Sami Gayle

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Sami Gayle (born January 22, 1996 in Florida ) is an American actress who is best known for her roles in Detachment and Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York . In addition to her acting career, she is also active as a singer and dancer.

life and career

Sami Gayle was born in 1996 in a small town in southern Florida into a family of Jewish faith and grew up predominantly in the city of Weston , where she also attended the Everglades Elementary School . She started her acting career during her school education, where she was used in school theater performances and local productions. While she was not taken seriously by her classmates as an actress as a ten- or eleven-year-old and her comrades, after she got the lead role in a school play, even proposed that another classmate should get her role, Gayle was only soon after first time on Broadway in the musical Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and in the new edition of the musical Gypsy on stage.

Starting in her freshman year at high school, she completed advanced placement courses and then received instruction over the Internet, mainly through the Florida school system, as her acting career did not allow her to continue attending school regularly. After their Broadway roles as Annie Who in the White Cast of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and as Baby June in Gypsy , where she worked alongside Broadway legend Patti LuPone , among others , Gayle's first notable appearances in the film and television business followed. From 2009 she had a recurring role as Hayden Lawson in the US soap opera Young and Passionate - As Life Plays , in which she was seen in a total of three different episodes until 2010. In 2010 her TV breakthrough followed when she was cast for the crime series Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York and got one of the supporting roles as Nicky Reagan-Boyle and alongside Tom Selleck , Donnie Wahlberg , Bridget Moynahan , Will Estes , Len Cariou , Jennifer Esposito and Amy Carlson acts. This role also increased her national awareness; In addition, she won the Young Artist Awards 2012 for her engagement in Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York for a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Recurring Actress in a TV Series (Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress)" nominated.

Subsequently, Gayle was also cast in the supporting role of the underage prostitute Erica in Tony Kaye's drama Detachment at the side of screen star and Oscar winner Adrien Brody . Gayle sees detachment as a stepping stone for her future career. In addition to her engagements in film and television as well as in Broadway productions, the young actress also appeared in an off-Broadway play for the first time in May 2010 . In Jonathan Demme's off-Broadway directorial debut , Family Week , which was staged at the Lucille Lortel Theater on Christopher Street , she played the role of Kay and starred alongside Quincy Tyler Bernstine , Kathleen Chalfant and Rosemarie DeWitt . Already in September 2009 she starred in an off-off Broadway play called Martial Plans , directed by Evan Cabnet . In addition to her engagements in Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York and Detachment , Gayle also appeared in a guest role in the television series Royal Pains in 2011 and was even awarded a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Guest Actress in a TV Series - for her performance the following year. between 14 and 16 years (Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 14-16) ”nominated.

In 2012, Gayle played Alison in Stolen with Nicolas Cage , Malin Åkerman , Josh Lucas , Danny Huston and Mark Valley . In Ari Folman The Congress is as Sarah to see.

Gayle, who is also an outstanding student, ranks nationally in Public Forum Debate , in conducting public debates, and has already received two offers to enter the Tournament of Champions . Among other things, this made her one of the best debaters in the United States.

Filmography

Theatrical appearances

  • November 9, 2007 - January 6, 2008: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! → Broadway
  • March 27, 2008 - January 11, 2009: Gypsy → Broadway
  • September 1 - September 27, 2009: Martial Plans → Off-Off-Broadway
  • May 4 - May 23, 2010: Family Week → Off-Broadway

Nominations

Web links

Commons : Sami Gayle  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. Local Blue Blood Hits The Silver Screen , accessed August 9, 2012
  2. ON THE VERGE: SAMI GAYLE | ACTRESS SAMI GAYLE'S BIG-SCREEN DEBUT IN DETACHMENT. ( Memento of the original from May 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on August 9, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wmagazine.com
  3. a b c 33rd Annual Young Artist Awards , accessed August 12, 2012
  4. Martial Plans on offoffonline.com ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on August 12, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / offoffonline.com
  5. First Look at Nicolas Cage in Taken, er, Stolen (English), accessed on August 12, 2012