Betty Gabriel

Betty Gabriel
Betty Gabriel
	Gabriel in 2019
Born	January 6, 1981 (age 43); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Iowa State University (BS); Juilliard School (MFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Betty Gabriel (born January 6, 1981) is an American actress. For her work in horror films, particularly Blumhouse films, Gabriel has been established as a scream queen.^[1]^[2]^[3] She has been nominated for two Black Reel Awards, an NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Gabriel began her career in musical theater. She made her screen debut with the short film In Memoriam (2011), and played Laney Rucker in the action film The Purge: Election Year (2016). She earned critical acclaim for starring as Georgina in the horror film Get Out (2017), a performance which The New York Times called one of the best of 2017. She has portrayed Nari in the horror film Unfriended: Dark Web (2018), Detective Cortez in the cyberpunk film Upgrade (2018), Deeks in the drama film Adopt a Highway (2019) and Joyce in the horror film It Lives Inside (2023).

On television, Gabriel has played Denise in the period drama series Good Girls Revolt (2016), Maling in the dystopian series Westworld (2018), Naya Temple in the science fiction series Counterpart (2018–2019), Pam Duffy in the miniseries Defending Jacob (2020), Sophie Brewer in the drama miniseries Clickbait (2021), and Elizabeth Wright in the series Jack Ryan (2022–2023).

Early life

Gabriel was born January 6, 1981, in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and in Hyattsville, Maryland.^[4] In 2002, Gabriel received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from Iowa State University.^[5] After college, Gabriel relocated to Chicago, studying modern dance and working as an actress in the Chicago theater community.^[6]^[7] In 2014, she graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in drama from Juilliard.^[8]

Career

After doing a bit of theater at Iowa State University,^[9] Gabriel got her start working as an actress and dancer in Chicago theater, first as part of her further studies, and then in various productions.^[6]^[10] Gabriel's first film role was in the 2011 drama In Memoriam.^[1] She began her career as a television actress with minor recurring roles in Good Girls Revolt and Westworld before landing her first major film role in the 2016 horror sequel The Purge: Election Year.^[4]^[11] Gabriel's character allows viewers to consider whether "the American dream" has become "the American nightmare" for many African-Americans, much as in her 2017 film Get Out.^[12]^[13]

Gabriel was on vacation when she was invited to audition for Get Out. To prepare for the role, Gabriel watched the TEDx talk of Martin Pistorius to get insight into the feeling of being trapped inside one's own body.^[14] She also watched Bride of Frankenstein and talked to her own grandmother, who was raised in Alabama, about racial tensions from her era.^[15] 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.^[16]^[17] The New York Times cited her role as Georgina as one of the best performances of 2017.^[18]

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.^[19]^[20]^[21] In 2017, Gabriel joined the cast of Westworld as the character Maling.^[22] In February 2018, it was announced she would join the second season of Counterpart playing an FBI agent.^[23]

In March 2021, Gabriel had a role in the animated horror film The Spine of Night, written and directed by Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King.^[24] Later in August 2021, she continued her career in the horror genre by playing the role of Sophie Brewer in the Netflix miniseries Clickbait (2021), co-written by Christian White and Tony Ayres,^[25] and despite the miniseries receiving a 59% on Rotten Tomatoes,^[26] it received 1.46 billion minutes of watchtime in one week following its debut.^[27]

Gabriel also appeared in the Apple TV+ limited series Manhunt,^[28]^[29] as well as having a recurring role in the TV series Jack Ryan for its third season^[30] in 2022.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	Maidenhead	Isabeau	Short
2011	In Memoriam	Kayla
2013	He's Way More Famous Than You	Hairstylist
2013	The Story of Your Life	Houston
2015	Experimenter	Sally
2016	The Purge: Election Year	Laney Rucker
2017	Get Out	Georgina/Marianne Armitage
2017	Beyond Skyline	Jones
2018	Diverted Eden	Shirley
	Unfriended: Dark Web	Nari Jemisin
	Upgrade	Det. Cortez
2019	Adopt a Highway	Deeks
2019	Human Capital	Ronnie Manning
2021	The Spine of Night	Phae-Agura
2023	It Lives Inside	Joyce Dixon
2025	Novocaine	TBA	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Good Girls Revolt	Denise	Recurring role
2016	12 Deadly Days	Willow Russell	1 episode
2018	Westworld	Maling	4 episodes
2018–19	Counterpart	Naya Temple	Main role, 8 episodes
2019	The Twilight Zone	Herself	1 episode
2020	Defending Jacob	Pam Duffy	Miniseries, 8 episodes
2021	Clickbait	Sophie Brewer	Miniseries, 8 episodes
2022–23	Jack Ryan	Elizabeth Wright	Main cast (seasons 3–4); 8 episodes
2024	Manhunt	Elizabeth Keckley	1 episode

