Gala Gordon
{{short description|English producer (born 1991)}}
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|name=Gala Gordon
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|caption= Gala Gordon in 2014.
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|birth_place=London, England
| alma_mater = Guildhall School of Music and Drama
|occupation=Producer
|yearsactive=2012–present
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Gala Gordon is an English actress, model and producer.
Early life and education
Gala Gordon was born in London. Gala, named after Salvador Dalí's wife, chose her mother's maiden name as her surname. She attended Bryanston School, Dorset, and graduated in 2012 from London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama,{{Cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/no-one-works-harder-than-cara-rising-star-gala-gordon-on-her-bff-ms-delevingne-and-their-new-film-kids-in-love-9330257.html |title='No one works harder than Cara': rising star Gala Gordon on her BFF Ms Delevingne and their new film Kids in Love|newspaper=London Evening Standard|first=Katie|last=Law|date=7 May 2014|accessdate= 19 October 2014}} where she played lead roles in several stage productions such as The Seagull, Hamlet, Agamemnon and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.{{Cite news |url=http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/gala-gordon//works/ |title=Gala Gordon agency credits|newspaper=Curtis Brown|accessdate= 19 October 2014}}
Career
=Acting=
After graduation, Gordon made her professional stage debut in 2012, playing the lead role of Irina in Benedict Andrews’ production of Chekhov’s Three Sisters at the Young Vic starring opposite Vanessa Kirby.
In 2013, she filmed her first feature – Kids in Love – about a group of modern bohemian friends. The main cast also included Cara Delevingne and Alma Jodorowsky.{{Cite news |url=http://wendyrowe.com/the-cannes-gala |title=The Cannes Gala |newspaper=Wendy Rowe |date=15 May 2014 |access-date=19 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606131647/http://wendyrowe.com/the-cannes-gala |archive-date=6 June 2014 |df=dmy }} Also in 2013, she appeared in the Suede's "Hit Me" video clip, recorded in the Manchester Art Gallery.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C186q9kiH3o |title=Suede - Hit Me (Official HD Video) |date=2013-06-03 |last=Suede HQ |access-date=2024-07-27 |via=YouTube}}
In 2016, Gordon played Verity Richardson in Endeavour{{Cite web |date=2023-02-08 |title=Endeavour Episode, ARCADIA (Series 3, Episode 2): Review + Locations, Literary References, Music etc. SPOILERS. |url=https://morseandlewisandendeavour.com/2023/02/08/endeavour-episode-arcadia-series-3-episode-2-review-locations-literary-references-music-etc-spoilers/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Morse, Lewis and Endeavour |language=en-US}} followed by her role as Christine Keeler in the award-winning Netflix-original drama The Crown.{{Cite web |last=Dex |first=Robert |date=2018-05-29 |title=Gala Gordon says her new play is 'all about a woman finding her strength' |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/crown-star-gala-gordon-says-new-play-blueberry-toast-is-all-about-a-woman-finding-her-strength-a3849906.html |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}
She appeared with Matt Smith in music videos for two songs by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: "We're on our way now" (May 2021) and "Flying on the ground" (June 2021).{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn22YuZ-ne0 |title=Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - We're On Our Way Now (Official Video) |date=2021-05-06 |last=NoelGallagherVEVO |access-date=2024-07-27 |via=YouTube}}
=Producer=
In 2017, Gordon cofounded her former production company Platform Presents to create a platform for rising talent: actors, writers and directors, with a particular interest in female voices.{{Cite web |title=Press Article |url=https://www.platformpresents.com/press |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Platform Presents |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Curtis |first=Nick |date=2021-03-25 |title=Meet Gala Gordon and Isabella Macpherson: the theatre pioneers shaking up the West End |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/platform-presents-gala-gordon-isabella-macpherson-theatre-b925996.html |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}} In a quest to discover new and exciting writing talent, Gordon initiated the Platform Presents Writers Prize amassing up to 3000 entries per year from across the globe. During this time, Gordon worked with many formidable writers including, Robert Schenkkan, Kenneth Lonergan and Mary Laws.{{Cite magazine |date=2023-10-31 |title="Storytelling is my lifeblood": Gala Gordon on nurturing talent, finding her voice and pivoting from acting to producing |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a45317299/gala-gordon-interview/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |magazine=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-GB}} As a result of the Prize, Platform Presents produced the European premiere of Mary Law's play Blueberry Toast at the Soho Theatre, which received critical acclaim.{{Cite web |title=Blueberry Toast |url=https://www.platformpresents.com/blueberry-toast |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Platform Presents |language=en}} Harper's Bazaar selected Gordon as a 2020 Change Maker, whilst Vanity Fair, Forbes, the Evening Standard and The New Yorker featured her company's work.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
=Modelling=
