Gabriella Martinez
Acting
Biography
Gabriella Martinez is a Dominican American actress. She grew up a bi-coastal child having been born in NY and moving to Las Vegas at a young age. She took her passion for acting very seriously and at the young age of 6 years old along with her parents traveled to LA weekly in search of landing her dream job. Some days consisted of an eight-hour drive back and forth and attending virtual school on the road. This did not deter her dedication. She has always had an incredibly positive outlook that has prepared her for this long journey. Gabriella attended theatre and acting classes weekly and is still dedicated to this day. She has trained consistently with, Constance Tillotson, Billy Hufsey, Amy Lyndon, Lisa Picotte, and Margie Haber Studios to name a few. Gabriella has worked in leading female roles on many films based out of Las Vegas and also produced alongside director Joe Lujan. Her resume includes credits with Eric Roberts, Adriana Barranza, Nathan Lane, Tom Sizemore, Tom Arnold, Macy Gray, and many others. Her first on-screen role was on Young Sheldon (CBS). Her most recent credits include the roles of Cristy on Grown-ish (Freeform & HULU), Vera on S.W.A.T (CBS), Ana on Penny Dreadful City of Angels (Showtime) as well as Ashley on Today's Special, alongside Michael Cera and Jane Lynch (TBS) and a voice-over role on The Chosen One (Netflix) When not filming, Gabriella volunteers her time with a few non-profit organizations including Hope Means Nevada, a mental health awareness organization. She earned a degree in Social and Behavioral Science and spends her time writing and wants to produce and direct to offer others opportunities in the industry.
Known For
A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds.
S.W.A.T.
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
Young Sheldon
Zoey Johnson heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest.
grown-ish
Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, this saga explores an exciting mix of the supernatural and the combustible reality of 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension.
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Reunited as teens, childhood friends Keisha and Justin fall deeply in love, experiencing the joy and heartache of a first romance that will change their lives forever.
FOREVER
The war for freedom has just begun. Trikalypse joins forces with the rebel leader and her team of freedom fighters. They must now fight back to bring Dominion down and expose him to the world.
The Immortal Wars: Resurgence
Meredith is a girl who so desperately tries to fit in with the beautiful people. A group of beauty pageant girls that have been friends since they were kids. When her attempts fail, and the bullying laps over into adulthood from these girls, Meredith snaps and begins a terrifying life or death game with the girls who treated her so horribly. They must either kill themselves, or live their lives with some sort of "imperfection".
Atelophobia
Brandon a socially awkward teen gets invited to a party by a potential love interest, everything goes south for him when his hooligan cousin screws over his chances; but they are forced to take matters into their own hands and make everything right.