Betty Gabriel | |
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.jpg) Gabriel in 2019 | |
| Born | January 6, 1981 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).
- ^ 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.