Gabrielle Christian
Encyclopedia
Gabrielle Christian is an American actress and singer best known for her portrayal of Spencer Carlin
in The N original series South of Nowhere
and her portrayal of Colby Robson in the web series Girltrash!
and its musical prequel film Girltrash!: All Night Long. In addition, she has also guest starred on Drake & Josh
, Windfall, Without a Trace
, and What Should You Do?
.
to parents Gabe and Joani. She grew up in Cheverly, Maryland
. She began performing in plays at age 12. She has four sisters (Gen, Steph, Jules, Ili). Christian acquired her first acting job while she still attending high school at Eleanor Roosevelt High School located in Greenbelt, Maryland
, on the television series Young Americans
. She studied one and half years of theater at the University of Pittsburgh
, before relocating to Los Angeles, California
after landing roles on several television series.
, Without a Trace
, Drake & Josh
television series's. Her most notable role was portraying Spencer Carlin
on The N’s
hit television series South of Nowhere
which aired for three seasons between 2005–2008. Outside of South Of Nowhere Christian has appeared on several other television series, she appeared on CSI: Miami
as Amy Hobbs in the Season six episode Permanent Vacation. In 2006 she appeared as Miranda Keyton in the Truth Be Told and Priceless episodes of Windfall
. In 2007 Christian portrayed Colby Robson in Angela Robinson
's Girltrash!
web-series along side South of Nowhere co-star Mandy Musgrave. In 2008 she appeared in the Atomic No. 33 episode of Numb3rs
. Also in 2008 she appeared in the web-series 3Way as Cindy Shims, however her episodeLadycops, was not posted as a regular episode during the duration of the series. In 2010 she appeared as Justine Grogan the daughter of Abbey Grogan (Jennifer Grey
) on the Unplanned Parenthood
episode of House
. In August 2011 she guest starred on The Protector as lab assistant Laurel Nash. Christian has two films yet to be released the first being You're Cordially Uninvited where she portrays Rose, A woman whom is getting ready to get married to another woman Lisa, but wishes not to have to face her parents and how they’ll react to it. The Second film yet to be released is the Musical prequel to the Girltrash! web-series titled Girltrash: All Night Long
where she will once again portray Colby Robson.
On June 2, 2011 Christian released her first single entitled Kissing Mandy to iTunes
.
(SIDS) organization. This organization was created by her mother after the loss of her son in 1991. She uses the surname Christian in memory of her brother. Her mother has written a book, often known as the SIDS "Bible". The book features a poem Christian wrote when she was 8.
Christian became the spokesperson for the organization FAIR Fund, which works to engage youth in the areas of anti-trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault prevention. She hosts cocktail events to showcase jewelry made by girls participating in the JewelGirls program. Christian's father is from Hungary. She speaks fluent Hungarian, conversational French, and basic Russian.
Christian maintains close friendships with follow South of Nowhere cast members Maeve Quinlan
and Mandy Musgrave
. Christian married long time boyfriend Justin Mentzer on July 11, 2009 at Saint Timothy's Chapel in Mentzer's home town of Drummond, Montana
with the reception held at the Mentzer's family ranch.
Spencer Carlin
Spencer Carlin is a fictional character from the television series South of Nowhere. Spencer attends King High, the central setting for the show...
in The N original series South of Nowhere
South of Nowhere
South of Nowhere is an American teen drama television series created by Thomas W. Lynch. Aimed primarily at teenagers, it first aired on November 4, 2005 and was one of six original series on The N. The second half of the third and final season aired October 10, 2008 and the final episode aired on...
and her portrayal of Colby Robson in the web series Girltrash!
Girltrash!
Girltrash! is a web series written and directed by Angela Robinson. It originally aired on ourchart.com from June to August 2007. It stars Michelle Lombardo, Lisa Rieffel, Gabrielle Christian, and Mandy Musgrave.-Plot:...
and its musical prequel film Girltrash!: All Night Long. In addition, she has also guest starred on Drake & Josh
Drake & Josh
Drake & Josh is an American sitcom that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network on January 11, 2004, which follows the lives of two stepbrothers. It stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck as stepbrothers Drake Parker and Josh Nichols, respectively. Both actors had played roles in The Amanda Show,...
