Gabrielle Carteris ( ) is an American actress and trade union leader. She is best known for her role as Andrea Zuckerman in Beverly Hills, 90210.

In 2012, Carteris was elected as executive vice president of SAG-AFTRA (the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists), a trade union representing 170,000 media professionals worldwide. She assumed the position of acting president following the death of the previous president, Ken Howard, on March 23, 2016. On April 9, 2016, Carteris was elected SAG-AFTRA president by the 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.

Early years 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. She attended Redwood High School in Larkspur, California.

Career After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College, Carteris's 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 characters would continue, when in 1990, she 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, lying about her age to get the part. By 1993, while working for the show, her GABCO Productions company signed a deal with Rysher TPE.

In 1995, Carteris left the series and became the host of her own television talk show, Gabrielle, which lasted only one season. Following this, she worked regularly as an actor and voiceover artist, amassing a considerable amount of post-90210 credits in television, film, and video games. She became a mainstay in television films, starring in nearly a dozen of them. Her first, Seduced and Betrayed, was released in 1995. She became a regular presence on network television, appearing in episodes of series such as Touched by an Angel, King of the Hill, NYPD Blue, JAG, Criminal Minds, and NCIS, among others. She has appeared in several feature films. Carteris also provided the voice for the Motorola intelligent assistant "Mya."

In 2019, Carteris appeared on Fox's BH90210 reboot, appearing both as Andrea Zuckerman and herself. The fictionalized version of herself was portrayed as sexually questioning and engaged in a brief relationship with former 90210 guest-star turned fictional Fox executive Christine Elise. It was a six-episode series in which the cast played heightened, fictionalized versions of themselves. The series aired on FOX in August and September 2019 and was canceled after one season.

SAG-AFTRA

Carteris became the executive vice president of SAG-AFTRA, following the Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) merger in 2012. She became acting president of the union following the death of previous president Ken Howard on March 23, 2016, and was elected president on April 9, 2016, by the national board to complete the remainder of Howard's two-year term. She served three two-year terms as president, defeating challengers such as Esai Morales in 2017 and Matthew Modine in 2019 in direct votes by union members. She also serves as vice president of the California Labor Federation. In August 2020, she announced that there would be sharp cuts, including a raise in the earnings floor to qualify for next year's SAG-AFTRA Health Plan due to two consecutive years of deficits and projected losses in years to come. Carteris did not seek re-election in 2021, backing Fran Drescher as her successor instead.

Personal life While filming the pilot of Beverly Hills, 90210, Carteris began dating Charles Isaacs, a stockbroker. In 1991, Isaacs moved to Los Angeles to be with her. After two years together, they married on May 3, 1992, at Santa Barbara's Four Seasons resort. Carteris and Isaacs have two daughters.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes1989JacknifeCollege Girl in Bar1992Raising CainNan1997Meet Wally SparksHerself2001Full CircleAliceMalpracticeEllen Robertson2005The Toy WarriorVoice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.2007Plot 7Amy McCarthy2008DimplesSharon2009PrintKathy2020How to Deter a RobberCharlotte

Television Year Title Role Notes1987CBS Schoolbreak SpecialNancyEpisode: "What If I'm Gay?"ABC Afterschool SpecialLeslieEpisode: "Seasonal Differences"1988CecileEpisode: "Date Rape"Another WorldTracy Julian1990–1996, 1998 & 2000Beverly Hills, 90210Andrea ZuckermanMain role (seasons 1–5) Guest role (seasons 6, 8 & 10) 1994GargoylesAmy SchummerVoice, episode: "And Justice for All"1995Seduced and BetrayedCheryl HillerTelevision filmMixed BlessingsDiana Goode Douglas1996To Face Her PastMegan HollanderTouched by an AngelApril CampbellEpisode: "The Portrait of Mrs. Campbell"1997Johnny BravoVariousVoice, 2 episodesPinky and the BrainAsian BoyVoice, episode: "Bah, Wilderness"1998Touched by an AngelLinda CraigEpisode: "The Trigger"The Love Boat: The Next WaveBrendaEpisode: "All Aboard"Men in Black: The SeriesAgent EVoice, episode: “The Star System Syndrome”1999King of the HillJulie, Rita BevacquaVoice, episode: "Take Me Out of the Ball Game"The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy RobotDr. Erika Slate2000Batman BeyondSable ThorpeVoice, episode: "King's Ransom"2001Strong MedicineFreddie GoslingEpisode: "Mortality"JAGMichelle StoechlerEpisode: "Mixed Messages"2002Trapped: Buried AliveEmily CooperTelevision filmNYPD BlueMiss GriffinEpisode: "Low Blow"For the PeopleTracy SmithEpisode: "Textbook Perfect"The Zeta ProjectFemale Tour GuideVoice, episode: "The Wrong Morph"2003The AgencyMrs. AkilEpisode: "An Isolated Incident"The MummyJane ShermanVoice, episode: "Old Friends"Nip/TuckEllie CollinsEpisode: "Kurt Dempsey"Clifford the Big Red DogKikiVoice, episode: "Big Hearted T-Bone"2004CombustionLourie HarperTelevision film2005A Lover's RevengeDet. SparksDeck the HallsHolly HallPalmetto PointeMrs. JonesEpisode: "Hello, Goodbye"Crossing JordanDawn McGuireEpisode: "Enlightment"2006Drake & JoshDr. Phyllis TupperEpisode: "Dr. Phyllis Show"Avatar: The Last AirbenderPoppy BeifongVoice, episode: "The Blind Bandit"Actress on TV (uncredited)Television film2008Dan's Detour of LifeCindy FordMy AlibiPrincipal Tuckerman Main role 2010Criminal MindsNancy CampbellEpisode: "Solitary Man"2011The EventDiane Geller2 episodesMake It or Break ItDoctorEpisode: "Requiem for a Dream"Batman: The Brave and the BoldVicki Vale/LaethwenVoice, 2 episodes12 Wishes of ChristmasSandraTelevision film2013The MiddleColleenEpisode: "The Friend"LongmireBarbara BollmanEpisode: "Party's Over"2015Code BlackNurse Amy Wolfowitz Recurring role 2016 The Suicide NoteProfessor Majors Television film2018NCISJulie BellEpisode: "Family Ties" 2019 BH90210 Herself/Andrea Zuckerman Also co-producer2022 We Own This City Andrea Smith, head of OCDETFGuest role9-1-1Blimp Co-Pilot

Video games

Year Title Role Notes2002La Pucelle: TacticsAngelique Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale IIMinority Report: Everybody RunsAgatha Lively2003Arc the Lad: Twilight of the SpiritsNafia2004Shout About MoviesVoice-over2006Marvel: Ultimate AllianceElektra Natchios, Enchantress2007Spider-Man 3Additional Voices2009Bionic CommandoJayne Magdalene

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