Gina Porter

* (2023) Season 4
* (2022) Season 3
* (2021) Season 2
* (2019) Season 1

**Gina Porter** is one of the main characters and the second female lead (Seasons 1-2) turned female lead (Seasons 3-4) in the Disney+ Original Series *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series*. She is the daughter of Terri Porter. She is Jamie Porter's younger sister. She was a sophomore transfer student and musical prodigy, at East High School in Season 1 and Season 2. She is a Junior at East High School in Season 4. In Season 1, she was cast as Taylor McKessie and the understudy for Gabriella Montez in East High School's fall production of *High School Musical*. In Season 2, she was cast as Babette in East High School's spring production of *Beauty and the Beast.* In Season 3, she was cast as the leading lady, Anna, in Camp Shallow Lake's production of *Frozen*. In Season 4, she was cast as the leading lady, Gabriella Montez, in East High School's fall production of *High School Musical 3: Senior Year*. She was also cast as a background dancer for *High School Musical 4: The Reunion*, until she was cast as the lead, Bailey Johnson. She is portrayed by Sofia Wylie.

## Background

### Personality

Gina Porter in the series is seen as a passionate student and, in general, person. At her worst, Gina can be manipulative and deceitful. This is especially emphasized for the most part of Season One's beginning half, when she is set upon claiming the role of Gabriella Montez. She radiates an aura of absolute confidence in both herself and her abilities, as seen in the manner in which she dances during the musical auditions. Other than that, she is charismatic, competitive and ambitious; furthermore, she seeks and strives for excellence. Although her character is commonly misinterpreted and misunderstood, Gina Porter is more than meets the eye. Later in the series, she is revealed to have layers in her personality, that being so because of her past. Gina's mom is an employee for F.E.M.A., which means she is forced to move multiple times, and she has been for the past six years. Because of this, she is emotionally reserved and does not allow just anyone in. However, it is seen that Ricky Bowen has become the first (known) exception thus far in the series. Concerning her hobbies that do not include the performing arts, Gina bakes, knits and does many more, thanks to her constant use of YouTube. Towards the end of Season One, she is seen as being more accepting — of her role as Taylor — and is portrayed as having built a firm relationship/friendship with the drama club. Overall, Gina Porter can be described through the famous saying, "Do not judge a book by its cover." In season 2, Gina finds it hard to put herself out there, but her feelings for Ricky were so strong she felt like she had to tell him before leaving East High forever on Opening Night. However, she regrets it as she ends up staying at East High and Ricky pretends it didn’t happen. Gina also tried to put herself out there by sending the text to Ricky about the chocolates.  When Gina realizes her mistake, she plays it off as a running joke between her and Ricky to hide the fact that she is disappointed and embarrassed. As a result, Gina has felt like she has to distance herself from Ricky, leading to her taking an interest in EJ because he cares about her and gives her attention. Gina is still very reluctant to put herself out there because of her past rejection, and lets EJ take the lead. However, as we see in the finale, she expresses what she wants and they get together. In Most Likely To, her friend E.J. Caswell tells her that she is one of the bravest people he knows.

### Physical Appearance

Gina Porter has curly, dark brown hair that can be described as being shoulder-length. In Season 3, Gina has long thin brown braids brown with blond highlights. Similarly, her eyes are also a dark brown, its color resembling that of her hair. She has a sienna complexion and an athletic build — after all, in the series, she is seen as a strong dancer with confidence in her abilities. Last but not least, she stands at 5'10" — which can be translated to 1.778 meters.

### Talents/Abilities

* Acting
* Baking
* Dancing
* Knitting
* Singing

## Biography

### Early Life

Gina Porter was born sometime in 2004 to Terri Porter. Gina has an older brother named Jamie Porter. At some point when Gina was young her brother Jamie Porter left the family and later became a famous Music Producer. For the past few years Gina has moved around a lot due to her mother's job. She has attended several schools in the last few years before she went to East High School. In the fall of 2019, Gina and her mother moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. In Season 1, Gina was a new student at East High School. In the fall of 2019, Gina started attending East High School at the beginning of her sophomore year.

