Beth Gallagher | |
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Alma mater | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2010–present |
Known for | To Fall in Love and its film adaptation |
Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role at 13th Oceanside International Film Festival |
Website | beth-gallagher |
Beth Gallagher is an American actress who starred in the play To Fall in Love (2017) and the 2023 film adaptation of the same name. She portrayed Amelia Earhart in a stage production and Shelley Duvall in a parody short film. Gallagher was nominated for Best Actress at the 2017 GI Film Festival San Diego [1] [2] and won Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival in 2024.
Gallagher graduated from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a Masters in Acting. She studied the Meisner and Chekhov techniques. [3]
In 2010, Gallagher played Agnes in a production of Anita Bryant Died for Your Sins at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego, California. [4] In 2015, she co-starred with Whitney Shay and Alexandra Slade in a University of California, San Diego production called San Diego, I Love You 3.0. [5] In 2016, she portrayed Amelia Earhart in Amelia Lives, a production at American History Theater. [6]
Gallagher co-starred as Merryn in To Fall in Love by Jennifer Lane, which debuted at the 2017 San Diego International Fringe Festival. [7] [8] [9] She reprised her role in a Pacific Beach production that same year, [10] at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, [11] a 2018 film by Michael Lewis Foster and the 2023 remake. [9]
In 2022, Gallagher was cast in a three-person zoom play called Three Years and 18 Months. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Location | Notes |
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2010 | Anita Bryant Died For Your Sins | Agnes | Diversionary Theatre | Directed by Shana Wride [13] |
2012 | Barefoot in the Park | Corie Bratter | Patio Playhouse, Escondido, California | |
Fat Pig | Jeannie | |||
Hipsters: Moving Arts’ Car Plays | Chick | Without Walls Festival, La Jolla Playhouse | Directed by Michael Schwartz [13] | |
2013 | The Car Plays: Interchange | Mary | ||
2014 | Gruesome Playground Injuries | Kayleen | Max Fischer Players | Directed by Michael Schwartz [13] |
2015 | Disappearing Act | Emma | InnerMission Theatre | |
2016 | When the Rain Stops Falling | Elizabeth Law | Cygnet Theatre | Directed by Rob Lutfy [13] |
A Christmas Carol | Various | |||
Amelia Lives | Amelia Earhart | American History Theatre, San Diego, California | ||
2017 | Loves and Hours | Rebecca | Scripps Ranch Theatre | |
Flemming: An American Thriller | Karen Flemming | |||
2018 | Titus Andronicus | Marcus Andronicus | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | Directed by Gordon Barr [13] |
Splendour | Genevieve | Directed by Matthew Bentley [13] | ||
2019 | To Fall In Love | Merryn Thomas | Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland | Directed by Jacole Kitchen [13] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Slap Worthy | Girlfriend | |
2017 | Refuge | Beth 'Catie' Simpson | Short film with Caroline Amiguet, Aimee La Joie, Karenssa LeGear [14] |
Jordan Hates the Writing | Shelley Duvall | Short film parody of The Shining | |
Safe with Me | Short film | ||
2018 | To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This | Merryn | |
2019 | In the Absence of Eden | Arianna | Short film |
2021 | The 5th of April | Courtney | Short film |
Sides | Beth | Also story credit and producer, web series, 10 episodes, directed by Michael Lewis Foster and written by Jordan Jacobo | |
Sunken Holiday | Short film selected for Cannes Short Film Corner 2022 [15] | ||
2023 | To Fall in Love | Merryn | |
TBA | Sincerely Saul† | Elizabeth |
† | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Festival / Event | Year | Award | Title | Result | Ref. |
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GI Film Festival San Diego | 2017 | Best Actress | Refuge | Nominated | [14] |
Oceanside International Film Festival | 2024 | Best Actress in a Lead Role | To Fall in Love | Won | [16] |