, Windfall, Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
, and What Should You Do?
What Should You Do?
What Should You Do? is an American reality series that aired on Lifetime from April 2003 to January 2004.-Overview:Hosted by Leeza Gibbons, the program recreates real-life stories of life-threatening or emergency situations and dilemmas, such as a car plunging off a bridge into a river or getting...
.
Early life and career
Christian was born Gabrielle Christian Horchler in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
to parents Gabe and Joani. She grew up in Cheverly, Maryland
Cheverly, Maryland
Cheverly is a town in central Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., United States. The town was founded in 1918 and it was incorporated in 1931. Cheverly had 6,433 residents as of the 2000 Census....
. She began performing in plays at age 12. She has four sisters (Gen, Steph, Jules, Ili). Christian acquired her first acting job while she still attending high school at Eleanor Roosevelt High School located in Greenbelt, Maryland
Greenbelt, Maryland
Greenbelt is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Contained within today's City of Greenbelt is the historic planned community now known locally as "Old Greenbelt" and designated as the Greenbelt Historic District...
, on the television series Young Americans
Young Americans (TV series)
Young Americans is an American television drama created by Steven Antin. The show debuted on July 12, 2000 on The WB network as a summer replacement for, and spin-off from, another Columbia TriStar Television production, Dawson's Creek. The series was originally ordered for the fall 1999-2000...
. She studied one and half years of theater at the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
, before relocating to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
after landing roles on several television series.
Career
Christian relocated to Los Angeles after landing roles on the What Should You Do?What Should You Do?
What Should You Do? is an American reality series that aired on Lifetime from April 2003 to January 2004.-Overview:Hosted by Leeza Gibbons, the program recreates real-life stories of life-threatening or emergency situations and dilemmas, such as a car plunging off a bridge into a river or getting...
, Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
, Drake & Josh
Drake & Josh
Drake & Josh is an American sitcom that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network on January 11, 2004, which follows the lives of two stepbrothers. It stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck as stepbrothers Drake Parker and Josh Nichols, respectively. Both actors had played roles in The Amanda Show,...
television series's. Her most notable role was portraying Spencer Carlin
Spencer Carlin
Spencer Carlin is a fictional character from the television series South of Nowhere. Spencer attends King High, the central setting for the show...
on The N’s
TeenNick
TeenNick, formerly The N, is an American television network aimed at the teenage market. TeenNick is owned by the MTV Networks subsidiary, Viacom. The channel was originally known as The N from its April 1, 2002 launch until September 28, 2009....
hit television series South of Nowhere
South of Nowhere
South of Nowhere is an American teen drama television series created by Thomas W. Lynch. Aimed primarily at teenagers, it first aired on November 4, 2005 and was one of six original series on The N. The second half of the third and final season aired October 10, 2008 and the final episode aired on...
which aired for three seasons between 2005–2008. Outside of South Of Nowhere Christian has appeared on several other television series, she appeared on CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
as Amy Hobbs in the Season six episode Permanent Vacation. In 2006 she appeared as Miranda Keyton in the Truth Be Told and Priceless episodes of Windfall
Windfall
Windfall is a serial drama television series about a group of people in an unnamed small city who win almost $400 000 000 in a lottery. The series premiered Thursday, June 8, 2006 on NBC, taking the time slot occupied by ER during the rest of the year.On August 31, 2006, NBC announced the show's...
. In 2007 Christian portrayed Colby Robson in Angela Robinson
Angela Robinson
Angela Robinson is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer.-Early life:Robinson was born in San Francisco, California and later grew up in Los Angeles. Robinson completed a B.A...
's Girltrash!
Girltrash!
Girltrash! is a web series written and directed by Angela Robinson. It originally aired on ourchart.com from June to August 2007. It stars Michelle Lombardo, Lisa Rieffel, Gabrielle Christian, and Mandy Musgrave.-Plot:...
web-series along side South of Nowhere co-star Mandy Musgrave. In 2008 she appeared in the Atomic No. 33 episode of Numb3rs
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...
