Betty Gabriel Bio | Wiki
Betty Gabriel is an American actress. She began her career in musical theater and made her screen debut with the short film In Memoriam in 2011. Subsequently, Betty played Laney Rucker in the action film The Purge: Election Year and Denise in the period drama series Good Girls Revolt.
She had her breakthrough starring as Georgina in the horror film Get Out in 2017, which The New York Times cited as one of the best performances of 2017. She earned numerous accolades for the role, including nominations for two Black Reel Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Betty Gabriel Age
Betty was born on January 6, 1981, in Washington, D.C., United States. She is 42 years old.
Betty Gabriel Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 4 in (Approx. 1.63 m).
Betty Gabriel Family
She was born in Washington D.C., to her parents. Betty grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Hyattsville, Maryland. She holds an American nationality and belongs to the black ethnicity. She has not shared much information about her family with the public.
Betty Gabriel Husband
Betty is a woman who enjoys her life and career, but, she keeps her marital status private. She has been previously linked with Jon Rich.
Betty Gabriel Education
In 2002, she received a BSc in animal science from Iowa State University. After college, Betty relocated to Chicago, studying modern dance and working as an actress in the Chicago theater community. In 2014, she graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in drama from Juilliard.
After doing a bit of theater at Iowa State University, she got her start working as an actress and dancer in Chicago theater, first as part of her further studies, and then in various productions.
Betty Gabriel Get Out
Betty was on vacation when she was invited to audition for Get Out. To prepare for the role, she watched the TED talk of Martin Pistorius to get insight into the feeling of being trapped inside one’s own body. She also watched Bride of Frankenstein and talked to her own grandmother, who was raised in Alabama, about racial tensions from her era.
The film was a critical and commercial success, and Betty 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. The New York Times cited her role as Georgina as one of the best performances of 2017.
Betty Gabriel Westworld
In 2017, she joined the cast of Westworld as the character Maling. Westworld is an American dystopian science fiction western television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for HBO. It is based on the 1973 film of the same name written and directed by Michael Crichton, and, to a lesser extent, its 1976 sequel, Futureworld. The series premiered on October 2, 2016.
Betty Gabriel The Purge
Betty landed her first major film role in the 2016 horror sequel The Purge: Election Year. The Purge: Election Year, featuring Betty’s character Laney Rucker, takes place in Washington D.C., twenty years after the first Purge event.
Her character is a notorious former gang member who patrols the streets on Purge Night armed and in an armored “triage van,”. They give aid to the injured and take them to makeshift aid stations sponsored by the resistance movement. Betty’s character allows the consideration to question “The American Nightmare,” much like in the film Get Out.
Betty Gabriel Clickbait
She portrayed the role of Sophie Brewer in the Netflix miniseries Clickbait in 2021. It was co-written by Christian White and Tony Ayres. Despite the miniseries receiving a 59% on Rotten Tomatoes, it received 1.46 billion views in one week following its debut.
Betty Gabriel Upgrade
Betty starred opposite Logan Marshall-Green in the sci-fi action horror film Upgrade in 2018. It was written and directed by Leigh Whannell, and shot on location in Melbourne, Australia.
Betty Gabriel Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Betty’s estimated net worth is $2 million.
How Old Is Betty Gabriel
She is 42 years old. Betty was born on January 6, 1981, in Washington, D.C., United States.