Gabby Beans

American actress, writer, and producer

Gabby Beans

Beans at the 75th Tony Awards in 2022

Education| Columbia University (BA)
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (MA)
Occupation(s)| actress, writer, producer

Gabby Beans is an American actress, writer, and producer. She studied acting at Columbia University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She has received a Obie Award and a Lucille Lortel Award as well as a nomination for a Tony Award.

She made her Broadway debut acting in a revival of the Thorton Wilder play The Skin of Our Teeth (2022) for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.[1] She returned to Broadway playing the dual role of Mercutio and Friar in a revival of William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy Romeo + Juliet (2024).

## Early life and education

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Beans received her B.A. from Columbia University as a double major in neuroscience and theatre.[2] She received her MA in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[3]

## Career

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She made her Broadway debut playing Sabina the maid in the revival of the Thorton Wilder play The Skin of Our Teeth at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in Lincoln Center.[4][5] Greg Evans of Deadline Hollywood described her performance as "terrifically funny especially when breaking character to reveal yet another character beneath".[6] For her performance she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.[7] She also made brief appearances in TV shows such as the HBO comedy-drama series Succession, the Netflix political drama series House of Cards, and the Showtime series Ray Donovan.[5] She played Ana in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Jonah by Rachel Bond at the Laura Pels Theatre. For her performance she was nominated for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. Adam Feldman of Time Out praised her performance writing, "[Beans] delivers another charismatic and varied star turn. Even when the play is just okay, she shines."[8] In 2024 she was cast in the upcoming comedy film, Honey Don't! directed by Ethan Coen.[9]

## Acting credits

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### Film

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2022 | The Harbinger | Monique | Feature film debut | [10]
2025 | Honey Don't! | Spider | Post-production | [11]
2026  | Untitled Steven Spielberg film |  | Post-production  | [12]

### Television

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2016 | I Loved You...But I Lied | Jessica | Episode: "Heart"
2018 | House of Cards | Private Jenna Burton | Episode: "Chapter 66"
2018 | Ray Donovan | Cara Harris | Episode: "Baby"
2021 | The Good Fight | Camille | Episode: "And the Fight Had a Détente..."
2021 | Succession | Lia | Episode: "Mass in Time of War"
2021, 2023 | Blue Bloods | Cora Felton | Episodes: "Firewall", "Close to Home"
2024 | Presumed Innocent | Mya | 8 episodes

### Theatre

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Venue  | Ref.

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2019 | Marys Seacole | Mamie | The Claire Tow Theatre, Lincoln Center |
2020 | Anatomy of a Suicide | Bonnie | Linda Gross Theatre, Atlantic Theatre Company |
2022 | The Skin of Our Teeth | Sabina | Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway | [13]
2022 | I'm Revolting | Anna | Linda Gross Theatre, Atlantic Theatre Company | [14]
2024 | Jonah | Ana | Laura Pels Theatre, Roundabout Theatre Company | [15]
2024 | Romeo + Juliet | Mercutio / Friar | Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway | [16]

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Work  | Result  | Ref.

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2022 | Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | The Skin of Our Teeth | Nominated |
2022 | Tony Awards | Best Actress in a Play | Nominated |
2024 | Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Jonah | Nominated | [17]
2024 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play | Won | [18]
2025 | Obie Award | Outstanding Performance | Won | [19]

## References

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1. ^ Sherman, Rachel (2022-05-09). "Full List of the 2022 Tony Award Nominees". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
2. ^ "Alumni in the News: May 9, 2022". Columbia College Today. 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
3. ^ "Gabby Beans — Bio". Gabby Beans. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
4. ^ Wild, Stephi. "Meet the Cast of THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
5. ^ a b "Gabby Beans Was Studying Neuroscience and Now She's Making Her Broadway Debut in The Skin of Our Teeth". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
6. ^ "'The Skin Of Our Teeth' Broadway Review: Ice Ages, Civil War And Everything Old That's New Again". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
7. ^ Paulson, Michael (2022-05-09). "Highlights of the 2022 Tony Nominations: 'A Strange Loop' Has a Strong Showing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
8. ^ "Off-Broadway Reviews: Jonah at the Roundabout Theater Company". TimeOut. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
9. ^ "Charlie Day, Billy Eichner, Gabby Beans, Talia Ryder & 9 Others Join Ethan Coen's 'Honey Don't!'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
10. ^ Harvey, Dennis (August 10, 2022). "The Harbinger Review: A Devilish Pandemic Quandary". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
11. ^ "Charlie Day, Billy Eichner, Gabby Beans, Talia Ryder & 9 Others Join Ethan Coen's 'Honey Don't!'". Yahoo News. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
12. ^ Stephan, Katcy (2025-08-11). "Gabby Beans Signs With Gersh (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
13. ^ "Gabbing with Gabby about playing Sabina". Lincoln Center Theatre. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
14. ^ Phillips, Maya (2022-10-06). "'I'm Revolting' Review: All About the Skin They Live In". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
15. ^ "'It's Gonna Be Hard': Gabby Beans and Rachel Bonds on the Beautiful Challenge of Jonah". Playbill. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
16. ^ "'Romeo + Juliet' revival sets full cast and creative team". BroadwayNews. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
17. ^ "2024 Drama League Awards Nominations Are Out; Read the Full List". Playbill. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
18. ^ "Tony-Nominated 'Stereophonic' Actor Eli Gelb And 'Hell's Kitchen' Actress Kecia Lewis Win Lucille Lortel Awards – Complete List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
19. ^ "The 68th Obie Award Winners". Obie Awards. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

## External links

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