Betty Gilpin
Gilpin in 2019
Born
Elizabeth Folan Gilpin

(1986-07-21) July 21, 1986 (age 37)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materFordham University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Cosmo Pfeil
​
(m. 2016)​
Children1
Parent

Elizabeth Folan Gilpin (born July 21, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan in the Netflix comedy series GLOW (2017–2019),[1] for which she was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also starred as Dr. Carrie Roman in the Showtime comedy-drama series Nurse Jackie (2013–2015).[2][3] In 2023, she starred in the lead role as a nun who battles A.I. in the Peacock science fiction series Mrs. Davis.

Gilpin has appeared in films such as the mystery thriller True Story (2015), the science fiction romantic comedy Future '38 (2017), the fantasy romantic comedy Isn't It Romantic (2019), the drama A Dog's Journey (2019), and the action comedy Stuber (2019). In 2020, Gilpin starred in the horror film The Grudge, the horror thriller film The Hunt, and the action comedy Coffee & Kareem. For The Hunt, she won a Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie.

Early life

Elizabeth Folan Gilpin was born in New York City on July 21, 1986,[4] the daughter of actors Jack Gilpin and Ann McDonough.[5] Her father, also an Episcopal priest, is a first cousin of Drew Gilpin Faust, the president of Harvard University from 2007 to 2018.[6] She grew up in the South Street Seaport neighborhood of Manhattan, where she says that her family home was "one of the only occupied buildings on the block."[7] Gilpin is a 2004 graduate of the Loomis Chaffee School,[8] and a 2008 graduate of Fordham University.[9] During her time at Fordham, she studied under Dianne Wiest.[10]

Career

Gilpin began her acting career with guest starring roles in numerous television series, including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Fringe, Medium, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Elementary.[11] She received further recognition for her starring role as Dr. Carrie Roman in the Showtime comedy-drama series Nurse Jackie, appearing from 2013 to the series' conclusion in 2015. She has also appeared off-Broadway in productions such as Heartless, I'm Gonna Pray for You So Hard, and We Live Here.[12][13] Gilpin had supporting roles in such films as Ghost Town (2008), Take Care (2014), True Story (2015), and Future '38 (2017).

Gilpin (left) with fellow GLOW actress Alison Brie in 2018.

Her breakthrough came with her starring role as Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan in the Netflix comedy-drama series GLOW (2017–2019), which was inspired by the 1980s female professional wrestling league of the same name. She received significant critical acclaim and numerous award nominations for her performance, including three Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Between 2019 and 2020, Gilpin appeared in the fantasy romantic comedy film Isn't It Romantic, the comedy-drama film A Dog's Journey, the action comedy film Stuber, and the action horror film The Hunt. In 2021, she appeared in the science fiction action movie The Tomorrow War. In the same year, Gilpin was set to star in the HBO series Blood Sugar.[14] In 2022, she appeared as Mo Dean in the Starz political thriller limited series Gaslit. She received recognition for her role with a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries.[15] That same year, she appeared in an episode of the Apple TV+ anthology series Roar.

In September 2022, she published her first book, a collection of 20 essays titled All the Women in My Brain: And Other Concerns.[16]

In 2023, Gilpin starred as Sister Simone / Elizabeth Abbott, a nun who battles artificial intelligence in the Peacock science fiction series Mrs. Davis. For her performance, Gilpin received critical acclaim and garnered a nomination for the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama.[17] She also had a main voice role as Irene in the Netflix animated adventure series Skull Island.

Personal life

While in high school at Loomis Chafee School, Gilpin dated actor and musician Damon Daunno.[18]

