Gabrielle Anne Carteris (born January 2, 1961) is an American actress
and trade union leader. Her best known acting role was as Andrea
Zuckerman during the early seasons of the 1990s television series
Beverly Hills, 90210.In 2012, Carteris was elected as executive vice
president of SAG-AFTRA, a trade union representing over 100,000 actors
and other professionals mainly in the United States. She assumed the
position of acting president of the union following the death of the
previous president, Ken Howard, on March 23, 2016. On April 9, 2016,
Carteris was elected SAG-AFTRA president by national board to serve
out the remainder of Howard's term. She was re-elected to the position
in August, 2017 and August, 2019 by full membership vote.Carteris was
born in Scottsdale, Arizona, to Marlene, a realtor, and Ernest J.
Carteris, a restaurant owner. She has a twin brother, James. Her
father was of Greek ancestry whereas her mother is Jewish. Her parents
separated six months after her birth. Carteris's mother moved with her
children to San Francisco, California, where she set up a children's
clothing store. While attending Redwood High School in Larkspur,
California, she took an interest in the arts, studying ballet and
performing as a mime on a European tour, at 16 years old. She
graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, in 1983, with a bachelor's
degree in liberal arts.After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College,
Carteris' early television career found her typically cast as a
teenager in such fare as ABC Afterschool Specials, CBS Schoolbreak
Special, and the long-running soap opera Another World. This trend of
playing significantly younger would continue when, in 1990, Carteris
was cast in her best known role as studious school newspaper editor
Andrea Zuckerman on Beverly Hills, 90210. At age 29, she was the
oldest cast member to portray a 15-year-old.
and trade union leader. Her best known acting role was as Andrea
Zuckerman during the early seasons of the 1990s television series
Beverly Hills, 90210.In 2012, Carteris was elected as executive vice
president of SAG-AFTRA, a trade union representing over 100,000 actors
and other professionals mainly in the United States. She assumed the
position of acting president of the union following the death of the
previous president, Ken Howard, on March 23, 2016. On April 9, 2016,
Carteris was elected SAG-AFTRA president by national board to serve
out the remainder of Howard's term. She was re-elected to the position
in August, 2017 and August, 2019 by full membership vote.Carteris was
born in Scottsdale, Arizona, to Marlene, a realtor, and Ernest J.
Carteris, a restaurant owner. She has a twin brother, James. Her
father was of Greek ancestry whereas her mother is Jewish. Her parents
separated six months after her birth. Carteris's mother moved with her
children to San Francisco, California, where she set up a children's
clothing store. While attending Redwood High School in Larkspur,
California, she took an interest in the arts, studying ballet and
performing as a mime on a European tour, at 16 years old. She
graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, in 1983, with a bachelor's
degree in liberal arts.After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College,
Carteris' early television career found her typically cast as a
teenager in such fare as ABC Afterschool Specials, CBS Schoolbreak
Special, and the long-running soap opera Another World. This trend of
playing significantly younger would continue when, in 1990, Carteris
was cast in her best known role as studious school newspaper editor
Andrea Zuckerman on Beverly Hills, 90210. At age 29, she was the
oldest cast member to portray a 15-year-old.
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