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Gabrielle Carteris

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Gabrielle Carteris
Carteris in 2017
2nd National President of the SAG-AFTRA
In office
April 9, 2016 – October 15, 2021
Preceded byKen Howard
Succeeded byFran Drescher
Personal details
Born
Gabrielle Anne Carteris

(1961-01-02) January 2, 1961 (age 63)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Spouse
Charles Isaacs
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(m. 1992)​
Children2
Occupation
  • Actress
  • trade union leader

Gabrielle Anne Carteris (/kɑːrˈtɛrɪs/ kar-TERR-iss; born January 2, 1961) is an American actress and trade union leader. Her best known acting role is as Andrea Zuckerman in Beverly Hills, 90210.

In 2012, Carteris was elected executive vice president of SAG-AFTRA, a trade union representing over 100,000 actors and other professionals mainly in the United States. She assumed the position of acting president of the union following the death of the previous president, Ken Howard, on March 23, 2016.[1] On April 9, 2016, Carteris was elected SAG-AFTRA president by national board to serve out the remainder of Howard's term.[2] She was re-elected to the position in August 2017 and August 2019 by full membership vote.[3]

Early years

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Carteris was born in Scottsdale, Arizona,[4] to Marlene, a realtor, and Ernest J. Carteris, a restaurant owner. She has a twin brother, James.[5][6] Her father was of Greek ancestry[7] whereas her mother is Jewish.[8] Her parents separated six months after her birth. Carteris's mother moved with her children to San Francisco, California, where she set up a children's clothing store. While attending Redwood High School in Larkspur, California,[6] she took an interest in the arts, studying ballet and performing as a mime on a European tour at 16 years old. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.

Career

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After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College, Carteris's early television career found her typically cast as a teenager in such fare as ABC Afterschool Specials, CBS Schoolbreak Special, and the long-running soap opera Another World. This trend of playing significantly younger would continue when, in 1990, Carteris was cast in her best known role as studious school newspaper editor Andrea Zuckerman on Beverly Hills, 90210. At age 29, she was the oldest cast member to portray a 15-year-old, lying about her age to get the part.[9] By 1993, while working for the show, her GABCO Productions company signed a deal with Rysher TPE.[10]

Carteris left the series in 1995 and became the host of her own television talk show, entitled Gabrielle, which lasted only one season. She worked regularly as an actor and voiceover artist, amassing a considerable amount of post 90210 credits in television, film, and video games. She has gone on to become a mainstay in television films, starring in nearly a dozen such films. Her first, Seduced and Betrayed, was released in 1995. She later became a regular presence on network television, appearing in episodes of such television series as Touched by an Angel, King of the Hill, NYPD Blue, JAG, Criminal Minds, and NCIS, among others. She has appeared in several feature films. Carteris provided the voice for the Motorola intelligent assistant "Mya".[11][12]

In 2019, Carteris appeared on Fox's BH90210 reboot, appearing both as Andrea Zuckerman and herself. The fictionalized version of herself was portrayed as sexually questioning and engaged in a brief relationship with former 90210 guest-star turned fictional Fox executive Christine Elise.

SAG-AFTRA

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Carteris became the executive vice president of SAG-AFTRA,[13] following the Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) merger, in 2012. She became acting president of the union following the death of president Ken Howard on March 23, 2016,[14][15] and was elected president on April 9, 2016, by the national board of the union to complete Howard's remainder of his two-year term.[2] In 2020, she was on a third, two-year term as the president after defeating challengers such as Esai Morales in 2017 and Matthew Modine in 2019 both by direct votes of union membership. She also serves as vice president of the California Labor Federation.[16][17] In August 2020, she announced that there would be sharp cuts, including a raise in the earnings floor to qualify for next year's SAG-AFTRA Health Plan due to two consecutive years of deficits and projected losses in years to come.[18] Carteris did not seek re-election in 2021, backing Fran Drescher as her successor instead.[19]

Personal life

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While filming the pilot of Beverly Hills, 90210, Carteris began dating Charles Isaacs, a stockbroker.[20] In 1991, Isaacs moved to Los Angeles to be with her.[6] After two years together, they got married on May 3, 1992, at Santa Barbara's Four Seasons resort.[21] Carteris and Isaacs have two daughters.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Jacknife College Girl in Bar
1992 Raising Cain Nan
1997 Meet Wally Sparks Herself
2001 Full Circle Alice
Malpractice Ellen Robertson
2005 The Toy Warrior Voice[22]
2007 Plot 7 Amy McCarthy
2008 Dimples Sharon
2009 Print Kathy
2020 How to Deter a Robber Charlotte

