1. Betty Gabriel was born on January 6,1981 and is an American actress.
18 Facts About Betty Gabriel
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Betty Gabriel has been nominated for two Black Reel Awards, an NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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Betty Gabriel made her screen debut with the short film In Memoriam, and played Laney Rucker in the action film The Purge: Election Year.
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Betty Gabriel earned critical acclaim for starring as Georgina in the horror film Get Out, a performance which The New York Times called one of the best of 2017.
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Betty Gabriel has portrayed Nari in the horror film Unfriended: Dark Web, Detective Cortez in the cyberpunk film Upgrade, Deeks in the drama film Adopt a Highway and Joyce in the horror film It Lives Inside.
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On television, Betty Gabriel has played Denise in the period drama series Good Girls Revolt, Maling in the dystopian series Westworld, Naya Temple in the science fiction series Counterpart, Pam Duffy in the miniseries Defending Jacob, Sophie Brewer in the drama miniseries Clickbait, and Elizabeth Wright in the series Jack Ryan.
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Betty Gabriel was born January 6,1981, in Washington, DC, and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and in Hyattsville, Maryland.
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In 2002, Betty Gabriel received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from Iowa State University.
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Betty Gabriel 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.
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Betty 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.
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Betty Gabriel was on vacation when she was invited to audition for Get Out.
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Betty Gabriel watched Bride of Frankenstein and talked to her own grandmother, who was raised in Alabama, about racial tensions from her era.
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The film was a critical and commercial success, and Betty Gabriel earned critical acclaim for her performance.
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Betty Gabriel's role was discussed as a contender for Best Supporting Actress for the 2018 Academy Awards by Variety and The New York Times.
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Betty Gabriel starred opposite Logan Marshall-Green in the sci-fi action horror film Upgrade, written and directed by Leigh Whannell, and shot on location in Melbourne, Australia.
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In 2017, Betty Gabriel joined the cast of Westworld as the character Maling.
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In March 2021, Betty Gabriel had a role in the animated horror film The Spine of Night, written and directed by Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King.
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Betty Gabriel appeared in the Apple TV+ limited series Manhunt, as well as having a recurring role in the TV series Jack Ryan for its third season in 2022.