Gabrielle Maiden
Acting
Biography
Gabrielle Maiden is an actor, singer-songwriter/ukulele player, and snowboarder. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and caught the acting bug when she was 5 years old. Before she put full focus on her acting career, she traveled the world as a professional snowboarder. She came to prominence as the first African American woman competitive snowboarder. Gabby is delighted to be making her debut at Geffen Playhouse! Select theatrical credits include: Stranger Things 2 (Netflix), I Love Dick (Amazon), SMILF (Showtime), Sexless (Black & Sexy TV), Under the Silver Lake (A24), It’s Not About Jimmy Keene (Sundance Film Festival 2019), 2 Dollars (AFI), and Scare Package (Shudder).
Known For
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
Stranger Things
The nicest guy in the Midwest moves his family into a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness. That includes their new next-door neighbor Calvin.
The Neighborhood
An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.
The Electric State
A raw and honest comedic look at a single, 20-something from Southie whose desires for relationships, sex, and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood.
SMILF
Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy.
Under the Silver Lake
In this '80s-set revenge story, the defiant Fox breaks out of an abusive commune in search of her family. But when the queenpin kidnaps her little sister and sends a crooked cop after her, Fox has no choice but to infiltrate the very place she escaped.
Stone Cold Fox
Love is messy and hard but it's real. And a real love is so much better than a dreamed up list.
The List
Three months after a painful breakup, a Los Angeles based photographer drifts through Silverlake’s creative chaos—dodging well-meaning friends, career pressures, and fleeting flings—as he navigates his way into the next chapter.
Situations
The police shooting of an unarmed black teen causes friction within a mixed-race Los Angeles family. Ivan, the youngest sibling, is stalked by visions of Jimmy Keene’s floating corpse. Torn between the opposing worldviews of his two older sisters, Ivan searches for his voice while the family divisions heighten after the parents take sides.
It's Not About Jimmy Keene
Unaware that her relationship is at a crossroads, lovable daydreamer Katie fails to complete a simple task at her girlfriend's request: to clean the bathroom. As a result, Katie finds herself swirling into a fever dream that could tear her apart or maybe bind them together forever.
Drainomania
In a single, uninterrupted take, BOY and GIRL meet for the first time, connecting, exploring and eventually facing an inconvenient truth. Set against the backdrop of a hilariously self-important art gallery amidst an eclectic crowd of 'art-enthusiasts', BOY and GIRL embrace the chance to play like children in a room full of adults. With the help of Key & Peele cinematographer Charles Pappert, Brief. achieves a sweeping and timeless effect, coaxing you inside and out of this chance encounter in real time.
Brief
A woman in the midst of a breakup tries to paint her living room wall.
The Wall
Non-binary queer artist Syd loathes their dreary day job. Thinking they’ve won the lottery, the office gets trashed with unexpected results.
2 Dollars
Angela suffers from Bulimia and accidentally enrolls in eating disorder rehab while drunk during a night out.