Gabrielle Carteris facts for kids
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Gabrielle Carteris
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Carteris in 2017
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| 2nd National President of the SAG-AFTRA | |
| In office April 9, 2016 – October 15, 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Howard |
| Succeeded by | Fran Drescher |
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| Born | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
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Charles Isaacs
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| Children | 2 |
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Gabrielle Carteris is an American actress and leader of a trade union. A trade union is an organization that helps workers, like actors, get fair pay and safe working conditions. She is best known for playing the smart high school student Andrea Zuckerman in the popular 1990s TV show Beverly Hills, 90210.
Later in her career, Carteris became a leader for actors. In 2016, she was elected president of SAG-AFTRA. This is a large union that represents over 100,000 actors and other media professionals in the United States. She served as president until 2021.
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Early Life and Education
Gabrielle Carteris was born in Scottsdale, Arizona. She has a twin brother named James. Her father's family was from Greece, and her mother is Jewish. Her parents separated when she was a baby.
After the separation, Gabrielle's mother moved with her children to San Francisco, California. There, her mother opened a children's clothing store. Gabrielle went to Redwood High School in Larkspur, California. After high school, she attended Sarah Lawrence College in New York.
Acting Career
Beverly Hills, 90210
After college, Carteris began her acting career. She often played characters who were much younger than she was. Her most famous role came in 1990 when she was cast as Andrea Zuckerman in Beverly Hills, 90210.
Andrea was the smart editor of the school newspaper. Although the character was a 15-year-old high school student, Carteris was actually 29 years old when the show started. She was the oldest cast member playing a teenager. She kept her real age a secret to get the part. Carteris was a main character on the show for five years, leaving in 1995.
After 90210
After leaving Beverly Hills, 90210, Carteris hosted her own TV talk show called Gabrielle. The show ran for one season. She continued to work as an actress in TV shows, movies, and as a voice actor for cartoons and video games.
She has appeared in many TV shows, including Touched by an Angel, Criminal Minds, and NCIS. She also did voice work for animated shows like King of the Hill and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
In 2019, she joined her old castmates for a new show called BH90210. In this series, she played both her classic character, Andrea Zuckerman, and a version of herself.
Leading an Actors' Union
In 2012, Carteris became the executive vice president of SAG-AFTRA. This union was formed when two older unions, the Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), joined together.
When the union's president, Ken Howard, passed away in 2016, Carteris became the acting president. A few weeks later, on April 9, 2016, she was officially elected president. She was re-elected by the union's members in 2017 and 2019.
As president, Carteris worked to protect actors and other members of the union. She did not run for re-election in 2021. Instead, she supported Fran Drescher, who became the next president.
Personal Life
While working on Beverly Hills, 90210, Carteris met a stockbroker named Charles Isaacs. They got married on May 3, 1992. Together, they have two daughters.
Selected Work
Carteris has appeared in many movies, TV shows, and video games. Here are some of her notable roles.
Television
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) as Andrea Zuckerman
- Touched by an Angel (1996, 1998) as April Campbell and Linda Craig
- King of the Hill (1999) as Julie (voice)
- JAG (2001) as Michelle Stoechler
- NYPD Blue (2002) as Miss Griffin
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006) as Poppy Beifong (voice)
- Criminal Minds (2010) as Nancy Campbell
- Code Black (2015) as Nurse Amy Wolfowitz
- NCIS (2018) as Julie Bell
- BH90210 (2019) as Herself / Andrea Zuckerman
Video Games
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006) as Elektra and Enchantress
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) as Additional Voices
- Bionic Commando (2009) as Jayne Magdalene
See also
In Spanish: Gabrielle Carteris para niños
