Beth Gallagher

Beth Gallagher
Alma materRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Known forTo Fall in Love and its film adaptation
AwardsBest Actress in a Lead Role at 13th Oceanside International Film Festival
Websitebeth-gallagher.com

Beth Gallagher is an American actress who starred in the play To Fall in Love (2017) and the 2023 film adaptation of the same name. She portrayed Amelia Earhart in a stage production and Shelley Duvall in a parody short film. Gallagher was nominated for Best Actress at the 2017 GI Film Festival San Diego[1][2] and won Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival in 2024.

Personal life

Gallagher graduated from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a Masters in Acting. She studied the Meisner and Chekhov techniques.[3]

Career

In 2010, Gallagher played Agnes in a production of Anita Bryant Died for Your Sins at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego, California.[4] In 2015, she co-starred with Whitney Shay and Alexandra Slade in a University of California, San Diego production called San Diego, I Love You 3.0.[5] In 2016, she portrayed Amelia Earhart in Amelia Lives, a production at American History Theater.[6]

Gallagher co-starred as Merryn in To Fall in Love by Jennifer Lane, which debuted at the 2017 San Diego International Fringe Festival.[7][8][9] She reprised her role in a Pacific Beach production that same year,[10] at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival,[11] a 2018 film by Michael Lewis Foster and the 2023 remake.[9]

In 2022, Gallagher was cast in a three-person zoom play called Three Years and 18 Months.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Slap Worthy Girlfriend
2017 Refuge Beth 'Catie' Simpson Short film with Caroline Amiguet, Aimee La Joie, Karenssa LeGear[13]
Jordan Hates the Writing Shelley Duvall Short film parody of The Shining
Safe with Me Short film
2018 To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This Merryn
2019 In the Absence of Eden Arianna Short film
2021 The 5th of April Courtney Short film
Sides Beth Also story credit and producer, web series, 10 episodes, directed by Michael Lewis Foster and written by Jordan Jacobo
Sunken Holiday Short film selected for Cannes Short Film Corner 2022[14]
2023 To Fall in Love Merryn
TBA Sincerely Saul † Elizabeth
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Accolades

Festival / Event Year Award Title Result Ref.
GI Film Festival San Diego 2017 Best Actress Refuge Nominated [13]
Oceanside International Film Festival 2024 Best Actress in a Lead Role To Fall in Love Won [15]

References

  1. ^ Safe with Me. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  2. ^ "GI Film Festival San Diego Selects 12 Titles for Local Film Showcase". 2024 GI Film Festival San Diego. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  3. ^ "Scene Study LA: Winter Showcase". Scene Study Showcase. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  4. ^ "THEATER REVIEW: 'Anita Bryant' a funny '70s coming-of-age and coming-out tale". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2010-11-03. Archived from the original on 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  5. ^ Dixon, David (2015-02-13). "A Valentine: "I Love You 3.0" – San Diego Story". San Diego Story. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  6. ^ "Amelia Earheart A Perspective". The American History Theater. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08.
  7. ^ Coddon, David L. (2023-10-13). "Familiar faces star in 'To Fall in Love' at San Diego International Film Festival". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  8. ^ Dixon, David (2019-04-11). "Questions That Could Save a Marriage – San Diego Story". San Diego Story. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  9. ^ a b Accomando, Beth (2023-10-12). "San Diego International Film Festival screens local indie film 'To Fall In Love'". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  10. ^ Launer, Pat (2019-04-02). "Local Playwright's Intense 'To Fall in Love' Takes Over Pacific Beach Home". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  11. ^ Hegarty, Paul (2019-08-17). "To Fall in Love at Greenside Infirmary Street". Theatre Bubble. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  12. ^ Coddon, David L. (2022-02-17). "Arts & Culture Newsletter: Oceanside International Film Festival is back, live and in person - The San Diego Union-Tribune". San Diego Union Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  13. ^ a b "GI Film Festival San Diego Selects 12 Titles for Local Film Showcase". GI Film Festival San Diego. 2017-09-06. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  14. ^ "Short Film Corner 2022: Ryan Kelly". The New Current. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  15. ^ "OIFF 2024 AWARD WINNERS". Oceanside International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-07-27.