{{Short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person | 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 = {{url|beth-gallagher.com}} }} '''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<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://gifilmfestivalsd.org/2018/films/safe-with-me/ |title=Safe with Me |language=en-US |access-date=2024-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GI Film Festival San Diego Selects 12 Titles for Local Film Showcase |url=https://gifilmfestivalsd.org/2024/media-room/2017-media-releases/gi-film-festival-san-diego-selects-12-titles-for-local-film-showcase/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=2024 GI Film Festival San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref> and won Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival in 2024.
== Personal life == Gallagher graduated from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a Masters in Acting. She studied the Meisner and Chekhov techniques.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scene Study LA: Winter Showcase |url=https://www.scenestudyshowcase.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527124122/https://www.scenestudyshowcase.com/ |archive-date=2022-05-27 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Scene Study Showcase}}</ref>
== Career == In 2010, Gallagher played Agnes in a production of ''Anita Bryant Died for Your Sins'' at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego, California.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2010-11-03 |title=THEATER REVIEW: 'Anita Bryant' a funny '70s coming-of-age and coming-out tale |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2010/11/03/theater-review-anita-bryant-a-funny-70s-coming-of-age-and-coming-out-tale/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727165532/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2010/11/03/theater-review-anita-bryant-a-funny-70s-coming-of-age-and-coming-out-tale/ |archive-date=2024-07-27 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> 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''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=David |date=2015-02-13 |title=A Valentine: "I Love You 3.0" – San Diego Story |url=https://sandiegostory.com/a-valentine-i-love-you-3-0/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=San Diego Story}}</ref> In 2016, she portrayed Amelia Earhart in ''Amelia Lives'', a production at American History Theater.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Amelia Earheart A Perspective |url=http://www.americanhistorytheater.org/blog/2016/9/23/amelia-earheart-a-perspective |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408041539/http://www.americanhistorytheater.org/blog/2016/9/23/amelia-earheart-a-perspective |archive-date=2018-04-08 |website=The American History Theater}}</ref>
Gallagher co-starred as Merryn in ''To Fall in Love'' by Jennifer Lane, which debuted at the 2017 San Diego International Fringe Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coddon |first=David L. |date=2023-10-13 |title=Familiar faces star in 'To Fall in Love' at San Diego International Film Festival |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/movies/story/2023-10-13/san-diego-international-film-festival/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613082748/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2023/10/13/familiar-faces-star-in-to-fall-in-love-at-san-diego-international-film-festival/ |archive-date=2024-06-13 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=David |date=2019-04-11 |title=Questions That Could Save a Marriage – San Diego Story |url=https://sandiegostory.com/questions-that-could-save-a-marriage/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=San Diego Story}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Accomando |first=Beth |author-link=Beth Accomando |date=2023-10-12 |title=San Diego International Film Festival screens local indie film 'To Fall In Love' |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2023/10/12/san-diego-international-film-festival-screens-local-indie-film-to-fall-in-love |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}</ref> She reprised her role in a Pacific Beach production that same year,<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Launer |first=Pat |date=2019-04-02 |title=Local Playwright's Intense 'To Fall in Love' Takes Over Pacific Beach Home |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2019/04/01/ucsd-playwrights-intense-to-fall-in-love-takes-over-pacific-beach-home/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref> at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival,<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Hegarty |first=Paul |date=2019-08-17 |title=To Fall in Love at Greenside Infirmary Street |url=https://www.theatrebubble.com/2019/08/to-fall-in-love-at-greenside-infirmary-street/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020110259/https://www.theatrebubble.com/2019/08/to-fall-in-love-at-greenside-infirmary-street/ |archive-date=2020-10-20 |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=Theatre Bubble |language=en-GB}}</ref> a 2018 film by Michael Lewis Foster and the 2023 remake.<ref name=":4" />
