Elizabeth Folan Gilpin (born July 21, 1986) is an American actress.
She is best known for portraying Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan in the
Netflix comedy series GLOW (2017â€"2019), for which she was nominated
for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in
a Comedy Series. She also starred as Dr. Carrie Roman in the Showtime
comedy-drama series Nurse Jackie (2013â€"2015).Gilpin starred in the
action thriller film The Hunt (2020) and has also appeared in films
such as the mystery thriller True Story (2015), the science fiction
romantic comedy Future '38 (2017), the fantasy romantic comedy Isn't
It Romantic (2019), the heartfelt drama A Dog's Journey (2019), action
comedies Stuber (2019) and Coffee & Kareem (2020), and the horror film
The Grudge (2020).Elizabeth Folan Gilpin was born in New York City on
July 21, 1986, the daughter of actors Jack Gilpin and Ann McDonough.
Her father, who is also an Episcopal priest, is a first cousin of Drew
Gilpin Faust, who was president of Harvard University from 2007 to
2018. She grew up in the South Street Seaport neighborhood of
Manhattan, where she says that her family home was "one of the only
occupied buildings on the block." Gilpin is a 2004 graduate of The
Loomis Chaffee School, and a 2008 graduate of Fordham University.
During her time at Fordham, she studied under Dianne Wiest.Gilpin
began her acting career with guest starring roles in numerous
television series, including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Fringe,
Medium, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Elementary. She
received further recognition for her starring role as Dr. Carrie Roman
in the comedy-drama series Nurse Jackie, appearing from 2013 to the
series' conclusion in 2015.
She is best known for portraying Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan in the
Netflix comedy series GLOW (2017â€"2019), for which she was nominated
for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in
a Comedy Series. She also starred as Dr. Carrie Roman in the Showtime
comedy-drama series Nurse Jackie (2013â€"2015).Gilpin starred in the
action thriller film The Hunt (2020) and has also appeared in films
such as the mystery thriller True Story (2015), the science fiction
romantic comedy Future '38 (2017), the fantasy romantic comedy Isn't
It Romantic (2019), the heartfelt drama A Dog's Journey (2019), action
comedies Stuber (2019) and Coffee & Kareem (2020), and the horror film
The Grudge (2020).Elizabeth Folan Gilpin was born in New York City on
July 21, 1986, the daughter of actors Jack Gilpin and Ann McDonough.
Her father, who is also an Episcopal priest, is a first cousin of Drew
Gilpin Faust, who was president of Harvard University from 2007 to
2018. She grew up in the South Street Seaport neighborhood of
Manhattan, where she says that her family home was "one of the only
occupied buildings on the block." Gilpin is a 2004 graduate of The
Loomis Chaffee School, and a 2008 graduate of Fordham University.
During her time at Fordham, she studied under Dianne Wiest.Gilpin
began her acting career with guest starring roles in numerous
television series, including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Fringe,
Medium, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Elementary. She
received further recognition for her starring role as Dr. Carrie Roman
in the comedy-drama series Nurse Jackie, appearing from 2013 to the
series' conclusion in 2015.
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