 GEMA
ZAMPROGNA as Felicity King Pike |
Mrs. Felicity Janet King Pike: (b. July 28, 1891) Felicity Pike is the eldest daughter
of Alec and Janet King and was married to a former sailor named
Gus Pike in 1912. She is very much like her aunt, Hetty, in terms
of her personality. She is controling of her younger siblings, is given to
sharp remarks, and was an excellent student in school. She once pursued a
career as a physician, but she gave it up and then got married instead. As
a young girl she was considered very beautiful and she still tends to be
vain and proud. Etiquitte, first impressions, and personal achievement are
very important to her. She is definitely "Daddy's Little Girl" and aimed
to please her parents when she was a child through her scholastic achievement.
Felicity's talents include an aptitude for all household tasks (cooking,
sewing, etc.), intelligence, and the ability to play the piano. These are
counterbalanced by her arrogant and occasionally malicious behavior. Felicity
is quite slender and always has everything in place. She is very fashionable,
as well. Her hair is a color somewhere between a light brown and a golden
color. She has large eyes and her appearance could never be described as
common.
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Gema Zamprogna, like her character Felicity King, is one of those enviable
young adults who can turn her hand at almost anything with brilliant results. A talented
actress, a scholarship-winning student and an accomplished dancer, Gema is a native of
Hamilton, Ontario. She comes from family of performers. Her parents operate a dance
school, and her father Lou is a professional Director/Choreographer. He is also the
director of a performing arts program at Hamilton's professional theatre, Theatre
Aquarius. Dominic and Amanda, Gema's twin siblings, are also accomplished stage and screen
actors and they look forward to the day when they will get the opportunity to work
together on the same project.
Gema's portrayal of the brash, opinionated Felicity King has earned her two Gemini
nominations for Best Supporting Actress in 1991 and 1994.
Gema's other film credits include a co-starring role in the four hour mini-series, By
Way Of The Stars, the leading role in the TV film The Challengers, as well
as principal roles in Defense of a Married Man, America, Friday the
13th, War of The Worlds, and Forever Knight. Her stage credits
include The Queen in Winnie the Pooh, Little Marie Antoinette in the opera Andrea
Chenier as well as productions of Into the Woods, Chess and West
Side Story. After finishing her degree at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario,
Gema hopes to continue a career as an actress.
Gema Zamprogna is not
only an actress but a dancer. She has appeared in many productions, which have been seen
around the world. She has appeared as a dance soloist with many symphonies, including the
Florida Symphonic Pops in Boca Raton, Florida. She had a challenging role playing a young
girl, Mackie Daniels, who has to masquerade as a boy, Mac, in order to become a member of
the music group, 'The Challengers' (1989). She also portrayed the Baroness Ursula von
Knabig in the mini-series 'By Way of the Stars' (1992).
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