### **Season One**

#### The Auditions

Gina is introduced as an extremely good dancer who intimidates Nini as she thinks Gina will get the lead instead of her. Gina ends up with the role of Taylor and understudies Nini as Gabriella.

#### The Read-Through

Gina makes a plan to play Gabriella by convicting Ricky to stay in the drama club. She then meets Ricky at the skate park and tells him that the drama club needs him because of how cool he is. She later takes Nini's phone and gives it to EJ.

#### The Wonderstudies

She helps Carlos to choregraph a dance number that Nini can't do. She also suggests to the costume designers that they should give Gabriella a more colorful outfit so she stands out more since Nini tends to blend in.

#### Blocking

Gina gets EJ to agree to take her to Homecoming so they can both get what they want

#### Homecoming

She goes to homecoming with EJ and they fight over her not telling him her plan because she doesn't have one. She gets Ricky to take her home and they bond.

#### What Team?

Gina decides that she doesn't want the part of Gabriella anymore and that she just felt like she had to get it. She later asks Ricky to show her a solo acoustic version of the song they were practicing. At the end she text Ricky saying that his dad is amazing because he defended Miss Jenn.

#### Thanksgiving

Gina begins to finally feel at home with the cast and starts to really enjoy herself in their company. She then receives a call from her mother revealing that she has to move away again, this saddens Gina immensely as she has never had friends like the friends she has at East High.

#### The Tech Rehearsal

Gina and her mother moved to Washington, 10 days after Thanksgiving because it was emergency.

#### Opening Night

She shows up unexpectedly after E.J. buys her a plane ticket to fly back to Salt Lake City so she can see the show just in time to save Kourtney from having to perform "Stick to the Status Quo".

#### Act Two

Gina comforts Nini in her worry about the Dean of YAC coming to their opening night. She also comforts Ricky and they go to watch the second half of the performance together. Then Gina thanks E.J. for buying her a last minute plane ticket so she wouldn't missed the show. After the show Ashlyn offers Gina to stay at her house for the next semester so she doesn't have to leave Salt Lake.

### **Season Two**

#### New Year's Eve

Gina starts to live with Ashlyn in her guest room and they have become extremely close. She is seen looking at Ricky while he is with Nini with sadness in her eyes, hinting she still has strong feelings towards him. Even though Ricky is dating Nini, he seems to reciprocate some of those feelings as well but it is unclear.

#### Typecasting

Ashlyn asks Gina to audition with her and Kourtney but Gina declines. Carlos also asks her to be the co-choreographer and she declines saying that she want to make her mark not co-make her co-mark. later Lily insults Kourtney and Ashlyn and Gina goes up to the stage last minute to audition with them. She gets cast as Babette the French Feather Duster.

#### Valentine’s Day

Gina talks to Ashlyn about her expecting to get a valentines from her mother but when it sounds like she won't this year she goes to Ricky's house for comfort. He then gets a call from Nini in the middle of their conversation and Gina leaves. That night when she finds chocolates at her door she sends a text to Ricky thanking him but finds out that it was actually her mom who sent her the chocolates.

#### The Storm

A snow storm hits and she tells everyone to split up and search for food water and flashlights. She finds Ricky and Big Red who ask her for advise with Nini. Later she finds Carlos and they get into a fight about the choreography of the show, they end up both talking about how they feel out of place at East High and need each other as friends.

#### The Quinceañero

Gina and Seb organize a quinceañero for Carlos. Gina talks to Kourtney who is making her outfit and hints to her that she is leaving. Ricky tries to ask Gina for advise about Nini again but she tells him that he shouldn't ask her for advise anymore. After performing A Dancer's Heart for Carlos EJ surprises Gina by asking her how she feels, hinting at a future relationship between them.

#### Yes, And...

Gina decides to wait for a sign before going back home but is distracted during rehearsals. Ricky asks to do an exercise with her but she declines and instead chooses EJ. Later she talks to Ashlyn and tells her that she wants to leave because at the end of the first season she confessed her love to Ricky who hasn't talked to her about that ever since. Ashlyn then sings "Home" to her and convinces her to stay.

