Biography
Born in Norfolk, Virginia Angelina was raised in a culturally diverse household. Her father, an Italian American and her mother, a first generation Turk.
As a result of her father's extensive military career, she was fortunate enough to start traveling at a very early age. Living in Virginia, New Jersey as well as a 2-year tour in Japan provided Angelina with the perfect introduction to regional cultures and cuisines.
Angelina spent most of her school years growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada. After graduating, she moved with her family to Cyprus, Turkey. It was there that she learned to appreciate the complexity of the Mediterranean lifestyle. She absorbed with enthusiasm what is was like to walk in the footsteps of history. A deep appreciation for life began to grow.
When Angelina returned from overseas, she took a small detour in her 20's to wrestle for a show filming at the Rivera Hotel. The show was called" G.L.O.W. - Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling". Her characters name was "Little Egypt". Angelina had no idea the show would become iconic. During its 4 year run in the United States, it pulled in over 6 million viewers a week. It then went into global syndication and continued to pick up fans over the next 10 years.
Little Egypt along with the other original G.L.O.W girls have become legends in female wrestling and Angelina was only one of five female wrestlers in the industry to be honored at the first ever "Tribute to Women in Wrestling" in 2015 along with Trish Stratus, Amy Dumas, Lisa Moretti, Lisa Varon and Terri Runnels.
Smashing Pumpkins, lead singer, Billy Corgan released his song in September of 2008, titled G.L.O.W, dedicated to the show.
Angelina was asked to co-star in the Smashing Pumpkins short film and music video called "Owata" where she played herself as a wrestling Booker.
With the popularity of Youtube, the show and her work have continued to grow a huge cult following.
Netflix and the executive producers of "Orange is the New Black" are filming their 3rd season of the Emmy award winning show "GLOW" based on the documentary "GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling" in which she produced and starred. The documentary went on to receive several awards including Best Documentary at the San Diego Comic Con, 2012.
In January of 2018, Angelina was asked by ABC's "The Bachelor" to train the bachelorettes in season 22 Episode 3 for a GLOW inspired challenge called G.L.O.B.
In January of 2019 Angelina will be a special guest star for the all new season of "WOW Superheros", airing on AxsTV. She will be giving viewers a behind the scenes look at the making of the show and the personality of the wrestlers.
Angelina continues to stay active in the wrestling community, appearing on several talk radio shows, as well as hosting her own podcast on Afterbuzz TV for the award winning "GLOW- Netflix" series and regularly has cast members on to give an insiders look on the making of.
As the most sought after spokesperson of the "Original GLOW Girls", she continues to be recognized for her achievements in preserving the GLOW brand which led to the current Netflix series.
Angelina is also a professional speaker and mentor and enjoys giving back to the wrestling community.
Residing in Laguna Beach, California, Angelina enjoys traveling around the United States and Europe in search of inspirational cultures. She has written over 300 recipes that were influenced by those travels.
Angelina embraces everyday of her life with found memories and opportunities to grow and share.
