Gayle Rankin

Gayle Rankin
Born (1989-08-01) August 1, 1989 (age 35)
Paisley, Scotland
EducationJuilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2012–

Gayle Rankin is a Scottish actress. She is known for her role as Sheila in the Netflix series GLOW (2017–2019).[1] She also played Emily Dodson in the HBO series Perry Mason (2020). Her films include The Greatest Showman (2017), Her Smell (2018), Blow the Man Down, and The Climb (both 2019).

Rankin joined the cast of the HBO series House of the Dragon for its second season as Alys Rivers. In 2024, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in Cabaret.

  1. ^ "Sheila the She Wolf (Gayle Rankin) | Meet the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling: your guide to the cast & characters of Netflix's GLOW - On demand". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2017.