Gabrielle Carteris (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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Gabrielle Anne Carteris (born January 2, 1961 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American actress best known for her role as Andrea Zuckerman on the early seasons of the 1990s television series Beverly Hills 90210.
Biography
Carteris and her twin brother, James, were born in Scottsdale, Arizona, to Ernest Carteris, a restaurant owner, and Marlene Carteris, a realtor. Her parents separated six months later. Carteris's mother moved with her young son and daughter to San Francisco, California, where she set up a children's clothing store.
While attending high school in Marin County, California, Carteris took an interest in the arts, studying ballet and performing as a mime on a European tour at 16. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts.
At 29 years of age when 90210 began airing in 1990, Cateris was the oldest cast member to portray a school-age teenager. She left the series in 1995 to host her own eponymous talk show, which only lasted a year. In 2003, she partipated in the first season of the celebrity reality television show, The Surreal Life. Her most recent project was providing the voice of Elektra in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.
She married Charles Isaacs, a stock broker, in 1992, and has two daughters with him. Her family is of Romaniote Greek Jewish ancestry.