episode: The Macbeth Mystery |
| Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | Ellie | Voice | |
| 2000 | The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave | Violet | |
| 2001 | Big | Penny (one of High School teacher’s students) | |
| 2002 | Big Deal | Randall Jean | |
| 2003 | Uptown Girls | Molly Gunn (teenage) | |
| 2004 | A Tale of Two Modern Cities | Julia | |
| 2009 | Hatching Pete | Maggie Richardson | |
| 2022 | Blue's Big City Adventure | Maggie |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Theater | Notes |
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| 1997 | Penny | Young Penny (age 6) | ||
| 2004 | Buck | |||
Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
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| 1997 | Yak Bak Tunes 2 | Epic Records | Only Yak Bak album |
| 1998 | Gina | Album debut | |
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| 2002 | Peter Pan Records | ||
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| Gina Joplin Sings Songs from Kogane No Yama | Capital Records | ||
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