Gabby Beans | |
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 Beans at the 75th Tony Awards in 2022 | |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | actress, writer, producer |
Gabby Beans is an American actress, writer, and producer. She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play in 2022 for her role in the play The Skin of Our Teeth . [1]
Beans received her B.A. from Columbia University as a double major in neuroscience and theatre. [2] She received her MA in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [3]
She made her Broadway debut playing Sabina the maid in the revival of the Thorton Wilder play The Skin of Our Teeth at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in Lincoln Center. [4] [5] Greg Evans of Deadline Hollywood described her performance as "terrifically funny especially when breaking character to reveal yet another character beneath". [6] For her performance she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. [7] She also made brief appearances in TV shows such as the HBO comedy-drama series Succession, the Netflix political drama series House of Cards, and the Showtime series Ray Donovan . [5] She played Ana in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Jonah by Rachel Bond at the Laura Pels Theatre. For her performance she was nominated for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. Adam Feldman of Time Out praised her performance writing, "[Beans] delivers another charismatic and varied star turn. Even when the play is just okay, she shines." [8] In 2024 she was cast in the upcoming comedy film, Honey Don't! directed by Ethan Coen. [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Harbinger | Monique | Feature film debut | [10] |
| TBA | Honey Don't! | TBD | Filming | [11] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | I Loved You...But I Lied | Jessica | Episode: "Heart" |
| 2018 | House of Cards | Private Jenna Burton | Episode: "Chapter 66" |
| 2018 | Ray Donovan | Cara Harris | Episode: "Baby" |
| 2021 | The Good Fight | Camille | Episode: "And the Fight Had a Détente..." |
| 2021 | Succession | Lia | Episode: "Mass in Time of War" |
| 2021 | Blue Bloods | Cora Felton | Episode: "Firewall" |
| 2024 | Presumed Innocent | Mya | 8 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Marys Seacole | Mamie | The Claire Tow Theatre, Lincoln Center | |
| 2020 | Anatomy of a Suicide | Bonnie | Linda Gross Theatre, Atlantic Theatre Company | |
| 2022 | The Skin of Our Teeth | Sabina | Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center | [12] |
| 2022 | I'm Revolting | Anna | Linda Gross Theatre, Atlantic Theatre Company | [13] |
| 2024 | Jonah | Ana | Laura Pels Theatre, Roundabout Theatre Company | [14] |
| 2024 | Romeo + Juliet | Mercutio/Friar | Circle in the Square Theatre | [15] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | The Skin of Our Teeth | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Actress in a Play | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Jonah | Pending | [16] |
| 2024 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play | Won | [17] | |
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