#### The Field Trip

Gina and EJ talk about Nini's Rose song on the East High Morning show because they are co-anchors. When they go to North High Gina decides to be their lookout and when a boy approaches her and hits on her EJ pretends to be her boyfriend to drive him away.

#### Most Likely To

Gina gives tips to EJ on Gaston's song and later jokes with him about the career day speech. When EJ feels uncertain about going to Duke she comforts him saying that he is a good person because he always tries to do the right thing.

#### Spring Break

Gina's plane to her mother's house gets delayed and she runs into Jack. He makes a plan to get her into the first class lounge after she forgets her granola bar. She opens up to him and tells him about her brother who isn't in her life. She also choreographs a dance for the song that Ashlyn and Nini wrote. Later when her flight is canceled EJ picks her up from the airport and brings her a granola bar.

#### The Transformation

Nini asks Gina about her feeling towards EJ and she says that he was very sweet over spring break but, there is nothing romantic in the cards for them because she has been wrong before about love. Later Nini finds out that Gina thought that Ricky sent her chocolates and she gets upset and leaves. EJ asks Gina to get risotto with him sometime, at first she is worried that Ashlyn told him to but he tells her that Ashlyn didn't and she agrees to.

#### Showtime

Gina and EJ decide not to go to the afterparty and instead get Risotto together. After her performance in "Be Our Guest" EJ complements her. Jamie shows up when Terri can't come and they talk but he has to leave before the end of the second act.

#### Second Chances

EJ cancels their risotto date. Nini then finds Gina crying and comforts her saying that they are all lucky to know her, Gina then offers to suggest Nini the her brother who is a music producer. At the after party Ashlyn talks to Gina and tells her that EJ thinks she thinks of him as a brother figure. She then goes outside to chase after EJ and kisses him.

### Season Three

#### Happy Campers

Gina heads to Camp Shallow Lake with the rest of the wildcats for her first time at camp, with her first boyfriend.

#### Into the Unknown

When Gina tells her cabin mates that she's planning on being the lead in their production of Frozen, they get concerned that she is falling back into old habits. there is a cut-away where she sings Balance about learning to balance the old and new parts of her. After she runs into Ricky while heading to get breakfast and they awkwardly hug, she asks him if they can "start over" and ignore how he has hurt her in the past, he happily agrees. When auditions start she sees EJ hugging Val and asks Maddox about their relationship to which she responds that they're really close. While getting ready for the audition Emmy and Alex, they ask her for tips on auditions and she tells them that they are now each others competition among other things. At the end of the day, she talks to EJ and suggests the stop dating if it's too much pressure for him with also trying to direct the show. He assures her he doesn't want to break up saying that their relationship is the only thing that isn't stressful for him.

#### The Woman in the Woods

Gina wakes Kourtney up with the news that they'll be playing Anna and Elsa. That night when EJ is too busy to explore the shrine Ricky found in the woods she goes with him instead.

#### Camp Prom

Gina goes to Camp Prom with Ashlyn and Kourtney as friends. She asks E.J. to dance, but he's too busy making everyone run lines for the play. She asks Ricky to dance, but he asks her to wait while he talks to Jet. She never gets to dance with E.J., and after the dance she breaks up with him, saying that they're at two different stages of life and that their whole relationship has happened without it ever really feeling like they're dating. After they break up, Gina leaves the dance crying, and Ricky follows her to the coat check to try and tell her about what Channing caught him saying on camera. When he realizes she's crying, he says that it can wait, and asks her if she's okay. She drops her bag, and as he helps her pick up her things the two have a moment. Gina abruptly leaves, and returns to the girl's cabin after going on the swings for a while. She tells Ashlyn, Kourtney, and Maddox that she broke up with E.J. and she'll tell them about it later. With the help of Ashlyn and Maddox, she helps Kourtney face her fear of the climbing wall. Afterwards, she sees Ricky again, and he tries to tell her what Channing caught her saying. Before he can tell her, she spots E.J. in the distance, and Ricky asks if something is going on with the two of them. She tells him that she and E.J. kind of broke up, and that she really doesn't want to talk about it. She asks him again what he got caught saying, and he tells her that he said Carlos looked "majestic" in his Olaf costume.

