Gina Murphy

She is a very loyal friend and does not let anyone take advantage of her. She makes sure her friends are making good decisions (i.e. when Nicky, a former addict, is given drugs, Gina follows her closely until Nicky gives them to Red). She can be touchy and easily angered, like when she told off Aleida Diaz for not knowing her name and bossing her around.
Gina is one of Red's prison daughters and trusted lackeys, withholding food from Piper at Red's command after giving her the infamous tampon sandwich from Red. She is shown to be a focused worker, moving away from Piper to knit/crochet undisturbed.

 Before Litchfield
It is revealed that Gina's offense is embezzlement, but she claims she only "stole money". She adds that she "had nothing to do with the guy who killed himself" ("Imaginary Enemies").

Gina speaks about her past to Red, explaining her work for her drama workshop held by Berdie Rogers. Gina speaks about her mother being manipulative and disloyal.

Biographical Information
Full Name
Gina Murphy
Sex
Female
Gender
Female
AKA
Murphy
Squirrel
Bloody Mary (Luschek)
Family
Unnamed mother,
deceased

Religion
Wicca
Prison Information
Offense
Embezzlement
Murder or Aggravated Assault (unknown under what circumstances)
Job
Kitchen (Litchfield)
Bunk Mate
Alex Vause
Groups
Red's Family

Friends

Norma Romano - One of Red's main girls, best friend.
Nicky Nichols - Red's "daughter".
Galina "Red" Reznikov - Founder of Reds family. Very close to Gina Murphy.
Lorna Muccio - Shown to be close through Red.
Piper Chapman - Originally disliked Piper on Red's orders, and served her a bloody tampon. After the Piper/Red feud ended, Piper and Gina became friends.
Carrie "Big Boo" Black (formerly) - Member of Red's family.
Yoga Jones
Sister Ingalls
Frieda Berlin - She is part of Red's Family
Alex Vause - She is part of Red's Family
Anita DeMarco - She is part of Red's Family

Enemies

Joel Luschek - Shown to always be rude to Gina, and not care about her.
Piscatella

Face shape: oval, tending towards elongated. Cheekbones: visible but not exaggerated; they give structure without making her look delicate. Cheeks: somewhat sunken, which accentuates that tired, hardworking vibe. Jaw: soft, not very defined, but firm. Nose: straight, medium-sized, not overly prominent. Size: medium to small. Shape: slightly drooping at the outer corners, giving her a somewhat melancholic or resigned expression. Color: dark brown. Gaze: intense but dull, like someone who has seen too much and is no longer easily surprised. Lips. Thickness: thin to medium. Shape: fairly straight, not very defined. She usually keeps them in a neutral or serious expression, almost never smiling broadly. Hair. Color: dark brown. Length: generally short or tied back (due to the prison context). Texture: wavy/slightly curly, but without much volume. Style: practical and unkempt; there is no aesthetic intention, it is pure functionality. Gina has a completely realistic physique, without any idealization: Build: slim but not fragile; rather resilient. Abdomen: flat, without any athletic definition. Arms: thin, with a functional appearance (of someone who works more than trains). Chest: small to medium, in proportion to her build. Legs: thin, proportionate, without much muscle definition. Overall, she conveys more resilience and weariness than strength or aesthetics. She wears the standard beige prison uniform. Over it, she usually wears: a basic T-shirt (sometimes white or gray underneath), and a simple apron or kitchen uniform. Everything looks: loose, worn, and untucked.

Biographical Information
Full Name
Galina Reznikov
Age
60
Sex
Female
Gender
Female
AKA
Red
Roja
Mom/Mommy/Ma (Nicky &
Tricia)
Solnyshko (her father)
Galya (Dmitri Reznikov)
Rojita (Spanish Harlem)
Aunt Gemima (Badison)
Job
Café/Market Owner
Religion
Atheist

Prison Information
Offense
Accessory to Murder
Conspiracy (with the Russian Mafia)
Inciting a Riot
Organised crime (indirectly)
Multiple cases of violation of grave peace

Job
Kitchen

Bunk Mate
Litchfield
Anita DeMarco

Groups
Red's Family (leader)

Personality
Red's influence in Litchfield is rivalled by few others. She rules her block of the prison with an iron fist (and a large amount of illegal red hair dye), albeit fairly. Her intolerance to drugs and complex smuggling ring shows her motherly nature and strong-will. She is cunning, pragmatic, and persuasive. She uses these traits to win the respect of Russian Mafia members that even her husband, Dmitri Reznikov, is unable to win over. Dmitri acts as a foil (opposite despite similar backgrounds) for Red, appearing weak and easily bullied, traits Red desperately avoids.

Red thrives off of her power in the kitchen at Litchfield. Her passion for cooking and need to be in charge of everyone around her is what sustains her through the drudgery of prison life. In spite of her domineering nature, Red is a woman of unwavering integrity who holds herself to the same moral code that she does for everyone else. When Piscatella is interrogating over the dead body in her garden, she steadfastly refuses to name the people involved even when it's made clear that she could be wrongfully charged for the murder.

Her downfall, though, is her obsessions. One time shows her fixated on a chicken. She abandons her normal pragmatism and rationality to chase after the chicken she had previously believed to be a myth. Her need to feel accepted by fellow Russian wives is constant and causes her to lose her cool, leading her to lash out and accidentally pop one of their fake breasts. Her overreaction to their rejection is part of how she ends up in prison because she had a debt to pay off.

She pours her heart and soul into her maternal nature, but, she also focuses her obsessive energy on hatred and revenge. She obsesses over Pornstache, deciding she wants him “taken down.”

Physical Appearance

Red has short hair, which is usually dyed red and is styled in a large coif with hair products, giving her her nickname. Before prison, she used to wear her hair long, and it was naturally red in youth.

She also usually wears red lipstick, golden earrings, and spikes out her black eyeliner, just below and above the eye. Her overall appearance is “harsh”, as Piper describes her in Season 3.

She wears a chef’s apron with the nickname “Red” stitched into the pocket in Season 1. When she loses her position in the kitchen, Red starts wearing a grey hoodie. Her vibrant hair is dull and flat at this time, symbolizing her unhappiness over losing her job.

Red wears reading glasses that hang around her neck on a knitted purple string.