In 2022, Gallagher was cast in a three-person zoom play called ''Three Years and 18 Months''.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Coddon |first=David L. |date=2022-02-17 |title=Arts & Culture Newsletter: Oceanside International Film Festival is back, live and in person - The San Diego Union-Tribune |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/newsletter/2022-02-17/arts-culture-newsletter-arts-culture |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217135750/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/newsletter/2022-02-17/arts-culture-newsletter-arts-culture |archive-date=2022-02-17 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=San Diego Union Tribune}}</ref>
== Stage credits == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Location !Notes |- |2010 |''Anita Bryant Died For Your Sins'' |Agnes |Diversionary Theatre |Directed by Shana Wride<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Beth Gallagher |url=https://www.rcs.ac.uk/bio/beth-gallagher/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" |2012 |''Barefoot in the Park'' |Corie Bratter | rowspan="2" |Patio Playhouse, Escondido, California | |- |''Fat Pig'' |Jeannie | |- |''Hipsters: Moving Arts’ Car Plays'' |Chick | rowspan="2" |Without Walls Festival, La Jolla Playhouse | rowspan="2" |Directed by Michael Schwartz<ref name=":8" /> |- |2013 |''The Car Plays: Interchange'' |Mary |- |2014 |''Gruesome Playground Injuries'' |Kayleen |Max Fischer Players |Directed by Michael Schwartz<ref name=":8" /> |- |2015 |''Disappearing Act'' |Emma |InnerMission Theatre | |- | rowspan="3" |2016 |''When the Rain Stops Falling'' |Elizabeth Law | rowspan="2" |Cygnet Theatre |Directed by Rob Lutfy<ref name=":8" /> |- |''A Christmas Carol'' |Various | |- |''Amelia Lives'' |Amelia Earhart |American History Theatre, San Diego, California | |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |''Loves and Hours'' |Rebecca | rowspan="2" |Scripps Ranch Theatre | |- |''Flemming: An American Thriller'' |Karen Flemming | |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |''Titus Andronicus'' |Marcus Andronicus | rowspan="2" |Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |Directed by Gordon Barr<ref name=":8" /> |- |''Splendour'' |Genevieve |Directed by Matthew Bentley<ref name=":8" /> |- |2019 |''To Fall In Love'' |Merryn Thomas |Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland |Directed by Jacole Kitchen<ref name=":8" /> |}
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2016 |''Slap Worthy'' |Girlfriend | |- | rowspan="3" |2017 |''Refuge'' |Beth 'Catie' Simpson |Short film with Caroline Amiguet, Aimee La Joie, Karenssa LeGear<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-09-06 |title=GI Film Festival San Diego Selects 12 Titles for Local Film Showcase |url=https://gifilmfestivalsd.org/2022/media-room/2017-media-releases/gi-film-festival-san-diego-selects-12-titles-for-local-film-showcase/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518035251/https://gifilmfestivalsd.org/2022/media-room/2017-media-releases/gi-film-festival-san-diego-selects-12-titles-for-local-film-showcase/ |archive-date=2022-05-18 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=GI Film Festival San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |''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 |- | rowspan="3" |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'' |Grace |Short film selected for Cannes Short Film Corner 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Short Film Corner 2022: Ryan Kelly |url=https://www.thenewcurrent.co.uk/ryan-kelly |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628002816/https://www.thenewcurrent.co.uk/ryan-kelly |archive-date=2022-06-28 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=The New Current |language=en}}</ref> |- |2023 |''To Fall in Love'' |Merryn | |- |2024 |''Sincerely Saul'' |Elizabeth | |} == Accolades == {| class="wikitable" !Festival / Event !Year !Award !Title !Result !Ref. |- |GI Film Festival San Diego |2017 |Best Actress |''Refuge'' |{{nom}} |<ref name=":0" /> |- |Oceanside International Film Festival |2024 |Best Actress in a Lead Role |''To Fall in Love'' |{{won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=OIFF 2024 AWARD WINNERS |url=https://osidefilm.org/2024winners/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Oceanside International Film Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=6015518}} * [http://beth-gallagher.com Official site]
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