# Beth Gallagher

Beth Gallagher is an American actress who starred in the play To Fall in Love (2017) and the 2023 film adaptation of the same name. She portrayed Amelia Earhart in a stage production and Shelley Duvall in a parody short film. Gallagher was nominated for Best Actress at the 2017 GI Film Festival San Diego and won Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival in 2024.

## Personal life

Gallagher graduated from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a Masters in Acting. She studied the Meisner and Chekhov techniques.

## Career

In 2010, Gallagher played Agnes in a production of Anita Bryant Died for Your Sins at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego, California. In 2015, she co-starred with Whitney Shay and Alexandra Slade in a University of California, San Diego production called San Diego, I Love You 3.0. In 2016, she portrayed Amelia Earhart in Amelia Lives, a production at American History Theater.
Gallagher co-starred as Merryn in To Fall in Love by Jennifer Lane, which debuted at the 2017 San Diego International Fringe Festival. She reprised her role in a Pacific Beach production that same year, at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a 2018 film by Michael Lewis Foster and the 2023 remake.
In 2022, Gallagher was cast in a three-person zoom play called Three Years and 18 Months.

## Stage credits

| Year | Title | Role | Location | Notes |
| 2010 | Anita Bryant Died For Your Sins | Agnes | Diversionary Theatre | Directed by Shana Wride |
| 2012 | Barefoot in the Park | Corie Bratter | Patio Playhouse, Escondido, California | |
| 2012 | Fat Pig | Jeannie | Patio Playhouse, Escondido, California | |
| 2012 | Hipsters: Moving Arts’ Car Plays | Chick | Without Walls Festival, La Jolla Playhouse | Directed by Michael Schwartz |
| 2013 | The Car Plays: Interchange | Mary | Without Walls Festival, La Jolla Playhouse | Directed by Michael Schwartz |
| 2014 | Gruesome Playground Injuries | Kayleen | Max Fischer Players | Directed by Michael Schwartz |
| 2015 | Disappearing Act | Emma | InnerMission Theatre | |
| 2016 | When the Rain Stops Falling | Elizabeth Law | Cygnet Theatre | Directed by Rob Lutfy |
| 2016 | A Christmas Carol | Various | Cygnet Theatre | |
| 2016 | Amelia Lives | Amelia Earhart | American History Theatre, San Diego, California | |
| 2017 | Loves and Hours | Rebecca | Scripps Ranch Theatre | |
| 2017 | Flemming: An American Thriller | Karen Flemming | Scripps Ranch Theatre | |
| 2018 | Titus Andronicus | Marcus Andronicus | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | Directed by Gordon Barr |
| 2018 | Splendour | Genevieve | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | Directed by Matthew Bentley |
| 2019 | To Fall In Love | Merryn Thomas | Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland | Directed by Jacole Kitchen |

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Slap Worthy | Girlfriend | |
| 2017 | Refuge | Beth 'Catie' Simpson | Short film with Caroline Amiguet, Aimee La Joie, Karenssa LeGear |
| 2017 | Jordan Hates the Writing | Shelley Duvall | Short film parody of The Shining |
| 2017 | Safe with Me | | Short film |
| 2018 | To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This | Merryn | |
| 2019 | In the Absence of Eden | Arianna | Short film |
| 2021 | The 5th of April | Courtney | Short film |
| 2021 | Sides | Beth | Also story credit and producer, web series, 10 episodes, directed by Michael Lewis Foster and written by Jordan Jacobo |
| 2021 | Sunken Holiday | | Short film selected for Cannes Short Film Corner 2022 |
| 2023 | To Fall in Love | Merryn | |
| TBA | Sincerely Saul † | Elizabeth | |
Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |

## Accolades

| Festival / Event | Year | Award | Title | Result | Ref. |
| GI Film Festival San Diego | 2017 | Best Actress | Refuge | Nominated | |
| Oceanside International Film Festival | 2024 | Best Actress in a Lead Role | To Fall in Love | Won | |