#### Let It Go

Gina is first shown in the episode doing Yoga before the show. She gets happily interrupted by Val and she comforts her about breaking up with E.J. Then they get interrupted by Ricky who talks to Gina about the night before. After the conversation ends she whispers Happy Birthday to Ricky. Gina is then shown in 'This is me' getting in her costume for Anna. Gina then plays her role as Anna. She looks for Kourtney as she was playing Elsa and comforts her. She finishes her role as Anna. After the show ended, they all sing 'Everyday'. Ricky and Gina sing together. 1 month later, Gina shows up at the documentary premiere to watch the trailer, it has a lot of false claims and makes everyone confused and upset. Gina apologizes to E.J and everyone leaves. Ricky and Gina are the only ones in there now. Gina confesses her feelings for Ricky and the season ends with their first kiss.

### Season Four

#### High School Musical 4

In a flash-forward that Gina is performing the song High School Reunion for the movie High School Musical 4 with her co-star Mack Alana. Then in a flashback to 2 months earlier, Gina is writing in her journal in her new room as she moved back to Salt Lake City with her mom. Her mom goes over some rules for the school year unfortunately she is breaking one as she has a boyfriend aka Ricky Bowen. Gina talks about how around her age her Mom (Terri porter) wanted to change the world and somehow she has to change her world. Shortly after, Ricky Bowen sneaks into her room and they talk about how the documentary has changed things so Gina suggests they stay a secret. The next day, Gina shows up to school with her former roommate/best friend Ashlyn Caswell. When they enter the Drama class the school musical is about to be announced, It's revealed to be High School Musical 3 Gina and Ricky Bowen Lock hands excited for the musical. The school has an announcement that they will be shooting High School Musical 4 staring Dani and Mack Alana. Gina get's very excited and says how Mack Alana was her childhood crush and was in her comfort show. The Drama group goes back to the rehearsal room High school Musical stars enter and suggest Gina goes to tour Mack Alana. She enters and is slightly embarrassed and surprised seeing Mack Alana. She gives him a brief introduction about herself and he's rude and she leaves. Later that night, Gina is writing lyrics to Ricky Bowen's melody. She gets nervous as some of her lyrics are wordy but they sing it together regardless! The episode ends with Ricky Bowen texting Gina goodnight with an unexpected notification from Mack Alana who just started following her on Instagram.

#### HSM v. HSM

Gina is shown showing up with her friends ready to audition for *High School Musical 4* as an extra. She tells Krystal (the choreographer) that they're all honored to be there. Gina and her friends impress Krystal with how fast they pick up the choreo and later she gets asked to fill in for Dani as she was late for rehearsal. Before this, Ricky Bowen talks to her about her comfort show (Mark And Spark) she gets a bit sad that no one seems to care but tells him that it was her only consistent thing in her childhood. Ashlyn Caswell tells Gina about Ricky and that she knows they're together Gina is confused about how she knew. Gina fills in with Mack Alana but still has enough time to audition for the school musical. After the audition, Gina goes to her locker with a piece of paper falling out. She meets Ricky in a secret hallway talking about their first date for later that night. They're shown at a puppy volunteer shelter where Gina is surprised with puppies as Ricky tries to make it up to her after making fun of Mark And Spark. He serenades Gina with a Ricky version of the theme song of Mark and Spark. Gina is incredibly happy but soon after their date gets interrupted with an emergency cast list announcement. Gina finds out she is playing Gabriella in the school musical followed by a call from Quinn telling her if she can replace Dani in *High School Musical 4*.

## Relationships

### Family

#### **Terri Porter (Mother)**

Terri pushes Gina to be the best at everything she does. She is a single mother and works for FEMA which causes them to move around a lot. In The Quinceañero, she gets a call from Gina during Carlos birthday party telling her that she is ready to come home. In Yes, And... she tells Gina to wait for a sign before coming back home.

#### **Jamie Porter (Brother)**

He is much older than Gina and didn't spend much time with her in her childhood. He doesn't seem to know Gina very well since he thought that she thought of EJ as an older brother figure. He will most likely work with Nini in Season 3 to take Nini's songwriting to the next level.

