Gabrielle Brooks
Gabrielle Brooks | |
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Born | (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990 (age 34) London, England |
Alma mater | Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (BA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997–present |
Gabrielle Brooks (born 28 January 1990) is an English actress. She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical. She began her career as a child actress in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind. She is creative director of the Mawa Theatre Company and producer of the interview series BlackStage UK.
Life and career
Brooks was born and raised in London. She is half Jamaican, half Guyanese.[1] She has two sisters.[2] She attended Sir George Monoux College in Walthamstow before going on to train at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 2011.[3][4]
Brooks became interested in acting when her parents enrolled her in an after school acting programme. She got her first role at the age of 7 through her teacher's agency in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind at Aldwych Theatre.[5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Grange Hill | Gossip Girl | 1 episode[6] |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Choir member | [6] |
2007 | Coming Down the Mountain | Lisa | Television film[6] |
2008 | You Will See Life | Anne | Short film |
2021 | BlackStage UK | Documentary series; creator and producer | |
2021 | Shadow and Bone | Nadia Zhabin | Recurring role[7] |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997–2000 | Whistle Down the Wind | Lavonne | Aldwych Theatre |
2003–2004 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Sewage Child | London Palladium |
2004 | The Wizard of Oz | Dorothy Gale | (Islington Youth) Sadler's Wells Theatre |
CBBC Proms in the Park | Singer | Hyde Park | |
2005 | The Demon Headmaster | Mandy | Embassy Theatre |
2006 | BBC Children in Need | Singer | Wembley Arena / UK Tour |
2008 | Musical Mania | Elphaba | Millfield Theatre |
2012 | Avenue Q | Gary Coleman (understudy) / Ensemble / Mrs. T / Yellow Bear | Theatre Royal, Bath / UK Tour |
Our House 10th Anniversary Concert | Ensemble | Savoy Theatre | |
2013 | Hairspray | Little Inez | UK Tour |
2014 | I Can't Sing! | Chenice (understudy) / Ensemble | London Palladium |
2015 | The Book of Mormon | Nabalungi (understudy) | Prince of Wales Theatre |
2016 | Red Snapper | George | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry |
2017 | The Wizard of Oz | Dorothy Gale | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield[4] |
Queen Anne | Jezebel (understudy) | Royal Shakespeare Company, Theatre Royal Haymarket[8] | |
Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Becca | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield[9] | |
Lazarus | Teen Girl | King's Cross Theatre[10][11] | |
2018 | The Way of the World | Mincing | Donmar Warehouse[12] |
The Light Princess in Concert | Piper | Cadogan Hall[13] | |
Kwame Kwei-Armah's Twelfth Night | Viola | The Young Vic[14] | |
2018–2019 | Our Lady of Kibeho | Alphonsine | Royal & Derngate, Northampton[15] |
2019 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre[16] |
Anna Bella Eema | Two / Annabella | Arcola Theatre[17][18] | |
2021 | J'Ouvert | Nadine | Harold Pinter Theatre, London |
2021–2023 | Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical | Rita Marley | Lyric Theatre |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2022 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical | Nominated | [19] |
References
- ^ V, Tammy (1 October 2019). "Gabrielle Brooks on her role in Lisa D'Amour's 'Anna Bella Eema'". The British Blacklist. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Thompson, Jessie (21 October 2021). "Stand Up! star on Bob Marley and why theatre has work to do on race". Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "West End Actor Interviews – Gabrielle Brooks". Actor Hub. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Theatre: All off down the Yellow Brick Road". Sheffield Telegraph. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Masso, Giverny (15 January 2018). "Actor Gabrielle Brooks: 'To change in theatre, black representation needs to change in society'". The Stage. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Cast Complete for LAZARUS, Starring Michael C. Hall, in London". Broadway World. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (18 December 2019). "'Shadow And Bone': Netflix Series Adds Seven To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (8 May 2017). "Casting Complete for London's Queen Anne". Playbill. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (25 November 2016). "Full cast announced for Everybody's Talking About Jamie". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Team: Gabrielle Brooks". Lazarus Musical. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Gabrielle Brooks Cast in David Bowie and Enda Walsh's Musical 'Lazarus'". The British Blacklist. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Gabrielle Brooks: Someone needs to write about black British history". Theatre.London. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Further Casting Announced For THE LIGHT PRINCESS In Concert At Cadogan Hall". Broadway World. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Berrington, Katie (14 October 2018). "Meet Gabrielle Brooks, Shakespeare's Star On The Rise". Vogue UK. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Billington, Michael (17 January 2019). "Our Lady of Kibeho review – startling story of a heavenly 'visitation'". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Casting Announced: A Midsummer Night's Dream". Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Marshall, Jonathan (9 September 2019). "BWW Interview: Gabrielle Brooks Talks ANNA BELLA EEMA at Arcola Theatre". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Longman, Will (11 September 2019). "Gabrielle Brooks: 'Anna Bella Eema is a beautifully told story about women, growth, mental health and hope'". LondonTheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Underwood, Kitty (8 March 2022). "Nominations announced for the Olivier Awards 2022 with Mastercard". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
External links
- Gabrielle Brooks at IMDb