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1987 CBS Schoolbreak Special Nancy Episode: "What If I'm Gay?"
ABC Afterschool Special Leslie Episode: "Seasonal Differences"
1988 Cecile Episode: "Date Rape"
Another World Tracy Julian
1990–1996, 1998 & 2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 Andrea Zuckerman Main role (seasons 1–5)
Guest role (seasons 6, 8 & 10)
1994 Gargoyles Amy Schummer Voice, episode: "And Justice for All"[22]
1995 Seduced and Betrayed Cheryl Hiller Television film
Mixed Blessings Diana Goode Douglas
1996 To Face Her Past Megan Hollander
Touched by an Angel April Campbell Episode: "The Portrait of Mrs. Campbell"
1997 Johnny Bravo Various Voice, 2 episodes[22]
Pinky and the Brain Asian Boy Voice, episode: "Bah, Wilderness"[22]
1998 Touched by an Angel Linda Craig Episode: "The Trigger"
The Love Boat: The Next Wave Brenda Episode: "All Aboard"
1999 King of the Hill Julie, Rita Bevacqua Voice, episode: "Take Me Out of the Ball Game"
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Dr. Erika Slate
2000 Batman Beyond Sable Thorpe Voice, episode: "King's Ransom"[22]
2001 Strong Medicine Freddie Gosling Episode: "Mortality"
JAG Michelle Stoechler Episode: "Mixed Messages"
2002 Trapped: Buried Alive Emily Cooper Television film
NYPD Blue Miss Griffin Episode: "Low Blow"
For the People Tracy Smith Episode: "Textbook Perfect"
The Zeta Project Female Tour Guide Voice, episode: "The Wrong Morph"[22]
2003 The Agency Mrs. Akil Episode: "An Isolated Incident"
The Mummy Jane Sherman Voice, episode: "Old Friends"
Nip/Tuck Ellie Collins Episode: "Kurt Dempsey"
Clifford the Big Red Dog Kiki Voice, episode: "Big Hearted T-Bone"[22]
2004 Combustion Lourie Harper Television film
2005 A Lover's Revenge Det. Sparks
Deck the Halls Holly Hall
Palmetto Pointe Mrs. Jones Episode: "Hello, Goodbye"
Crossing Jordan Dawn McGuire Episode: "Enlightment"
2006 Drake & Josh Dr. Phyllis Tupper Episode: "Dr. Phyllis Show"
Avatar: The Last Airbender Poppy Beifong Voice, episode: "The Blind Bandit"
The Wives He Forgot Actress on TV (uncredited) Television film
2008 Dan's Detour of Life Cindy Ford
My Alibi Principal Tuckerman Main role
2010 Criminal Minds Nancy Campbell Episode: "Solitary Man"
2011 The Event Diane Geller 2 episodes
Make It or Break It Doctor Episode: "Requiem for a Dream"
Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vicki Vale/Laethwen Voice, 2 episodes[22]
12 Wishes of Christmas Sandra Television film
2013 The Middle Colleen Episode: "The Friend"
Longmire Barbara Bollman Episode: "Party's Over"
2015 Code Black Nurse Amy Wolfowitz Recurring role
2016 The Suicide Note Professor Majors Television film
2018 NCIS Julie Bell Episode: "Family Ties"
2019 BH90210 Herself/Andrea Zuckerman Also co-producer
2022 We Own This City Andrea Smith, head of OCDETF Guest role
9-1-1 Blimp Co-Pilot[23]

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 La Pucelle: Tactics Angelique [24]
Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale II
Minority Report: Everybody Runs Agatha Lively [22]
2003 Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits Nafia [22]
2004 Shout About Movies Voice-over
2006 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Elektra Natchios, Enchantress [22]
2007 Spider-Man 3 Additional Voices
2009 Bionic Commando Jayne Magdalene [22]

References

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  1. ^ McNary, Dave (March 23, 2016). "Gabrielle Carteris Succeeds Ken Howard as Acting SAG-AFTRA President". Variety. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Rodriguez, Brenda (April 9, 2016). "With new president, SAG-AFTRA makes historic change by putting women in leadership". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ McNary, David (August 29, 2019). "Gabrielle Carteris Re-Elected as SAG-AFTRA President". Variety. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Southern, Nathan. "Gabrielle Carteris profile". MSN. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
  5. ^ Nathan Southern (2012). "Gabrielle Carteris". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c Lipton, Michael A. "Gaby's 9021 Ode to Joy". People. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  7. ^ "Gabrielle Carteris Video: Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi". Ovguide.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  8. ^ Spence, Rebecca (August 14, 2008). "A New '90210' Offers Truer Picture of Beverly Hills". The Forward.
  9. ^ "Gabrielle Carteris Lied About Being 29 when Cast in 'Beverly Hills, 90210' | Access Online". March 21, 2011.
  10. ^ "Rysher TPE signs deal with '90210' co-star" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 4, 1993. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  11. ^ Callaway, Libby (June 4, 2000). "A Wave of Cyber Babes: Digital Models Spin the Web With Their Style Savvy". New York Post. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  12. ^ Bizony, Piers (2001). Digital Domain: The Leading Edge of Visual Effects. Aurum Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0823079285.
  13. ^ Handel, Jonathan (June 3, 2011). "Gabrielle Carteris Elected AFTRA Los Angeles President". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. ^ Olsen, Mark (March 23, 2016). "Ken Howard, actor and president of SAG-AFTRA, dies at 71". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  15. ^ "Statement on Passing of SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard". SAG-AFTRA. March 23, 2016.
  16. ^ Band, Rebecca (August 9, 2012). "Interview With SAG-AFTRA's Gabrielle Carteris". Frying Pan News. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012.
  17. ^ Carteris, Gabrielle (Fall 2013). "A Letter from the Executive Vice President" (PDF). SAG-AFTRA. Vol. 2, no. 3. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2014.
  18. ^ McNary, Dave (August 18, 2020). "SAG-AFTRA's Unite for Strength Blames Rising Healthcare Costs for Looming Health Plan Changes". Variety.
  19. ^ Robb, David (July 2, 2021). "Gabrielle Carteris Not Seeking Re-Election As SAG-AFTRA President, Backs Fran Drescher To Succeed Her". Deadline. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  20. ^ Abbott, Jim. "'90210' Star's Wedding Like A Scene From TV". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  21. ^ "Beverly Hills Bride". People. May 18, 1992. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Gabrielle Carteris (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 12, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  23. ^ "9-1-1 Season 6 Premiere Ends With a Nightmarish Twist - Grade It!". TVLine.com. September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  24. ^ Nippon Ichi Software. La Pucelle: Tactics. Nippon Ichi Software, Mastiff. Scene: Closing credits, 45:34 in, English Voice Talent.
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