. Also in 2008 she appeared in the web-series 3Way as Cindy Shims, however her episodeLadycops, was not posted as a regular episode during the duration of the series. In 2010 she appeared as Justine Grogan the daughter of Abbey Grogan (Jennifer Grey
Jennifer Grey
Jennifer Elise Grey is an American actress. Her first major roles came in the 1984 war film Red Dawn and the 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off. In 1987 she starred as Frances "Baby" Houseman in the hit film Dirty Dancing for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. In the early 1990s, Grey...
) on the Unplanned Parenthood
Unplanned Parenthood (House)
"Unplanned Parenthood" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the American medical drama House. It first aired on October 18, 2010.-Plot:...
episode of House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
. In August 2011 she guest starred on The Protector as lab assistant Laurel Nash. Christian has two films yet to be released the first being You're Cordially Uninvited where she portrays Rose, A woman whom is getting ready to get married to another woman Lisa, but wishes not to have to face her parents and how they’ll react to it. The Second film yet to be released is the Musical prequel to the Girltrash! web-series titled Girltrash: All Night Long
Girltrash: All Night Long
Girltrash: All Night Long is an upcoming rock musical film directed by Alexandra Kondracke. The screenplay was written by Angela Robinson and is a prequel to Robinson's Girltrash! web series...
where she will once again portray Colby Robson.
On June 2, 2011 Christian released her first single entitled Kissing Mandy to iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
.
Personal life
Christian helps her mother with the Sudden infant death syndromeSudden infant death syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome is marked by the sudden death of an infant that is unexpected by medical history, and remains unexplained after a thorough forensic autopsy and a detailed death scene investigation. An infant is at the highest risk for SIDS during sleep, which is why it is sometimes...
(SIDS) organization. This organization was created by her mother after the loss of her son in 1991. She uses the surname Christian in memory of her brother. Her mother has written a book, often known as the SIDS "Bible". The book features a poem Christian wrote when she was 8.
Christian became the spokesperson for the organization FAIR Fund, which works to engage youth in the areas of anti-trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault prevention. She hosts cocktail events to showcase jewelry made by girls participating in the JewelGirls program. Christian's father is from Hungary. She speaks fluent Hungarian, conversational French, and basic Russian.
Christian maintains close friendships with follow South of Nowhere cast members Maeve Quinlan
Maeve Quinlan
Maeve Anne Quinlan is an American actress and former professional tennis player. She is best known for starring in the critically acclaimed hit series South of Nowhere, which received two nominations in a row for Best Drama at the GLAAD Media Awards, and she has a recurring role on...
and Mandy Musgrave
Mandy Musgrave
Mandy Musgrave is an American actress and singer. Best known for her portrayal of Ashley Davies on the television series South of Nowhere, as well as portraying Misty Monroe in the web series Girltrash! and its musical prequel film Girltrash!: All Night Long...
