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Elizabeth "Betty" Gilpin (born July 21, 1986) is an American actress. She portrayed Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan in the comedy series GLOW (2017–2019), 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 (2013–2015). In 2023, she starred in the lead role as a nun who battles A.I. in the Peacock science-fiction series Mrs. Davis.

Gilpin has appeared in the mystery thriller film True Story (2015), the science-fiction romantic comedy Future '38 (2017), the fantasy romantic comedy Isn't It Romantic (2019), the drama A Dog's Journey (2019), and the action comedy Stuber (2019). In 2020, Gilpin starred in the horror film The Grudge, the satiric thriller film The Hunt, and the action comedy Coffee & Kareem. For The Hunt, she won a Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie.


Early life
Gilpin was born on July 21, 1986, the daughter of actors and Ann McDonough. Her father, also an Episcopal priest, is a first cousin of Drew Gilpin Faust, the president of Harvard University from 2007 to 2018. Elizabeth grew up in the South Street Seaport neighborhood of , where she says that her family home was "one of the only occupied buildings on the block" and the area where she lived was a fish market. Elizabeth Gilpin is a 2004 graduate of the Loomis Chaffee School and graduated from Fordham University in 2008. During her time at Fordham, she studied under .


Career
Gilpin began her acting career with guest starring roles in television series including , Fringe, Medium, , and Elementary. She received further recognition for her starring role as Dr. Carrie Roman in the Showtime comedy-drama series , appearing from 2013 to the series' conclusion in 2015. She has also appeared off-Broadway in productions Heartless, I'm Gonna Pray for You So Hard, and We Live Here. Gilpin had supporting roles in the films Ghost Town (2008), Take Care (2014), True Story (2015), and Future '38 (2017). Her breakthrough came with her starring role as Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan in the comedy-drama series GLOW (2017–2019), which was inspired by the 1980s female professional wrestling league Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. She received critical acclaim and award nominations for her performance including three Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Between 2019 and 2020, Gilpin appeared in the fantasy romantic comedy film Isn't It Romantic, the comedy-drama film A Dog's Journey, the action comedy film Stuber, and the action horror film The Hunt. In 2021, she appeared in the science fiction action movie The Tomorrow War. In the same year, Gilpin was set to star in the series Blood Sugar. In 2022, she appeared as Mo Dean in the political thriller limited series Gaslit. She received recognition for her role with a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries. In the same year, she appeared in an episode of the Apple TV+ anthology series Roar.

In September 2022, she published a collection of 20 essays titled All the Women in My Brain: And Other Concerns. In 2023, Gilpin starred as Sister Simone / Elizabeth Abbott, a nun who battles artificial intelligence in the Peacock science fiction series Mrs. Davis. For her performance, Gilpin received critical acclaim and was nominated for the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama. She had a main voice role as Irene in the Netflix animated adventure series Skull Island.

In 2025, Gilpin starred in the Netflix Western production American Primeval with , in which she played a woman seeking to cross the frontier with her young son amid hostilities between Mormon Militias, Indians, and the federal government. She also played Lucretia Garfield in the Netflix miniseries Death by Lightning. She made her debut taking over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln from in Oh, Mary!, for an eight-week engagement in early 2025.


Personal life
While in high school at Loomis Chafee School, Gilpin dated actor and musician . In 2016, she married actor Cosmo Pfeil and their daughter was born in November 2020. In May 2024, Gilpin’s second daughter was born.


Filmography

Film
2008Death in LoveYoung Model
Ghost TownWWII Nurse
2009The Northern KingdomCarissa
2014Beach PillowsKarla
Take CareJodi
2015True StoryCheryl Frank
2017Future '38Banky
2019Isn't It RomanticWhitney
A Dog's JourneyGloria Mitchell
StuberBecca
2020The GrudgeNina Spencer
The HuntCrystal Creasey
Coffee & KareemDetective Linda Watts
2021The Tomorrow WarEmmy Forester
2026The Social Reckoning Filming
Office Romance Post-production
TBAAlone at Dawn Filming


Television
2006Amanda DockertyEpisode: "The War at Home"
2008New AmsterdamMarika SolowayEpisode: "Golden Boy"
FringeLoraine DaisyEpisode: "The Same Old Story"
2009Stacey Hayes-FitzgeraldEpisode: "Playing Dead"
Abigail Allen / Margo StanfordEpisode: "The E.I.D."
Law & OrderPaige ReganEpisode: "For the Defense"
2010The Good WifeMollyEpisode: "Painkiller"
Past LifeCorrineEpisode: "Dead Man Talking"
MediumKim ClementEpisode: "Allison Rolen Got Married"
2012Natalie RelaisEpisode: ""
2013–2015Dr. Carrie Roman34 episodes
2015The WalkerRoz8 episodes
The Mysteries of LauraIsabel Van DorenEpisode: "The Mystery of the Watery Grave"
2016ElementaryFiona Helbron4 episodes
Mercy StreetEliza Foster2 episodes
Masters of SexDr. Nancy Leveau9 episodes
2017American GodsAudrey2 episodes
2017–2019GLOWDebbie Eagan30 episodes
2018–2021Laurie Jupiter / Louisa von Trapp / (voice)2 episodes
2022GaslitMaureen Kane Dean8 episodes
RoarAmeliaEpisode: "The Woman Who Was Kept on a Shelf"
2023Mrs. DavisSister Simone / Elizabeth Abbott8 episodes
Skull IslandIrene (voice)6 episodes
2024Three WomenLinaLead role
2025American PrimevalSara RowellMiniseries
Amy Edwards3 episodes
Death by LightningLucretia GarfieldMiniseries
Hal & HarperKateSupporting role; miniseries


Theatre
2008Good Boys and TrueCheryl MoodySecond Stage Theater
2008Boys' LifeLisaSecond Stage TheaterOff-Broadway
2009What is the Cause of ThunderOpheliaWilliamstown Theatre FestivalRegional
2010IzzyManhattan Theatre ClubOff-Broadway
2010The Language ArchiveEmmaRoundabout Theatre CompanyOff-Broadway
2011Fish EyeAnnaHere Arts Center (Colt Coeur)Off-Broadway
2011We Live HereDinahManhattan Theatre ClubOff-Broadway
2012HeartlessElizabethSignature Theatre CompanyOff-Broadway
2013Where We're BornLily MarinoRattlestick Playwrights TheaterOff-Broadway
2015I'm Gonna Pray For You So HardEllaAtlantic Theater CompanyOff-Broadway
2015AWilliamstown Theatre FestivalRegional
2016BarcelonaIreneRegional
2025Oh, Mary!Mary Todd LincolnLyceum TheatreBroadway


Podcasts
2021Commander Taylor Fullerton11 episodes


Awards and nominations
2018Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Gold Derby AwardsBest Comedy Supporting Actress
Best Breakthrough Performer of the Year
Best Ensemble of the Year
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
22nd OFTA Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2019Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2020Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2021Critics' Choice Super AwardsBest Actress in an Action Movie
2022Hollywood Critics Association TV AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series
Women's Image Network AwardsOutstanding Actress in a Made For Television Movie / Limited Series
2023Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
Television Critics Association AwardsIndividual Achievement in Drama
2024Critics' Choice Super AwardsBest Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Independent Spirit AwardsBest Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series
2025Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
Independent Spirit AwardsBest Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series
2025Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries


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