Gigi Edgley (born 16 November 1977 in Perth, Australia), is known mostly for her role as Chiana on the Sci Fi channel original series Farscape. She has a B.A. in theatre from the Queensland University of Technology and lives in Sydney, Australia.
Edgley's early TV and film work included several independent productions (with Anthony Simcoe), as well a guest star spot on the popular Australian series Water Rats and a role in Australian film titled Day of the Roses.
Edgley is best known for her role as Chiana on the cult science fiction TV series Farscape. Originally, she was hired for only one episode, and her character was supposed to die at the end of the hour. The creators decided to keep her around for a few more episodes. At the beginning of Season 2, she was promoted to be a regular on the show. She appeared in total of 68 episodes of the series. Her character's nickname (Pip) was actually coined by her co-star Ben Browder. In a moderated Scifi.com chat with the fans Edgley admitted it was her childhood nickname.
In 2006 Edgley starred as the female lead in critically acclaimed Australian Drama/Thriller Last Train to Freo. Her role was nominated for a Best Actress in a Lead Role by the Film Critics Circle of Australia.
She is currently appearing in the 2007 USA Network TV miniseries The Starter Wife as a minor supporting character.
She frequently appears at Science Fiction conventions and gives interviews to many magazines and radio stations around the world.
Edgley recorded a music single titled Poison with a recording artist n8. The song is available as streaming audio on her webpage in the music section . She also appeared in a music video for the song When I get to California by Hoodoo Gurus.
Edgley was featured in several printed magazines. Most notably, she appeared nude in the Issue 49 (February 2001) of the popular Australian magazine Black+White. She was also on the cover of the FHM magazine in December 2003 and the cover of the US version of the TV Guide (the 29 July - 4 August 2000 issue).