Gia Mantegna

Mantegna was born Gina Cristine Mantegna on April 17, 1990, in Manhattan to actor Joe Mantegna and Arlene Vrhel. While growing up Mantegna was a trained gymnast and ballerina.^[3] She plays piano and saxophone and is a skilled singer.^[3] Gia's older sister, Mia, works as a makeup artist. Mia was diagnosed with autism as a toddler, but her parents took the advice of a teacher and put her in a regular school, which helped her develop social skills.^[4]

Mantegna made her acting debut at age 13 in the 2003 film Uncle Nino, alongside Anne Archer, Trevor Morgan and her father, Joe Mantegna. She later appeared in 13 Going on 30. In 2006, Mantegna portrayed the character Grace Conrad in Warner Bros.' Christmas feature Unaccompanied Minors. She was cast as one of the main roles in the television movie Murder Book for Fox Broadcasting Company. She starred in The Neighbor alongside Matthew Modine, Michele Laroque and Ed Quinn.

She turned 18 in 2008, and decided to change her professional name to Gia.

In 2008, Mantegna made a guest appearance in the Season 3 episode, for the television series Criminal Minds, in which her father stars, wherein she portrayed an abducted teen named Lindsey Vaughn, who witnesses her best friend's death. She also appeared on The Secret Life of the American Teenager in a recurring role as Patty Mary.

In 2010, Mantegna starred in the independent feature And Soon the Darkness. She also appeared in the TeenNick television series Gigantic.

On December 9, 2010, Mantegna was announced as the 2011 Miss Golden Globe for the 68th Annual Golden Globe Award Ceremony.^[5]

In 2011, Mantegna starred in the found footage feature Apartment 143 and in the independent romantic comedy Getting That Girl. In addition to film roles, she played recurring characters on The Middle and Under the Dome.

In 2017, Mantegna reprised her Criminal Minds guest starring role as Lindsey Vaughn, now operating as a drug cartel hit woman.