What Gabrielle Carteris is most known for:
Prepare to be captivated as Women in Film San Francisco Bay Area (WIFSFBA) proudly presents a stimulating evening with the esteemed actor, activist, and industry leader, Gabrielle Carteris. This exclusive virtual event will offer participants a rare opportunity to delve into the mind of a trailblazer who has been instrumental in transforming the landscape of the entertainment industry.
Gabrielle will engage the audience in a riveting conversation, sharing her invaluable insights on the current state of the industry, and how the watershed moment of the Harvey Weinstein scandal not only altered the industry's culture but also paved the way for new laws to protect artists. Don't miss your chance to be part of this exceptional gathering that promises to leave you inspired and enlightened.
More about Gabrielle Carteris, FIA President, SAG-AFTRA Immediate Past President:
Gabrielle Carteris was elected president of the International Federation of Actors, or
FIA, in May 2021. She is the immediate past president of SAG-AFTRA, where for more
than five years she headed the union of 160,000 actors, recording artists, dancers and
broadcasters. Before SAG and AFTRA merged in 2012, Carteris served in leadership
positions in both unions, as well as on the merger committee.
Carteris became a household name playing Andrea Zuckerman on Beverly Hills, 90210
and more recently starred in BH90210, a revival of the iconic show. Her extensive
resume includes work in television, film and the stage, including guest-starring roles on
We Own This City, NCIS and Criminal Minds and voice work for video games. Onstage,
she performed a special presentation of The Vagina Monologues to raise money to
combat violence against women and child abuse.
As SAG-AFTRA president during the first several months of the COVID pandemic, she
guided the union’s response to create a set of strict industry wide protocols to ensure
that sets and other workplaces were as safe as possible.
A survivor of a serious on-set injury, safety has been a priority initiative for Carteris. She
formed the President’s Blue Ribbon Safety Commission, which has advocated for
intimacy coordinators to be present on set during the filming of simulated sex scenes
and other hype-rexposed work.
A fierce advocate for diversity, Carteris has taken on age bias in the industry,
championed the unionization of Spanish-speaking performers and broadcasters, worked
toward gender and pay equity and led efforts to advance greater inclusion in the
industry at all levels.
Carteris is a board member of the Solidarity Center, the largest U.S.-based international
worker rights organization. Allied with the AFL-CIO, it strives to attain safe and healthy
workplaces, fair wages and greater equity. She also is a founding ambassador of ReFrame, an initiative of Women In Film and Sundance Institute to further gender parity in the media industry. In 2017, Carteris was appointed commissioner to the Hollywood Commission on Eliminating Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality.
In 2010, she began a three-year term as a National Board member. In 2011, she was elected Los Angeles Local president and national second vice president. As part of the Group for One Union, she was instrumental in developing the plan to merge SAG and AFTRA. In 2019, SAG-AFTRA presented Carteris with the George Heller Memorial Award for her years of union service.
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Be part of this extraordinary experience and join the conversation with the remarkable Gabrielle Carteris, as she shares her wealth of knowledge and expertise in a not-to-be-missed event. Mark your calendars for June 8th, 2023, and secure your place at this important virtual gathering on Zoom.
Presented by WIFSFBA, this event is one you simply cannot afford to miss. Book your tickets now and immerse yourself in an evening that will undoubtedly spark inspiration, ignite conversations, and fuel change.
For any questions, please email us at BOD-admin@wifsfba.org with the subject line "Gabrielle Carteris".
