Gia Mora is a born performer: her parents put kleig lights on her birth announcement, listing themselves as Executive Producers. She is known for her work on True Detective (2014), Impress Me: Unplugged (2015), and Castle: Castle, P.I. (2015).
In addition to her work on screen, Miz Mora has an extensive theatre resume, having received four Helen Hayes nominations. She has performed with companies including Arena Stage, Woolly Mammoth, the Kennedy Center, Ford's Theatre, and Shakespeare Theatre Company.
A multifaceted actor-singer-writer, Miz Mora's critically acclaimed one-woman show, "Einstein's Girl," has played to sold out houses on both coasts and continues to tour the country. She is a third-generation jazz musician and frequently appears with her father, guitarist Rick Chinisci. Modern Songbook Records released "Einstein's Girl, The Album" in 2013, and her newest album, "Gia Mora Sings Charlie Barnett," will release in 2015.
At age 19, Miz Mora graduated summa cum laude, with departmental honors in Screenwriting/Playwriting, from the University of Colorado. In 2009, she received a diploma in Italian Language and Culture from the University of Pisa. She has also studied at Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.
When she's not working, Miz Mora is a "wannabe theoretical physicist," promoting STEAM education and science literacy with the screen sirens for science, Scirens (along with Christina Ochoa, Taryn O'Neill, and Tamara Krinsky. She also serves on the board of the SoCal Science Café.
