Betty Gabriel

Betty Gabriel (born January 6, 1981) is an American actress. She is best known for her work in Blumhouse Productions films.[1] She first received recognition for starring as Laney Rucker in the horror film The Purge: Election Year (2016). She then starred as Georgina in Get Out (2017), for which she earned praise from critics and several award nominations.

Betty Gabriel
Gabriel in 2019
Born (1981-01-06) January 6, 1981
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma materIowa State University
Juilliard School
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present

She has since starred as Nari Jemisin in Unfriended: Dark Web (2018), Detective Cortez in Upgrade (2018), and Deeks in Adopt a Highway (2019).

Life and career

Early life and early roles

Gabriel was born January 6, 1981 in Washington D.C. and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Hyattsville, Maryland.[2] In 2002, Gabriel received a BSc in animal science from Iowa State University.[3] After college, Gabriel relocated to Chicago, studying modern dance and working as an actress in the Chicago theater community.[4][5] In 2014, she graduated with a GrDip in drama from Juilliard.[6]

After doing a bit of theater at Iowa State,[7] Gabriel got her start working as an actor and dancer in Chicago theater, first as part of her further studies, and then in various productions.[4][8] Gabriel's first major role was in a 2011 drama called In Memoriam.[1] She began her career as a television actress with minor recurring roles in Good Girls Revolt and Westworld and her first major role was in the 2016 horror sequel, The Purge: Election Year.[2][9]

2017–present: Get Out and breakthrough with Blumhouse films

Gabriel was on vacation when she was invited to audition for Get Out. To prepare for the role, Gabriel by watching the TED talk of Martin Pistorius to get insight into the feeling of being trapped inside one's own body.[10] She also watched Bride of Frankenstein and talked to her own grandmother, who was raised in Alabama, about racial tensions from her era.[11] The film was a critical and commercial success, and Gabriel earned critical acclaim for her performance. Her role was discussed as a contender for Best Supporting Actress for the 2018 Academy Awards by Variety and The New York Times.[12][13] The New York Times cited her role as Georgina as one of the best performances of 2017.[14]

Gabriel starred opposite Logan Marshall-Green in the sci-fi action horror film Upgrade (2018), written and directed by Leigh Whannell, and shot on location in Melbourne, Australia.[15][16][17] Gabriel has been in six projects by Blumhouse Productions, The Purge: Election Year, 12 Deadly Days, Get Out, Upgrade, Unfriended: Dark Web, and Adopt A Highway.[1] In 2017, Gabriel joined the cast of Westworld as the character Maling.[18] In February 2018, it was announced she would join the second season of Counterpart playing an FBI agent.[19]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Maidenhead Isabeau Short film
2011 In Memoriam Kayla
2013 He's Way More Famous Than You Hairstylist
2015 Experimenter Sally
2016 The Purge: Election Year Laney Rucker
Good Girls Revolt Denise 7 episodes
12 Deadly Days Willow Russell TV miniseries; 2 episodes
2017 Get Out Georgina / Marianne Armitage
Beyond Skyline Jones
2018 Diverted Eden Shirley
Unfriended: Dark Web Nari Jemisin
Upgrade Det. Cortez
Westworld Maling 3 episodes
Counterpart Naya Temple 8 episodes
2019 Adopt a Highway Deeks
The Twilight Zone Herself Episode: "Blurryman"
Human Capital Ronnie Manning
2020 Defending Jacob Pam Duffy 8 episodes
TBA The Spine of Night
Clickbait Sophie Brewer Upcoming miniseries

Theater

Awards and nominations
Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref.
2017 Get Out 11th Fright Meter Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [23]
14th Women Film Critics Circle Awards Invisible Woman Award Won [24]
2018 16th Gold Derby Awards Best Ensemble Cast Nominated [25]
18th Black Reel Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Best Breakthrough Female Performance Nominated

References
  1. Puchko, Kristy (6 April 2018). "Meet Get Out's Betty Gabriel, the fabulous queen of Blumhouse horror". SyfyWire. Syfy.
  2. O'Donnell, S.C. (22 February 2018). "Get To Know Westworld Season 2 Newcomer Betty Gabriel". Beyond Westworld. Fansided.
  3. "Inside Get Out: Betty Gabriel, Chicago, IL". Iowa State University Alumni. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  4. Carroll, Rebecca (2 March 2018). "Don't Sleep on Betty Gabriel, the Housekeeper From 'Get Out'". Shondaland.
  5. Manaa-Hoppenworth, Leni (10 September 2006). "Chicago Dancers Share Their Views on College". Chicago Dance Supply.
  6. "Juilliard Drama Announces 2013-2014 Season". Juilliard School. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original (Press release) on 29 November 2013.
  7. "College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Music, ISU Theatre: Betty Gabriel". Iowa State University. 2000. Archived from the original on 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  8. "Steppenwolf Theatre Presents The Brother/Sister Plays". Steppenwolf Theatre Company. 21 January 2010. pp. 13, 17. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  9. Adlakha, Siddhant (11 August 2017). "Betty Gabriel Gets In Westworld With A Viking And A Tryant". Birth. Movies. Death.
  10. Rosen, Lisa (21 December 2017). "They don't have big roles but these three actresses come through with scene-stealing moments". Los Angeles Times.
  11. Forero, Camilo (24 February 2018). "Betty Gabriel interviewed at The Wrap's 2018 Women, Whiskey & Wisdom Oscar Nominee Party" (Video interview). Red Carpet Report. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  12. Tapley, Kristopher; Riley, Jenelle (22 June 2017). "Oscars: 13 Deserving Contenders From 2017 So Far". Variety.
  13. Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A.O. (5 January 2018). "And the 2018 Oscar Nominees Should Be…". The New York Times.
  14. Morris, Wesley (6 December 2017). "The Best Performances of 2017". The New York Times.
  15. Hope, Clover (14 April 2017). "A Chat With Actor Betty Gabriel About Get Out, White Colonization and the Allure of Horror Films". Jezebel.
  16. Hamman, Cody (24 January 2017). "Betty Gabriel is Leigh Whannell's Stem female lead". JoBlo.com.
  17. Kit, Borys (23 January 2017). "'Purge: Election Year' Actress Joins Blumhouse Sci-Fi Thriller 'Stem' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  18. Petski, Denise (9 August 2017). "'Westworld': Gustaf Skarsgård & Fares Fares Cast As Regulars For Season 2, Betty Gabriel To Recur In HBO Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  19. Andreeva, Nellie (26 February 2018). "'Counterpart': Betty Gabriel Joins Season 2 Cast Of Starz Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  20. "Pluto Was a Planet". ArtSlant. 24 July 2008.
  21. Morgan, Scott C. (30 July 2008). "Theater Review: Pluto Was a Planet" (PDF). Windy City Times. p. 12.
  22. "The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare Directed by Karen Fort". Chase Park Theater. November 2009.
  23. "2017 Fright Meter Award Winners". Fright Meter Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  24. Neglia, Matt. "The 2017 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners". NextBestPicture. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  25. Montgomery, Daniel; Eng, Joyce; Beachum, Chris. "2018 Gold Derby Film Awards winners: 'Call Me by Your Name' wins Best Picture, but voters spread the wealth". GoldDerby. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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