Gayle Rankin is a Scottish actress, best known as Sheila the She-Wolf in the TV series GLOW.[1] She also played the role of Queen Victoria in The Greatest Showman and Emily Dodson in HBO's Perry Mason.
Gayle Rankin | |
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Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012–present |
Rankin trained at the Juilliard School in New York City, the first Scot to win a place there.[2][3][1]
In 2012, Rankin made her acting debut in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[4] In 2017, Rankin began appearing on Glow, as Sheila the She-Wolf.[5] It premiered on 23 June 2017, on Netflix.[6] The show was renewed for a third season[7] which premiered on 9 August 2019.
In 2017, Rankin appeared in The Meyerowitz Stories, directed by Noah Baumbach. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and was released by Netflix on 13 October 2017.[8][9] That same year, she appeared in The Greatest Showman opposite Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams.[10][11]
In 2018, Rankin appeared in Irreplaceable You, directed by Stephanie Laing, opposite Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michiel Huisman. It was released by Netflix on 16 February 2018.[12] That same year, she appeared in In a Relationship directed by Sam Boyd, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on 20 April 2018,[13] and in Her Smell, directed by Alex Ross Perry, opposite Elisabeth Moss and Agyness Deyn.[14]
In 2020, she was cast as Emily Dodson, the mother of Charlie Dodson, a 1-year-old child who is mysteriously kidnapped in Perry Mason.[15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Warfield | Molly | |
2013 | Frank the Bastard | Mary | |
2013 | It Goes Quiet | Joanie | Short film |
2014 | The Meeting | Sarah | Short film |
2015 | Girl Wakes Up | Jane | Short film |
2015 | Buzzer | Suzy | Short film |
2016 | The Passing Season | Tess | |
2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories | Pam | |
2017 | The Greatest Showman | Queen Victoria | |
2018 | Irreplaceable You | Mira | |
2018 | In a Relationship | Rachel Flegelman | |
2018 | Her Smell | Ali | |
2018 | Health to the King | Mary Anne | Short film |
2019 | Blow the Man Down | Alexis | |
2019 | The Climb | Marissa | |
2019 | Jane | Jane | Short film |
2020 | Worth | Maya | |
2022 | Men | Riley | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Holly Schneider | Episode: 'Theater Tricks' |
2012 | My America | Gayle | Episode: 'The Tal Pidae Lehstücke' |
2013 | The Missionary | Molly Elbridge | Television pilot |
2017–2019 | Glow | Sheila the She-Wolf | 27 episodes |
2020 | Perry Mason | Emily Dodson | Season 1 |
Year | Title | Role | Details |
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2012 | Tribes | Ruth | Barrow Street Theatre |
2014 | Cabaret | Fraulein Kost | Studio 54 |
2015 | The Mystery of Love and Sex | Charlotte | Lincoln Center Theater |
2016 | The Taming of the Shrew | Bianca | Delacorte Theatre |
2017 | Hamlet | Ophelia/Second Gravedigger | The Public Theater |
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