Cristina Ionda

Cristina Ionda

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.

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. 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.

Filmography

Film

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2003</td><td>Boudica</td><td>Iceni mother</td><td>('Warrior Queen' in USA)</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Out of Season</td><td>Molly Barlow</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>King Kong</td><td>theatre patron</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

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