In 2016, she married actor Cosmo Pfeil.[19] Gilpin gave birth to their daughter in November 2020.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Death in Love Young Model
Ghost Town WWII Nurse
2009 The Northern Kingdom Carissa
2014 Beach Pillows Karla
Take Care Jodi
2015 True Story Cheryl Frank
2017 Future '38 Banky
2019 Isn't It Romantic Whitney [21]
A Dog's Journey Gloria Mitchell [22]
Stuber Becca
2020 The Grudge Nina Spencer [23]
The Hunt Crystal Creasey [24]
Coffee & Kareem Detective Linda Watts
2021 The Tomorrow War Emmy Forester [25]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Amanda Dockerty Episode: "The War at Home"
2008 New Amsterdam Marika Soloway Episode: "Golden Boy"
Fringe Loraine Daisy Episode: "The Same Old Story"
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Stacey Hayes-Fitzgerald Episode: "Playing Dead"
The Unusuals Abigail Allen / Margo Stanford Episode: "The E.I.D."
Law & Order Paige Regan Episode: "For the Defense"
2010 The Good Wife Molly Episode: "Painkiller"
Past Life Corrine Episode: "Dead Man Talking"
Medium Kim Clement Episode: "Allison Rolen Got Married"
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Natalie Relais Episode: "Learning Curve"
2013–2015 Nurse Jackie Dr. Carrie Roman 34 episodes
2015 The Walker Roz 8 episodes
The Mysteries of Laura Isabel Van Doren Episode: "The Mystery of the Watery Grave"
2016 Elementary Fiona Helbron 4 episodes
Mercy Street Eliza Foster 2 episodes
Masters of Sex Dr. Nancy Leveau 9 episodes
2017 American Gods Audrey 2 episodes
2017–2019 GLOW Debbie Eagan 30 episodes
2018–2021 Robot Chicken Laurie Jupiter / Louisa von Trapp / Veronica Lodge (voice) 2 episodes
2022 Gaslit Maureen Kane Dean 8 episodes [26]
Roar Amelia Episode: "The Woman Who Was Kept on a Shelf" [27]
2023 Mrs. Davis Sister Simone / Elizabeth Abbott 8 episodes [28]
Skull Island Irene (voice) 6 episodes
TBA Three Women Lina Lead role [29]

Podcast

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Red Frontier Commander Taylor Fullerton 11 episodes [30]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2018 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
GLOW
 Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared with the ensemble) Nominated
Gold Derby Awards Best Comedy Supporting Actress Nominated
Best Breakthrough Performer of the Year Nominated
Best Ensemble of the Year (shared with the ensemble) Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
22nd OFTA Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
2019 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared with the ensemble) Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
2020 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
2021 Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Actress in an Action Movie
The Hunt
 Won
2022 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series
Gaslit
 Nominated
Women's Image Network Awards Outstanding Actress in a Made For Television Movie / Limited Series Nominated
2023 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in Drama
Mrs. Davis
 Nominated

External links

References

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  2. ^ Peterpaul, Robert. "Doctors' Orders: Nurse Jackie's Betty Gilpin Prescribes Her Best Acting Anecdotes". NY Castings. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
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  4. ^ "Betty Gilpin is wrestling her way to stardom". Toledo Blade. June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  5. ^ Schulman, Michael (February 4, 2015). "The Burden of a Famous Artist Parent". The New Yorker.
  6. ^ Bradley, Richard (May 18, 2009). "Drew Gilpin Faust and the Incredible Shrinking Harvard". Boston Magazine. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Kelly and Ryan (June 25, 2018). ""Glow" Star Betty Gilpin Grew up in the South Street Seaport". YouTube. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "News Post". Loomis Chaffee. May 13, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  9. ^ Loizzo-Desai, Alexandria (May 23, 2018). "Wrestling Her Way to the Top: Betty Gilpin, Star of the Netflix Series GLOW". Fordham News. Fordham University. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
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  11. ^ Abrams, Natalie (December 31, 2015). "Elementary: Betty Gilpin cast as Sherlock's love interest". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  12. ^ Blank, Matthew (January 22, 2015). "PHOTO CALL: I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard, With Reed Birney and Betty Gilpin, Opens Off-Broadway". Playbill. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
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  14. ^ Nellie, Andreeva (October 18, 2021). "Betty Gilpin To Headline & EP 'Blood Sugar' Series In Works At HBO". Deadline. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  15. ^ Zhan, Jennifer (December 14, 2022). "Everything Everywhere Leads Film Nominees for the 2023 Critics' Choice Awards". Vulture. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
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  21. ^ Hipes, Patrick (June 14, 2017). "Betty Gilpin Joins Rebel Wilson In New Line's 'Isn't It Romantic'". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  22. ^ Galuppo, Mia (August 26, 2018). "Betty Gilpin Joins Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad in 'A Dog's Purpose' Follow-Up (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  23. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (October 3, 2019). "Betty Gilpin joined The Grudge to prove she could 'be in a horror movie and not pass out'". Yahoo! News. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  24. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (March 15, 2020). "Betty Gilpin Is Proud of 'The Hunt,' the Year's Most Controversial Movie". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
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  27. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 16, 2021). "'Roar': Betty Gilpin, Meera Syal, Fivel Stewart & Kara Hayward Join Apple TV+ Anthology Series". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  28. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 21, 2022). "Betty Gilpin To Headline Peacock Drama Series 'Mrs. Davis' From Tara Hernandez & Damon Lindelof". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  29. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (September 20, 2021). "'Three Women': Betty Gilpin To Star Alongside Shailene Woodley & DeWanda Wise In Showtime Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
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