### Friends

#### **Nina Salazar-Roberts (Frenemy)**

Nini and Gina have a complicated relationship. They both try out for the role of Gabriella in The Auditions, and Nini gets the part. Gina does not dislike Nini, but just sees her as an obstacle to get what she wants. Gina does what she can to get Nini out of the show. However, Nini makes it clear that she will not be a doormat for Gina when Nini starts to take things from Gina. The two ultimately become friends in Thanksgiving and Gina helps Nini get over her nerves in Act 2. In Second Chances Nini comforts Gina after her date gets cancelled, and their interaction hints at a closer relationship between the two in the next season.

Gina asks Nini if she wants to take her songwriting level to the next level and tells her that there is someone she wants her to meet. She gives Nini her older brother Jamie Porter's phone number who is a famous music producer so she can take her songwriting to the next level.

See also Nini and Gina

#### **E.J. Caswell (Best Friend/Ex-Boyfriend/Former Frenemy)**

Gina first meets E.J. at auditions for *High School Musical* in The Auditions. Their more prominent interactions begin when Gina approaches E.J. with a proposition that will help in them getting their desired roles. Of course, E.J. rejects the offer at first, but soon succumbs and pushes through with the plan Gina has devised. Although he has no idea about the details, E.J. is sure about one thing: he is to be her date to their upcoming homecoming dance. In Homecoming, they both attend it together, where they have their photos taken. Later in that same episode, Gina pours her punch on him after they are seen in a heated argument. She ends up leaving alongside Ricky Bowen. Again, E.J. does not know, but Gina has abandoned their plans, which the former confronts her about. Due to Terri's (Gina's mom) job as a F.E.M.A. employee, she moves away from Salt Lake City and East High School. But she returns for the season finale and the musical when a "friend" (E.J.) purchases her a plane ticket back. In Act 2, Gina looking at E.J. in an almost longing look. Last but not least, Ashlyn Caswell — who is E.J.'s cousin — offers her a place at her home, so that she does not have to return and remains at East High School.

In the beginning of Season 2, Gina is still not over Ricky and pining, but in the later half she gets over him and starts to fall in love with EJ. They become closer over time and eventually they both start realized their feelings for one another. In The Quinceañero, E.J. films a video at Carlos Birthday Party and interviews Gina asking her how she is feeling. Later that night at the Party Mr. Mazzara asks E.J. a question which he ignores and finds himself staring at Gina. In Yes, And..., during Miss Jenn's improv class E.J. asks Gina if she wants to partner her up with him by saying "May I have this exercise?" which Gina gladly accepts. In The Field Trip when the East High Drama Club go to North High School to get back their Beast's mask that North High stole a guy hits on Gina asking her for her Snapchat E.J. pretends to be Gina's fake boyfriend so the guy can leave Gina alone. In Second Chances they both plan to go on a date that EJ ends up calling off due to a misunderstanding from Gina's older brother Jamie Porter who tells E.J. that he is glad that Gina has him as a big brother figure in her life which makes him second guessing everything. E.J. distanced himself from Gina at the afterparty at Salt Lake Slices by sitting across the room from Gina next to Ricky Bowen. Right before E.J. heads out his cousin Ashlyn comforts E.J. and he tells her that he thinks Gina sees him as a big brother figure due to what Gina's older brother Jamie Porter told him. Then Ashlyn goes up to Gina and tells her about her most recent conversation with E.J. before he left the afterparty. Gina looks at Ashlyn very confused why E.J. would think that she sees him as a older brother figure. Gina chases after E.J. as he is heading out to his car and tells him that he got "bad intel" which causes E.J. to turn around. Gina asks E.J. if he would be her first kiss which causes E.J. to drop his backpack and smiles at her. They both run into each other arms and share their first kiss (offscreen).

See also E.J and Gina

#### **Ashlyn Caswell (Best Friend/Former Roommate)**

Gina first met Ashlyn at auditions for *High School Musical*. Ashlyn and Gina's friendship slowly develops over the course of season 1 as Gina starts to feel more comfortable. In Act Two, Ashlyn asks Gina if she wants to live with her next semester so, she can still go to East High School with her friends without having to move around with her mother. They become extremely close in season 2 when Ashlyn invites Gina to live with her. In New Year's Eve, Ashlyn refers to Gina as her, "number one confidant" and Gina seems extremely happy to be living with Ashlyn and very comfortable around her. In Typecasting, Ashlyn says that Gina is like a sister that she never had.

