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 and won Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival in 2024.
Beth Gallagher | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Personal life
editGallagher graduated from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a Masters in Acting. She studied the Meisner and Chekhov techniques.[1]
Career
editIn 2010, Gallagher played Agnes in a production of Anita Bryant Died for Your Sins at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego, California.[2] 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.[3] In 2016, she portrayed Amelia Earhart in Amelia Lives, a production at American History Theater.[4]
Gallagher co-starred as Merryn in To Fall in Love by Jennifer Lane, which debuted at the 2017 San Diego International Fringe Festival.[5][6][7] She reprised her role in a Pacific Beach production that same year,[8] at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival,[9] a 2018 film by Michael Lewis Foster and the 2023 remake.[7]
In 2022, Gallagher was cast in a three-person zoom play called Three Years and 18 Months.[10]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Slap Worthy | Girlfriend | |
| 2017 | Refuge | Beth 'Catie' Simpson | Short film with Caroline Amiguet, Aimee La Joie, Karenssa LeGear[11] |
| 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[12] | ||
| 2023 | To Fall in Love | Merryn | |
| TBA | Sincerely Saul † | Elizabeth |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Accolades
edit| Festival / Event | Year | Award | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GI Film Festival San Diego | 2017 | Best Actress | Refuge | Nominated | [11] |
| Oceanside International Film Festival | 2024 | Best Actress in a Lead Role | To Fall in Love | Won | [13] |
References
edit- ^ "Scene Study LA: Winter Showcase". Scene Study Showcase. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "THEATER REVIEW: 'Anita Bryant' a funny '70s coming-of-age and coming-out tale". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2010-11-03. Archived from the original on 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Dixon, David (2015-02-13). "A Valentine: "I Love You 3.0" – San Diego Story". San Diego Story. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ "Amelia Earheart A Perspective". The American History Theater. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08.
- ^ Coddon, David L. (2023-10-13). "Familiar faces star in 'To Fall in Love' at San Diego International Film Festival". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Dixon, David (2019-04-11). "Questions That Could Save a Marriage – San Diego Story". San Diego Story. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ a b Accomando, Beth (2023-10-12). "San Diego International Film Festival screens local indie film 'To Fall In Love'". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ Launer, Pat (2019-04-02). "Local Playwright's Intense 'To Fall in Love' Takes Over Pacific Beach Home". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ Hegarty, Paul (2019-08-17). "To Fall in Love at Greenside Infirmary Street". Theatre Bubble. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ Coddon, David L. (2022-02-17). "Arts & Culture Newsletter: Oceanside International Film Festival is back, live and in person - The San Diego Union-Tribune". San Diego Union Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ a b "GI Film Festival San Diego Selects 12 Titles for Local Film Showcase". GI Film Festival San Diego. 2017-09-06. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "Short Film Corner 2022: Ryan Kelly". The New Current. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "OIFF 2024 AWARD WINNERS". Oceanside International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-07-27.