Gabrielle Fitzpatrick

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|birth_place = Brisbane, Australia

|occupation = Actress, former model

|years_active = 1987–2017

| spouse = Shaun Sewter (m. 10 September 2008)

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Gabrielle Fitzpatrick (born 1 February 1967) is an Australian film and television actress.

Early life

Fitzpatrick was born in 1 February 1966, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Her background is Irish, English and German. She started her career as a model. She made her first on-screen appearance in an Outback Steakhouse television advertisement.

Career

While modelling in Milan, Fitzpatrick auditioned for a modeling part in Italian film Via Monte Napoleone, directed by Carlo Vanzina, but was lucky enough to score a speaking role.

She has since starred in 11 films, including superhero film Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995), Australian thriller Offspring (1996), action films Mr. Nice Guy (1997) and Inferno (1999) alongside Jackie Chan and Jean-Claude Van Damme respectively. Other film credits include Clover Bend (2002) and religious film The Last Sin Eater (2007) with Henry Thomas. She has also featured in the television movies Blackwater Trail (1995) and The Magicians (2000). Her most recent film project was 2017's Fatties: Take Down the House, directed by Bob Gordon.

Fitzpatrick has also appeared in numerous television series, including regular roles as Brooke Bannister in Australian soap opera Paradise Beach (1993) and Montana Hale in Australian period drama The Man from Snowy River (1995–1996). She had recurring roles as Naomi Reynolds in American police procedural series NYPD Blue (1997–1998) and Charlotte Bentley Logan in American western drama Legacy (1999).

She has also appeared in guest roles in both Australian and American television series including E Street (1991), Police Rescue (1991), G.P. (1993), Fire (1995), Roar (1997), Frasier (1998), Nash Bridges (2000), Providence (2001), Dragnet (2003), 24 (2004), North Shore (2004) and Lost (2006/2007).

Personal life

Fitzpatrick has been married to Shaun Sewter, an animation director, VFX supervisor, and motion graphics artist, since 10 September 2008. She is currently based in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|url= https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielle-fitzpatrick-4b637b20?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app |title= Gabrielle Fitzpatrick |publisher= LinkedIn}}

She studied advertising, marketing and brand development at UCLA from 2007 to 2010. She has worked as a consultant for Self By Self Art and as a marketing and PR assistant for Moo Studios, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Filmography

=Film=

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1986Via Monte Napoleone
1995

| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2482860/that-time-mariska-hargitay-was-fired-from-the-power-rangers-movie|title=That Time Mariska Hargitay Was Fired From The Power Rangers Movie|date=2019-10-22|website=CINEMABLEND|access-date=2020-04-24}}

| Dulcea

|

1996

| Offspring

| Maria Cassini

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1997

| Mr. Nice Guy{{Cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/74126/mr-nice-guy/|title=Mr. Nice Guy (Blu-ray)|website=DVD Talk|language=en|access-date=2020-04-24}}

| Diana

|

1999

| Inferno

| Rhonda Reynolds

|

2000

| Farewell, My Love

| Brigit

|

2001

| Downward Angel

| Gillian

|

2001

| Buck Naked Arson

| Audry Gantry

|

2002

| Clover Bend

| Nancy

|

2007

| The Last Sin Eater

| Bletsung McLeod

|

2017

| Fatties: Take Down the House

| Cassandra

| Video, post-production

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1991

| E Street

| Fiona

| 3 episodes

1991

| Police Rescue

| The Waitress

| Episode: "Mates"

1993

| G.P.

| Samantha

| Episode: "A Thousand Flowers: Part 2"

1993

| Paradise Beach

| Brooke Bannister

| TV series

1995

| Fire

| Susan

| Episode: "United We Stand"

1995

| Blackwater Trail

| Sandra

| TV movie

1995–1996

| The Man from Snowy River (aka Snowy River: The MacGregor Saga)

| Montana Hale

| 25 episodes

1997

| Roar

| Vorgeen

| Episode: "Projector"

1997–1998

| NYPD Blue

| Naomi Reynolds

| 10 episodes

1998

| Frasier

| Clare

| Episode: "Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name"

1999

| Legacy

| Charlotte Bentley Logan

| Recurring role

2000

| {{sortname|The|Magicians|nolink=1}}

| Kiley

| TV movie

2000

| Nash Bridges

| Fiona Childs

| Episode: "Lap Dance"

2001

| Providence

| Victoria Everdeen

| Episode: "Magician"

2003

| Dragnet

| Aunt Maria

| Episode: "Well Endowed"

2004

| 24

| Diana White

| Episode: "Day 3: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m."

2004

| North Shore

| Mrs. Farrell

| Episode: "Pilot"

2006–2007

| Lost

| Lindsey

| 2 episodes: "Two for the Road", "Par Avion"

References

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