Gabrielle Christian

Early life and career Christian was born Gabrielle Christine Horchler in Washington, D.C. to parents Gabe and Joani. She grew up in Cheverly, Maryland. She began performing in plays at age 12. She has four sisters (Gen, Steph, Jules, Ili). Christian acquired her first acting job while she still attending high school at Eleanor Roosevelt High School located in Greenbelt, Maryland, on the television series Young Americans. Her most notable role was portraying Spencer Carlin on The N's hit television series South of Nowhere which aired for three seasons between 2005 and 2008. In August 2011 she guest starred on The Protector as lab assistant Laurel Nash. Christian has two films yet to be released the first being You're Cordially Uninvited where she portrays Rose, a woman who is engaged to another woman (Lisa), but wishes not to have to face her parents and their reaction. The second film was released in 2014 and is the musical film to the Girltrash! web series titled Girltrash: All Night Long where she will once again portray Colby Robson. She portrays Rose Padero, a fashion stylist living in New York who moves back home to inherit her grandmother's small-town shop.

In 2021, Christian joined the cast of A Hui Hou, a film written and directed by filmmaker J.R. Niles. The film is currently in post-production as of August 2022. She also joined Niles for two additional films, Bonds of Redemption and Maria De Luna.

Personal life Christian helps her mother with the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) organization. The organization was created by her mother after the loss of her son in 1991. She uses the surname Christian in memory of her brother. Her mother has written a book, often known as the SIDS "Bible". The book features a poem Christian wrote when she was eight. which works to engage youth in the areas of human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault prevention. She hosts cocktail events to showcase jewelry made by girls participating in the JewelGirls program. Christian's father is from Hungary. She speaks fluent Hungarian, conversational French, and basic Russian.

Christian maintains close friendships with fellow South of Nowhere cast members Maeve Quinlan and Mandy Musgrave. Christian married longtime boyfriend Justin Mentzer on July 11, 2009 at Saint Timothy's Chapel in Mentzer's home town of Drummond, Montana with the reception held at the Mentzers' family ranch. Mentzer filed for divorce in May 2022. The divorce was finalized in March 2023.

Filmography

Film Chelsie Short 2014 Girltrash: All Night Long| Colby Robson 2015 |Danielle 2015 Words Left Unsaid|Mandy Short 2019 More Beautiful for Having Been Broken|Sasha Pinchot 2020 Vintage Hearts|Rose Padero TV film 2021 A Hui Hou|Blue Post-Production 2022 Bonds of Redemption|Lydia Announced 2022 Maria De Luna''LucyPre-Production

Television

Web Year Title Role Notes 2007–2009 Girltrash! Colby Robson 6 episodes 2009 3 Way Cindy Shimms Episode: "Ladycops: Brotherly Love" 2013 Ctrl.Alt.Del Carson Clarke 6 episodes

Music videos Year Title Artist 2006 "How to Save a Life" The Fray 2012 "Remember Everything" Five Finger Death Punch 2014 "She" Jen Foster

Discography Year Title Notes 2011 Kissing Mandy Single