Who is Gina Carano, the actress suing Disney and Lucasfilm with Elon Musk? The former MMA fighter was fired from Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian after a slew of controversial comments on X

Feb 13, 2024

Actress Gina Carano has been backed by Elon Musk in her lawsuit against Disney after she posted controversial comments on his X platform. Photo: @ginajcarano/Instagram

Gina Carano, the actress who was fired from The Mandalorian in 2021, is joining forces with billionaire Elon Musk to sue Disney and Lucasfilm – so what went wrong?

Carano, an MMA fighter-turned-actress, played the character of Cara Dune in the Star Wars series and has previously starred in a string of hit films including Fast & Furious 6 , Extraction and Deadpool

It’s official: Gina Carano, the actress who was fired from The Mandalorian in 2021, is joining forces with billionaire Elon Musk to sue Disney and Lucasfilm, according to The Guardian and others.

Gina Carano has been acting in films since 2009. Photo: @ginajcarano/Instagram

Carano, an MMA fighter-turned-actress, played the character of Cara Dune in the Star Wars series.

Here’s everything we know about her and what happened in the lead-up to the lawsuit:

Gina Joy Carano is an American actress

Gina Carano has previously starred in Deadpool and Fast & Furious 6. Photo: @ginajcarano/Instagram

According to her biography on IMBD, Carano, 41, was born in Dallas, Texas, to her parents Glenn Carano, a former American football player, and Dana Cason.

Since getting into acting, Carano has starred in a string of hit films and TV shows including Fast & Furious 6, Almost Human, Extraction, Deadpool, and The Mandalorian.

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Gina Carano is 41-years-old. Photo: @ginajcarano/Instagram