See also Gina and Ashlyn

#### **Ricky Bowen (Boyfriend/Best Friend)**

Ricky and Gina started off with a rocky relationship, but after the Homecoming, Gina kissed Ricky on the cheek leading to a friendship between the two. This friendship was halted by the jealousy of Nini, who got back together with Ricky during Act 2. In the begging of Season 2 the Ricky and Gina's relationship was quite awkward, with Gina still having a crush on him. In the later half when Ricky breaks up with his girlfriend they barley interact. Ricky doesn't even mention trying to reach out to Gina showing that he has no interest in her. But it could be because of their conversation during The Quinceañero and how she ignored him in Yes, And.... It was later revealed that during the season 1 finale Gina told Ricky she “wouldn’t give up on them if she weren’t moving away."

See also Ricky and Gina.

#### **Kourtney Greene (Best Friend)**

They are mostly friends because of their mutual friends. In season 1 Kourtney helps Nini to steal some of Gina's things but Gina never finds out that Kourtney helped. Kourtney also steps in as Taylor in the begging of Opening Night but Gina saves her from having to perform "Stick to The Status Quo". In season 2 Kourtney makes Gina an outfit for Carlos' quinceañero.

See Also: Gina and Kourtney

#### **Big Red (Friend)**

In season 1, Big red tries to guess what Gina is saying to EJ and when Ricky shows him a song assumes Ricky wrote it for Gina. In Typecasting Gina asks Big Red about his dance moves.

#### **Carlos Rodriguez (Best Friend)**

In Season 1 they bond over their shared love of dance with Gina helping to choreograph parts of High School Musical: The Musical. In season 2, Carlos asks Gina to be his co-choreographer and at first they fight over "Be Our Guest" but Gina ends up helping to set up and preforming at his quinceañero.

See Also: Gina and Carlos

#### **Seb Matthew-Smith (Friend)**

They are mostly only friends because they are both in the drama club and don't have many interact through the show.

#### **Jack** **(Romantic Interest)**

Gina first met Jack at the Airport in Spring Break when she was going to her mom's house over Spring Break but, got stuck at the Airport. They spent the day together and snuck into the first class lounge where they played games like 2 truths and a lie to get to know each other better.

See Also: Gina and Jack

### Love Interests

* **E.J. Caswell (Ex-Boyfriend)**
* **Ricky Bowen** **(Boyfriend)**
* **Jack (Admirer)**

### Enemies

#### **Lily (Enemy)**

In Typecasting Lily told Gina that she was amazing during the auditions and Gina said that lily also was, especially for a beginner. Lily responds by saying that she was only new to community theater. Lily then says that they are the only real contenders for the lead and Gina says that her friends are very talented. Lily leaves after saying that it was an audition not a friendship circle. Later Gina runs up to the stage to audition with Ashlyn and Kourtney after Lily laughed at them.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* The Auditions **(Appears)**
* The Read-Through **(Appears)**
* The Wonderstudies **(Appears)**
* Blocking **(Appears)**
* Homecoming **(Appears)**
* What Team? **(Appears)**
* Thanksgiving **(Appears)**
* The Tech Rehearsal (mentioned)
* Opening Night **(Appears)**
* Act Two **(Appears)**

### Season 2

* New Year's Eve **(Appears)**
* Typecasting **(Appears)**
* Valentine’s Day **(Appears)**
* The Storm **(Appears)**
* The Quinceañero **(Appears)**
* Yes, And... **(Appears)**
* The Field Trip **(Appears)**
* Most Likely To **(Appears)**
* Spring Break **(Appears)**
* The Transformation **(Appears)**
* Showtime **(Appears)**
* Second Chances **(Appears)**

### Season 3

* Happy Campers **(Appears)**
* Into the Unknown **(Appears)**
* The Woman in the Woods **(Appears)**
* No Drama **(Appears)**
* The Real Campers of Shallow Lake **(Appears)**
* Color War **(Appears)**
* Camp Prom **(Appears)**
* Let It Go **(Appears)**

