Gabrielle Brooks
Gabrielle Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 January 1990 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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical | Nominated | [19] |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.