Gina Matthews

Gina Matthews is an American film and television producer and writer, whose credits include the horror film Urban Legend, What Women Want, 13 Going on 30, and Isn't It Romantic.

Biography Matthews was born in San Francisco and raised in Eugene, Oregon. Her mother, Yolanda, was an Italian immigrant, originally from Naples, and her father worked as a butcher.

Career After relocating to Los Angeles, Matthews produced her first film, the cult slasher film Urban Legend (1998), which she developed with writer Silvio Horta.

In 2003, Matthews produced the unaired pilot for FX titled Fubar, concerning military recruits at the U.S.-Mexico border. The following year, she produced the romantic comedy 13 Going on 30 (2004), starring Jennifer Garner. In 2019, Matthews produced the comedy film Isn't It Romantic, starring Rebel Wilson.

She is the founder, alongside her husband, producer Grant Scharbo, of Little Engine Productions.

Filmography Producer Year Title Notes 1998 Urban Legend Producer 2000 What Women Want Producer 2008 Blue Blood Executive producer 2012 Missing Television series; executive producer 2014 Rush Television series; executive producer

Writer Year Title Notes 1999–2001 Popular Television series; also co-creator 2003 Jake 2.0 Episode: "Last Man Standing" 2004–2005 The Mountain Television series; also co-creator