Theater

2004: Black Nativity by Langston Hughes at Goodman Theatre (Chicago, Illinois)
2008: Space by Laura Jacqmin at Side Project Theatre (Chicago, Illinois)
2008: Pluto Was a Planet by Laura Jacqmin at Around the Coyote Gallery (Chicago, Illinois)^[31]^[32]
2009: The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare at Chase Park Theatre (Chicago, Illinois)^[33]

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Get Out	11th Fright Meter Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	^[34]
2017		14th Women Film Critics Circle Awards	Invisible Woman Award	Won	^[35]
2018		16th Gold Derby Awards	Best Ensemble Cast	Nominated	^[36]
		18th Black Reel Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	^[37]
		18th Black Reel Awards	Best Breakthrough Female Performance	Nominated	^[37]
		24th Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Nominated	^[38]
2022	Clickbait	53rd NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Nominated	^[39]

References

^ ^a ^b Puchko, Kristy (6 April 2018). "Meet Get Out's Betty Gabriel, the fabulous queen of Blumhouse horror". SyfyWire. Syfy. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "Betty Gabriel: The Unsung Black Scream Queen". Essence. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ Caballero, David (2022-07-25). "10 Best Scream Queens Of The 21st Century". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ ^a ^b O'Donnell, S.C. (22 February 2018). "Get To Know Westworld Season 2 Newcomer Betty Gabriel". Beyond Westworld. Fansided.
^ "Inside Get Out: Betty Gabriel, Chicago, IL". Iowa State University Alumni. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Carroll, Rebecca (2 March 2018). "Don't Sleep on Betty Gabriel, the Housekeeper From 'Get Out'". Shondaland.
^ Manaa-Hoppenworth, Leni (10 September 2006). "Chicago Dancers Share Their Views on College". Chicago Dance Supply. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
^ "Juilliard Drama Announces 2013-2014 Season". Juilliard School. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original (Press release) on 29 November 2013.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Adlakha, Siddhant (11 August 2017). "Betty Gabriel Gets In Westworld With A Viking And A Tryant". Birth. Movies. Death.
^ McKenna, Mark; Proctor, William (2021-09-30). Horror Franchise Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-59384-0.
^ Kendi, Ibram X. (June 1, 2020). "The American Nightmare: To be black and conscious of anti-black racism is to stare into the mirror of your own extinction" (PDF). Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ Rosen, Lisa (21 December 2017). "They don't have big roles but these three actresses come through with scene-stealing moments". Los Angeles Times.
^ 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.
^ Tapley, Kristopher; Riley, Jenelle (22 June 2017). "Oscars: 13 Deserving Contenders From 2017 So Far". Variety.
^ Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A.O. (5 January 2018). "And the 2018 Oscar Nominees Should Be…". The New York Times.
^ Morris, Wesley (6 December 2017). "The Best Performances of 2017". The New York Times.
^ Hope, Clover (14 April 2017). "A Chat With Actor Betty Gabriel About Get Out, White Colonization and the Allure of Horror Films". Jezebel.
^ Hamman, Cody (24 January 2017). "Betty Gabriel is Leigh Whannell's Stem female lead". JoBlo.com.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (26 February 2018). "'Counterpart': Betty Gabriel Joins Season 2 Cast Of Starz Series". Deadline Hollywood.
^ The Spine of Night, retrieved 2022-12-02
^ Robinson, Jacob (2021-08-05). "Netflix Miniseries 'Clickbait': Everything We Know So Far". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
^ Clickbait, retrieved 2022-12-02
^ Porter, Rick (2021-09-30). "'Clickbait' Shoots to No. 1 on Streaming Rankings". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
^ Petski, Denise (2022-05-10). "Apple Limited Series 'Manhunt' Adds Seven To Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
^ "Manhunt (TV Series 2022– )", IMDb, retrieved 2022-12-02
^ Andreeva, Nellie (2021-05-18). "'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan': Betty Gabriel Joins Amazon Series In Recasting; Four Others Added For Season 3". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
^ "Pluto Was a Planet". ArtSlant. 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
^ Morgan, Scott C. (30 July 2008). "Theater Review: Pluto Was a Planet" (PDF). Windy City Times. p. 12.
^ "The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare Directed by Karen Fort". Chase Park Theater. November 2009.
^ "2017 Fright Meter Award Winners". Fright Meter Awards. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
^ Neglia, Matt. "The 2017 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners". NextBestPicture. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Get Out Dominates the Black Reel Awards". The Black Reel Awards. 2017-12-13. Archived from the original on 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
^ "2018 SAG Award Nominations: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
^ "'Insecure,' H.E.R. lead 2022 NAACP Image Awards nominations". Los Angeles Times. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-11-28.

External links

Betty Gabriel at IMDb

[SyfyWire-GetOut-2018-1] Puchko, Kristy (6 April 2018). "Meet Get Out's Betty Gabriel, the fabulous queen of Blumhouse horror". SyfyWire. Syfy. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[2] "Betty Gabriel: The Unsung Black Scream Queen". Essence. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2024-01-31.

