Born: January 2, 1961
Age: 63
Gabrielle Anne Carteris (born January 2, 1961) is an American actress and trade union leader. Her best known acting role was as Andrea Zuckerman during the early seasons of the 1990s television series Beverly Hills, 90210.
After the death of Ken Howard on March 23, 2016, president of the actors' union, SAG-AFTRA; as its elected executive vice president, Carteris assumed the position of acting president of the union. On April 9, 2016, Carteris was elected SAG-AFTRA president.
Carteris was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, to Marlene, a realtor, and Ernest J. Carteris, a restaurant owner. She has a twin brother, James. Her father was of Greek ancestry. Her parents separated six months after her birth. Carteris' 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, 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.
After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College, Carteris' 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 16-year-old.
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 voice over artist, amassing a considerable amount of post-90210 credits in television, film, and video games. She's gone on to become a mainstay on the made-for-television movie circuit, 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, and Criminal Minds, among others. She has appeared in several feature films. Cateris provided the voice for the Motorola intelligent assistant, "Mya",
Carteris became the executive vice president of SAG-AFTRA, 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 passing of president Ken Howard, on March 23, 2016, and was elected president on April 9, 2016. She also serves as vice president of the California Labor Federation.
She married Charles Isaacs, a stockbroker, in 1992, and has two daughters with him named Kelsey Rose (born May 11, 1994) and Mollie Elizabeth (born 1999). In the March 17, 2008 issue of People magazine, Carteris described an injury suffered while filming a TV movie in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2006, which partially paralyzed her face and affected her speech for more than six months.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Jacknife | College Girl in Bar | |
1992 | Raising Cain | Nan | |
1997 | Meet Wally Sparks | Herself | |
2001 | Full Circle | Alice | |
2001 | Malpractice | Ellen Robertson | |
2005 | Toy Warrior, TheThe Toy Warrior | (voice) | |
2007 | Plot 7 | Amy McCarthy | |
2008 | Dimples | Sharon | |
2009 | Kathy |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Nancy | Episode: "What If I'm Gay?" |
1987 | ABC Afterschool Special | Leslie | Episode: "Seasonal Differences" |
1988 | ABC Afterschool Special | Cecile | Episode: "Date Rape" |
1988 | Another World | Tracy Julian | TV series |
1990-1996 1998, 2000 |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | Andrea Zuckerman | Main Role; 145 episodes |
1994 | Gargoyles | Amy Schummer (voice) | Episode: "And Justice for All" |
1995 | Seduced and Betrayed | Cheryl Hiller | TV movie |
1995 | Mixed Blessings | Diana Goode Douglas | TV movie |
1996 | To Face Her Past | Megan Hollander | TV movie |
1996 | Touched by an Angel | April Campbell | Episode: "The Portrait of Mrs. Campbell" |
1997 | Johnny Bravo | Various (voice) | 2 episodes |
1998 | Touched by an Angel | Linda Craig | Episode: "The Trigger" |
1998 | Love Boat: The Next Wave, TheThe 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" |
1999 | The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | Dr. Erika Slate | TV series |
2000 | Batman Beyond | Sable Thorpe (voice) | Episode: "King's Ransom" |
2001 | Strong Medicine | Freddie Gosling | Episode: "Mortality" |
2001 | JAG | Michelle Stoechler | Episode: "Mixed Messages" |
2002 | Trapped: Buried Alive | Emily Cooper | TV movie |
2002 | NYPD Blue | Miss Griffin | Episode: "Low Blow" |
2002 | For the People | Tracy Smith | Episode: "Textbook Perfect" |
2003 | Agency, TheThe Agency | Mrs. Akil | Episode: "An Isolated Incident" |
2003 | Mummy: The Animated Series, TheThe Mummy: The Animated Series | Jane Sherman (voice) | Episode: "Old Friends" |
2003 | Nip/Tuck | Ellie Collins | Episode: "Kurt Dempsey" |
2004 | Combustion | Lourie Harper | TV movie |
2005 | Palmetto Pointe | Mrs. Jones | Episode: "Hello, Goodbye" |
2005 | Lover's Revenge, AA Lover's Revenge | Det. Sparks | TV movie |
2005 | Crossing Jordan | Dawn McGuire | Episode: "Enlightment" |
2005 | Deck the Halls | Holly Hall | TV movie |
2006 | Drake & Josh | Dr. Phyllis Tupper | Episode: "Dr. Phyllis Show" |
2006 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Additional Voices (voice) | Episode: "The Blind Bandit" |
2006 | Wives He Forgot, TheThe Wives He Forgot | Actress on TV (uncredited) | TV movie |
2008 | Dan's Detour of Life | Cindy Ford | TV movie |
2008 | My Alibi | Principal Tuckerman | 14 episodes |
2010 | Criminal Minds | Nancy Campbell | Episode: "Solitary Man" |
2011 | Event, TheThe Event | Diane Geller | Episode: "Turnabout" Episode: "A Message Back" |
2011 | Make It or Break It | Doctor | Episode: "Requiem for a Dream" |
2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Vicky Vale (voice) Laethwen (voice) |
Episode: "Battle of the Superheroes!" Episode: "Sword of the Atom!" |
2011 | 12 Wishes of Christmas | Sandra | TV movie |
2013 | The Middle | Colleen | Episode: "The Friend" |
2013 | Longmire | Barbara Bollman | Episode: "Party's Over" |
2015 | Code Black | Nurse Amy Wolfowitz | Recurring role (season 1) |
2016 | The Suicide Note | TV movie |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | La Pucelle: Tactics | Angelique | |
2002 | Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale II | ||
2002 | Minority Report: Everybody Runs | Agatha Lively | |
2003 | Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits | Nafia | |
2004 | Shout About Movies | Voice-over | |
2006 | Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | Electra Natchios / Enchantress | |
2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Additional Voices | |
2009 | Bionic Commando | Jayne 'Mag' Magdalene / Radio Operator |