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English actress
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.
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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 .
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Filmography
Stage
Awards and nominations
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 .
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"West End Actor Interviews – Gabrielle Brooks" . Actor Hub . Retrieved 18 December 2019 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"Team: Gabrielle Brooks" . Lazarus Musical . Retrieved 31 January 2020 .
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"Gabrielle Brooks Cast in David Bowie and Enda Walsh's Musical 'Lazarus' " . The British Blacklist . Retrieved 31 January 2020 .
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"Gabrielle Brooks: Someone needs to write about black British history" . Theatre.London . Retrieved 31 January 2020 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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