. Christian married long time boyfriend Justin Mentzer on July 11, 2009 at Saint Timothy's Chapel in Mentzer's home town of Drummond, Montana
Drummond, Montana
Drummond is a town in Granite County, Montana, United States. The population was 318 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Drummond is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
with the reception held at the Mentzer's family ranch.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | American Gun American Gun American Gun is a 2005 film produced by Participant Productions, IFC Films, IFC First Take, and Spirit Dance Entertainment. It was written in 2001 by Steven Bagatourian and Aric Avelino and directed by Avelino as his directorial debut.... |
Girl | |
| 2007 | South of Pico South of Pico South of Pico is a 2007 character-driven drama film written and directed by Ernst Gossner set in Los Angeles.-Plot:Four strangers witness an unimaginable tragedy and are catapulted into the defining moment of their lives... |
Astrid | |
| 2011 | Girltrash!: All Night Long | Colby Robson | Starring role |
| You're Cordially Uninvited | Rose | Starring role | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Young Americans Young Americans (TV series) Young Americans is an American television drama created by Steven Antin. The show debuted on July 12, 2000 on The WB network as a summer replacement for, and spin-off from, another Columbia TriStar Television production, Dawson's Creek. The series was originally ordered for the fall 1999-2000... |
Grace Banks | 3 episodes: "Cinderbella", "Winning Isn't Everything" and "Gone" |
| 2003 | What Should You Do? What Should You Do? What Should You Do? is an American reality series that aired on Lifetime from April 2003 to January 2004.-Overview:Hosted by Leeza Gibbons, the program recreates real-life stories of life-threatening or emergency situations and dilemmas, such as a car plunging off a bridge into a river or getting... |
Tai | |
| 2004 | Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:... |
Monica | Episode: "In The Dark Without a Trace (season 3) The third season of Without a Trace premiered September 23, 2004 on CBS and concluded May 19, 2005. There are 23 episodes in this season.The third season of Without a Trace has not been released on dvd in region 1 but was released in region 2 in Germany on July 14, 2006 on and in the UK on July 24,... " |
| 2006 | Windfall Windfall Windfall is a serial drama television series about a group of people in an unnamed small city who win almost $400 000 000 in a lottery. The series premiered Thursday, June 8, 2006 on NBC, taking the time slot occupied by ER during the rest of the year.On August 31, 2006, NBC announced the show's... |
Miranda Keyton | 2 episodes:"Truth Be Told" and "Priceless" |
| 2005–2007 | Drake & Josh Drake & Josh Drake & Josh is an American sitcom that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network on January 11, 2004, which follows the lives of two stepbrothers. It stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck as stepbrothers Drake Parker and Josh Nichols, respectively. Both actors had played roles in The Amanda Show,... |
Lucy | 2 episodes: "Girl Power" and "The Storm" |
| 2005–2008 | South of Nowhere South of Nowhere South of Nowhere is an American teen drama television series created by Thomas W. Lynch. Aimed primarily at teenagers, it first aired on November 4, 2005 and was one of six original series on The N. The second half of the third and final season aired October 10, 2008 and the final episode aired on... |
Spencer Carlin Spencer Carlin Spencer Carlin is a fictional character from the television series South of Nowhere. Spencer attends King High, the central setting for the show... |
Starring role |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Amy Hobbs | Episode: "Permanent Vacation" |
| 2008 | Numb3rs NUMB3RS Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes... |
Audrey Doran | Episode: "Atomic No. 33" |
| 2010 | House House (TV series) House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in... |
Justine | Episode:Unplanned Parenthood Unplanned Parenthood (House) "Unplanned Parenthood" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the American medical drama House. It first aired on October 18, 2010.-Plot:... |
| 2011 | The Protector | Laurel Nash | Episode:Rats |
| 2011 | The Middle The Middle (TV series) The Middle is an American situation comedy television series that premiered on ABC on September 30, 2009. The show features Frances "Frankie" Heck , a working-class, Midwestern woman married to Mike Heck who resides in the small fictional town of Orson, Indiana. They are the parents of three... |
Mini-Mart Cashier | Episode:Thanksgiving III |
Other work
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | How to Save a Life How to Save a Life How to Save a Life is the debut album by The Fray. Released on September 13, 2005 through Epic Records, the record charted in the top 15 on the Billboard 200 and was a top ten hit in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK... |
Girl Going To Prom | Music video Music video A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings... |
| Joe Lies | High School Girl | Short film | |
| 2007 | Girltrash! Girltrash! Girltrash! is a web series written and directed by Angela Robinson. It originally aired on ourchart.com from June to August 2007. It stars Michelle Lombardo, Lisa Rieffel, Gabrielle Christian, and Mandy Musgrave.-Plot:... |
Colby Robson | Web series Web series A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept... |
| 2008 | 3Way | Cindy Shimms | Web series Web series A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept... |
| 2009 | John Dunn's Last Runn | Stephanie | Short Film |
Discography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kissing Mandy | Single |