Gordon has been represented by TESS Management.{{Cite news |url=http://www.nextmanagement.com/london/profile/gala-gordon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428144003/http://www.nextmanagement.com/london/profile/gala-gordon|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 April 2014|title=Cavalli Class Campaign FW 2014-15 Gala Gordon and Harvey Newton Haydon by Cuneyt Akeroglu|newspaper=NEXT|accessdate= 19 October 2014}}{{Cite web |title=TESS Management -- GALA GORDON |url=https://www.tessmanagement.com/talent/gala-gordon |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.tessmanagement.com}} She appeared in fashion magazines such as British Vogue, LOVE, Lula, and on the covers of Tatler{{Cite news|url=http://fashionindustryarchive.com/Editorials/Tatler-Editorial-August-2014-Gala-Gordon-by-Laura-Sciacovelli/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141019200402/http://fashionindustryarchive.com/Editorials/Tatler-Editorial-August-2014-Gala-Gordon-by-Laura-Sciacovelli/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 October 2014 |title=Tatler Editorial August 2014 - Gala Gordon by Laura Sciacovelli |newspaper=Fashion Industry |date=2 August 2014 |access-date=19 October 2014 }} and French magazine Madame Figaro shot by Paul Smith.{{Cite news |url=http://www.paulsmith.co.uk/uk-en/paul-smith-world/news/paul-smith-madame-figaro|title=Paul Smith photographs some of Britain's brightest shining talents for Madame Figaro magazine|newspaper=Paul Smith|date=15 August 2014|accessdate= 19 October 2014}}
In 2014, Gordon was featured in Roberto Cavalli Class line campaign fall/winter 2014/15.{{Cite news|url=http://fashionindustryarchive.com/Campaigns/Cavalli-Class-Campaign-FW-2014-15-Gala-Gordon-and-Harvey-Newton-Haydon-by-Cuneyt-Akeroglu/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141019200347/http://fashionindustryarchive.com/Campaigns/Cavalli-Class-Campaign-FW-2014-15-Gala-Gordon-and-Harvey-Newton-Haydon-by-Cuneyt-Akeroglu/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 October 2014 |title=Cavalli Class Campaign FW 2014-15 Gala Gordon and Harvey Newton Haydon by Cuneyt Akeroglu |newspaper=Fashion Industry |date=21 August 2014 |access-date=19 October 2014 }} She was the face of Bella Freud's fragrance 1970, launched in 2014.{{Cite news |url=http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Bella-Freud/1970-26662.html|title=Bella Freud|newspaper=fragrantica|accessdate= January 3, 2016}}
=Writing=
In 2023, Gordon was selected as contributing editor at Harper’s Bazaar to cover the theatre productions in London for online and in print.{{Cite magazine |date=2023-08-04 |title=Why you should see 'The Effect' by Lucy Prebble, "a parable for the modern age" |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a44723142/gala-gordon-reviews-the-effect-by-lucy-prebble/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |magazine=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-GB}}
Filmography
=Film and television=
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!Year !Title !Role !Director !Notes |
| rowspan="3" |2016
|Elena |
| Endeavour
|Verity Richardson |Bryn Higgins |ITV series (1 episode No. 3.2 "Arcadia") |
| My Best Friend's Wedding
|Dee Dee |Chen Feihong |Chinese film |
| 2017
|Benjamin Caron |Netflix Original |
| 2020
|Anna Markides |Diarmuid Goggins |Sky |
| 2022
|All The Old Knives |Jenny |Janus Metz |Amazon |
| 2022
|This is England |Lizzie |Michael Winterbottom |Sky Original |
=Stage=
| class="wikitable unsortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Director !Theatre |
| 2012
|Irina |
| 2017
|The Blinding Light World Premiere | |Tom Littler |Jermyn Street Theatre |
| 2017
|Blueberry Toast |Barb |Mary Laws |Soho Theatre |
=Producing Credits=
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!Date !Credit !Presentation !Location !Director !Theatre |
| May 2017
|Producer |Reading of Building The Wall by Robert Schenkkan |London |Jesse Jones |Bush Theatre |
| July 2017
|Producer |Reading of This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan directed by Stella Powell-Jones |Playground Theatre, London |
| February 2018
|Producer |Platform Presents Poetry Gala in aid of Choose Love directed by Polly Stenham |Fortune Theatre, London |Tom Littler |Jermyn Street Theatre |
| February - June 2018
|Producer |Blueberry Toast by Mary Laws directed by Steve Marmion |London |Mary Laws |Soho Theatre |
| December 2018 - March 2019
|Producer |Platform Presents Global Playwright’s Prize | | | |
| January 2019
|Producer |Platform Presents Poetry Gala |London |Natalie Abrahami |Playhouse Theatre |
| March - April 2019
|Producer |Four Rooms short film by Tuppence Middleton |London |Jennifer Sheridan | |
| July 2019
|Producer |Reading of That Awful Sound by Leah Gasson |London | |
| December 2019 - March 2020
|Producer |Platform Presents Global Playwright’s Prize | | | |
| January 2020
|Producer |Creation of That Awful Sound Feature Film with Teley-Vision and Dianna Agron | | | |
| February 2020
|Producer |Platform Presents Poetry Gala |London |Gemma Arterton |Savoy Theatre |
| May 2020
|Producer |A Separate Peace by Tom Stoppard |Online |Sam Yates | |
| December 2020 - April 2021
|Producer |Good Grief by Lorien Haynes |Online |Natalie Abrahami | |
| December 2020 - May 2021
|Producer |Platform Presents Global Playwright’s Prize | | | |
References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Gala Gordon}}
- {{IMDb name|id=5975048|name=Gala Gordon}}
- [http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/graduates_2011_12/gala_gordon/ Gala Gordon] profile at the Guildhall School
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Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Actresses from London
Category:Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Category:English film actresses
Category:English people of Argentine descent
Category:English stage actresses