### Season 4

* High School Musical 4 **(Appears)**
* HSM v. HSM **(Appears)**
* A Star is Reborn **(Appears)**
* Trick or Treat **(Appears)**
* Admissions **(Appears)**
* Trust the Process **(Appears)**
* Night of Nights **(Appears)**
* Born to Be Brave **(Appears)**

## Songs

### Season 1

* Start of Something New/Gina Version
* Stick to the Status Quo/Rehearsal
* Truth, Justice and Songs in Our Key
* Stick to the Status Quo/Performance
* We're All In This Together

### Season 2

* Something in the Air
* High School Musical 2 Medley
* Belle
* 1-2-3
* A Dancer's Heart
* The Mob Song
* You Ain’t Seen Nothing
* Be Our Guest
* Second Chance

### Season 3

* What Time Is It/Start the Party Mashup
* For the First Time in Forever/Do You Want to Build a Snowman? (Mashup)
* Balance
* Love is an Open Door
* What Do You Know About Love?
* Different Way to Dance
* It's On
* Here I Come
* This is Me
* Everyday

### Season 4

* High School Reunion
* Now or Never (Auditions)
* Maybe This Time
* Can I Have This Dance
* Nightmares Come to Life
* Now or Never
* A Night to Remember
* Walk Away
* Right Here, Right Now
* We're All in This Together (Finale)
* Just Wanna Be with You
* High School Musical (Finale)
* Love You Forever
* Born to Be Brave (Finale)

## Quotes

* "My mom always said that if you can't be number one at something it isn't worth doing. Which isn't at all intimidating/s"
* "I'm a transfer student you either eat or get eaten"
* "Just act like someone who knows what she's doing"
* "I'm a change of scene, I'm living in a house I don't own, I'm playing a supporting role I didn't want and I'm just trying to figure out who I want to be at this school"
* "I don't do anything right the first time, I just keep pushing"
* "I wouldn't quit on us if i wasn't moving away"
* "I see the guy who bought be a plane ticket back to East High so I could be a part of the show, I see the guy whose birthday video for Carlos made everybody cry, I see someone who tries really hard to do the right thing, he fails a lot. But he keeps on trying."
* "Will you be my first kiss?"
* "Don't get me started."
* "All my life has been about change, maybe is all I've ever known."
* "I like to know where I stand with people."
* "I'm gonna walk out of here with my head held high."

## Trivia

* Tim Federle the creator of *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series* named Gina after Billy Porter.
* In The Auditions, she reveals that she has never been to a summer camp before. In Season 3, she ends up going to her first summer camp with her boyfriend E.J. Caswell and her friends at Camp Shallow Lake.
* She moves around a lot due to her mother's job. (F.E.M.A.)
* In Act Two it was revealed that E.J. Caswell bought her plane ticket, so she wouldn't miss the show.
* Ashlyn Caswell offers Gina to stay with her at her house so she can still go to East High School with her friends in the Season 1 finale.
* She is a performing arts prodigy.
* She has an older brother.
	+ In Spring Break, she reveals that she has an older brother who left the family.
	+ In Showtime, her older brother Jamie Porter makes his first appearance when he surprises her on Opening Night to support his sister.
* In Second Chances Gina shares her first kiss with E.J. Caswell after making it clear that she doesn't see him as a brother figure.
* Her first boyfriend is E.J. Caswell.
	+ In Happy Campers, she refers to E.J. Caswell as her first boyfriend.
	+ Not only her first boyfriend is E.J. Caswell but he is also her first kiss.
* In No Drama, she says she hates liars despite the fact that in The Wonderstudies she lies about having stolen Nini's phone
* In Color War, she reveals she is not good at sports.
* Her Childhood Celebrity Crush was Mack Alana.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thanksgiving
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Auditions
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Spring Break
4. ↑ Showtime
5. ↑ The Wonderstudies
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Quinceañero
7. ↑ Homecoming
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Opening Night
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Typecasting
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Storm
11. ↑ What Team?
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Second Chances
13. ↑ Act 2
14. ↑ Yes, And...
15. ↑ Most Likely To
16. ↑ [1]