[3] Caballero, David (2022-07-25). "10 Best Scream Queens Of The 21st Century". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-01-31.

[BeyondWestworld-Westworld-2018-4] O'Donnell, S.C. (22 February 2018). "Get To Know Westworld Season 2 Newcomer Betty Gabriel". Beyond Westworld. Fansided.

[ISUAlumniAssoc-GetOut-2018-5] "Inside Get Out: Betty Gabriel, Chicago, IL". Iowa State University Alumni. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

[Shondaland-GetOut-2018-6] Carroll, Rebecca (2 March 2018). "Don't Sleep on Betty Gabriel, the Housekeeper From 'Get Out'". Shondaland.

[ChicagoDanceSupply-CollegeAdvice-2006-7] Manaa-Hoppenworth, Leni (10 September 2006). "Chicago Dancers Share Their Views on College". Chicago Dance Supply. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.

[Juilliard-Drama-Group43-2013-8] "Juilliard Drama Announces 2013-2014 Season". Juilliard School. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original (Press release) on 29 November 2013.

[IowaState-Theater-2000-9] "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.

[Steppenwolf-BrotherSisterPlays-2010-10] "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.

[BirthMoviesDeath-Westworld-2017-11] Adlakha, Siddhant (11 August 2017). "Betty Gabriel Gets In Westworld With A Viking And A Tryant". Birth. Movies. Death.

[12] McKenna, Mark; Proctor, William (2021-09-30). Horror Franchise Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-59384-0.

[13] Kendi, Ibram X. (June 1, 2020). "The American Nightmare: To be black and conscious of anti-black racism is to stare into the mirror of your own extinction" (PDF). Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[LATimes-GetOut-2017-14] Rosen, Lisa (21 December 2017). "They don't have big roles but these three actresses come through with scene-stealing moments". Los Angeles Times.

[RedCarpetReport-Oscars-2018-15] 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.

[Variety-Oscars-2017-16] Tapley, Kristopher; Riley, Jenelle (22 June 2017). "Oscars: 13 Deserving Contenders From 2017 So Far". Variety.

[NYTimes-2018OscarNoms-2018-17] Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A.O. (5 January 2018). "And the 2018 Oscar Nominees Should Be…". The New York Times.

[NYTimes-BestPerformances-GetOut-2017-18] Morris, Wesley (6 December 2017). "The Best Performances of 2017". The New York Times.

[Jezebel-GetOut-2017-19] Hope, Clover (14 April 2017). "A Chat With Actor Betty Gabriel About Get Out, White Colonization and the Allure of Horror Films". Jezebel.

[JoBlo-Stem-2017-20] Hamman, Cody (24 January 2017). "Betty Gabriel is Leigh Whannell's Stem female lead". JoBlo.com.

[HReporter-Stem-2017-21] 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.

[Deadline-Westworld-Casting-2017-22] 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.

[Deadline-Counterpart-Casting-2018-23] Andreeva, Nellie (26 February 2018). "'Counterpart': Betty Gabriel Joins Season 2 Cast Of Starz Series". Deadline Hollywood.

[24] The Spine of Night, retrieved 2022-12-02

[25] Robinson, Jacob (2021-08-05). "Netflix Miniseries 'Clickbait': Everything We Know So Far". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 2022-12-02.

[26] Clickbait, retrieved 2022-12-02

[27] Porter, Rick (2021-09-30). "'Clickbait' Shoots to No. 1 on Streaming Rankings". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-12-02.

[28] Petski, Denise (2022-05-10). "Apple Limited Series 'Manhunt' Adds Seven To Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-12-02.

[29] "Manhunt (TV Series 2022– )", IMDb, retrieved 2022-12-02

[30] Andreeva, Nellie (2021-05-18). "'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan': Betty Gabriel Joins Amazon Series In Recasting; Four Others Added For Season 3". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-12-02.

[ArtSlant-PlutoPlanet-2008-31] "Pluto Was a Planet". ArtSlant. 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

[WindyCityTimes-PlutoPlanet-2008-32] Morgan, Scott C. (30 July 2008). "Theater Review: Pluto Was a Planet" (PDF). Windy City Times. p. 12.

[ChaseParkTheatre-ComedyErrors-2009-33] "The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare Directed by Karen Fort". Chase Park Theater. November 2009.

[34] "2017 Fright Meter Award Winners". Fright Meter Awards. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

[35] Neglia, Matt. "The 2017 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners". NextBestPicture. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

[36] 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.

[37] "Get Out Dominates the Black Reel Awards". The Black Reel Awards. 2017-12-13. Archived from the original on 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2021-06-22.

[38] "2018 SAG Award Nominations: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2021-06-22.

[39] "'Insecure,' H.E.R. lead 2022 NAACP Image Awards nominations". Los Angeles Times. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-11-28.

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Betty Gabriel

Early life

Career

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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