Betty Gilpin

Biography

Betty Gilpin is an American actress who built her career from guest spots on television series into leading roles in comedy and genre shows. Born in New York City, she appeared in programs including Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Fringe before landing the part of Dr. Carrie Roman on Nurse Jackie from 2013 to 2015. Her breakthrough came as Debbie Eagan, the wrestler known as Liberty Belle, in the Netflix series GLOW, a role that brought her three Emmy nominations for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy. She starred as a nun battling artificial intelligence in Mrs. Davis, played Mo Dean in Gaslit, and appeared in films including True Story (2015), Isn't It Romantic (2019), A Dog's Journey (2019), Stuber (2019), The Grudge (2020), The Hunt (2020) and The Tomorrow War (2021). She won a Critics' Choice Super Award for The Hunt.

40years old

Turns 41 on July 21in 280 days

Born July 21, 1986New York City
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Also credited as Elizabeth Folan Gilpin and Betty Folan Gilpin

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 18 years2008 to 2026

Genres

Comedy50%, 6 films
Drama42%, 5 films
Action33%, 4 films
Romance33%, 4 films
Crime25%, 3 films

First and latest

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First role
In early 2025, Gilpin took over from Cole Escola as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!, marking her Broadway debut, for an engagement lasting eight weeks.
Big break
Betty Gilpin starred as Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan in GLOW, the Netflix comedy-drama series that drew its inspiration from Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, a female professional wrestling league of the 1980s.
Behind the camera
In September 2022, Gilpin released All the Women in My Brain: And Other Concerns, a collection made up of 20 essays.

Betty Gilpin movies on Netflix

Office Romance2026IMDb rating 5.8as Sydney Bloom
The Social Reckoning2026IMDb rating 6.7as Kris
The Tomorrow War2021IMDb rating 6.6as Emmy Forester
Coffee & Kareem2020IMDb rating 5.2as Detective Watts
The Hunt2020IMDb rating 6.6as Crystal
A Dog's Journey2019IMDb rating 7.5as Gloria
Isn't It Romantic2019IMDb rating 5.9as Whitney
Stuber2019IMDb rating 6.2as Becca
The Grudge2019IMDb rating 4.4as Nina Spencer
True Story2015IMDb rating 6.3as Cheryl Frank
Take Care2014IMDb rating 6.0as Jodi
Death in Love2008IMDb rating 4.6as Young Model

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Hunt2020 Action, Horror, Thrilleras Crystal
IMDb rating 6.6158K votes
The Tomorrow War2021 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Emmy Forester
IMDb rating 6.6258K votes
A Dog's Journey2019as Gloria
IMDb rating 7.534K votes
Isn't It Romantic2019as Whitney
IMDb rating 5.978K votes
The Grudge2019as Nina Spencer
IMDb rating 4.433K votes
Office Romance2026as Sydney Bloom
IMDb rating 5.824K votes
Stuber2019as Becca
IMDb rating 6.255K votes
Coffee & Kareem2020as Detective Watts
IMDb rating 5.216K votes

Worked with

Betty Gilpin shares two films with Ethan Suplee, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ethan Suplee

J.K. Simmons

Lin Shaye

Dennis Quaid

James Franco

Bradley WhitfordMichael DowseDirector, 2 films

Films together

Ethan Suplee2 films together, 2015 to 2020
Ethan Suplee's page
- The Hunt2020IMDb rating 6.6Gilpin as CrystalSuplee as (Shut the F*** Up) Gary
- True Story2015IMDb rating 6.3Gilpin as Cheryl FrankSuplee as Pat Frato
J.K. Simmons1 film together, 2021
J.K. Simmons's page
- The Tomorrow War2021IMDb rating 6.6Gilpin as Emmy ForesterSimmons as James Forester
Lin Shaye1 film together, 2019
Lin Shaye's page
- The Grudge2019IMDb rating 4.4Gilpin as Nina SpencerShaye as Faith Matheson
Dennis Quaid1 film together, 2019
Dennis Quaid's page
- A Dog's Journey2019IMDb rating 7.5Gilpin as GloriaQuaid as Ethan
James Franco1 film together, 2015
James Franco's page
- True Story2015IMDb rating 6.3Gilpin as Cheryl FrankFranco as Christian Longo
Bradley Whitford1 film together, 2026
Bradley Whitford's page
- Office Romance2026IMDb rating 5.8Gilpin as Sydney BloomWhitford as Peter Vance
Michael DowseDirector, 2 films, 2019 to 2020
All films by Michael Dowse
- Coffee & Kareem2020IMDb rating 5.2Gilpin as Detective Watts
- Stuber2019IMDb rating 6.2Gilpin as Becca

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Betty Gilpin's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Emmy Awards
2026	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Widow's Bay	Won

Online

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