Abigail Savage
Abigail Savage | |
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Born | June 26, 1984 sound engineer | (age 39)
Years active | 2000–present |
Known for | Acting, sound editing |
Notable work | Orange Is the New Black |
Spouse | Caitlin McElroy |
Relatives | Louise Glück (aunt) |
Website | www |
Abigail Savage (born June 26, 1984) is an American actress and sound editor. She played inmate Gina Murphy on Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, as well as roles in Brian De Palma's Redacted (2007), Lee Daniel's Precious (2009), and on Law & Order SVU.[2][3] As of July 2015, she had twelve acting credits, and seventy-five sound credits including Half Nelson (2006), Inside Job (2010), Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk with Me (2012), Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013), as well as all of Ramin Bahrani's feature films.[3][4]
Early life and education
Abigail Savage was born in New York City to Tereze Glück, vice president of Citibank for her entire career of over thirty years, and also a fiction writer.[5][6][7] Glück bought a home in 2015 in Cherry Grove, a hamlet on Fire Island, where Savage would stay during her breaks.[8] Glück's sister is Nobel laureate poet Louise Glück.[5] Her grandmother, Beatrice Glück went to Wellesley College in Massachusetts in a time when it was uncommon for women to attend college, and majored in French.[9]
Her father is an
Savage was a theatre major and graduated from Williams College, a liberal arts college in Massachusetts, in 1998.[11]
Career
When Savage graduated from
Savage is a sound designer, and sound editor.[21] She got interested in the sound editing industry to support her between acting jobs, and fell in love with the work.[4] Her roommate in the summer after college complained of having too many internships, one for a post production sound studio.[3] She did sound for the senior production at college so took the position.[3] She says that her sound designer work complements her acting as it teaches the importance of consistency in takes, and handling the props the same way each time.[3] One of the companies she works for is Dig It Audio a "boutique audio mix and post production house in New York City for film, gaming and television".[10]
According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Savage's unique Hollywood resume also includes a long list of sound editing credits ...includ[ing] the 2010 financial documentary Inside Job (for which she shared a Motion Picture Sound Editors nomination)".[22] As of July 2015, she has seventy-five sound credits.[4] Her credits include: Game 6 (2005),[23] Man Push Cart (2005),[24] Half Nelson (2006),[4] The Last Winter (2006),[25] Joshua (2007),[26] Where God Left His Shoes (2007),[27] Sugar (2008),[28][29] Chop Shop (2008),[30] Goodbye Solo (2008),[31] Plastic Bag (2009),[3] Inside Job (2010),[32] The Tillman Story (2010),[33] The Greater Good (2011),[34] The Kite (2011),[35] At Any Price (2012),[36] Dear Mandela (2012),[37] Sleepwalk With Me (2012),[38] Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013),[4] Ivory Tower (2014),[39] Mississippi Grind (2015),[40] (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies (2015),[41] Complete Unknown (2016),[42] First Monday in May (2016),[21] Don't Think Twice (2016),[43] and Thank You for Playing (2015).[44]
Savage joined the cast of
Personal life
Savage is
She is the niece of Nobel laureate poet Louise Glück.[5]
Acting filmography
- Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2003) as Dot.[56]
- Redacted (2007) as Tattooed Kid.[57]
- The Return of Jezebel James (2008) as Minnie (2 episodes).[30]
- Precious (2009) as Bunny.[58]
- Law and Order: Special Victims Unit(2006) as The Master Baiter
- Jim (2010) as
- Orange is the New Black (2013-2017, 2019) as Gina Murphy.[45]
- Time Out of Mind (2014) as Sabrina.[62]
- Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2016) as Sister Nina.[63]
- What We Do in the Shadows (2020) as Tonya.[64]
- The Spine of Night (2021) as Kestrelwren (voice).
Chicago med - patient (2022)
Awards and nominations
- 2011, Motion Picture Sound Editors, Golden Reel Award [Nominee] for Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, ADR and Music in a Feature Documentary for Inside Job (2010)[22][65]
- 2015–2018, won three Screen Actors Guild Awards for being in the cast of Orange Is the New Black, and was nominated again in 2018.[50][51][56]
Notes
- ^ Same-sex marriage in Vermont has been legal since September 1, 2009.
References
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- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Abigail Savage AKA Gina Murphy from OITNB". November 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Exclusive Interview: Abigail Savage AKA Gina Murphy from OITNB". Kobsupang Robertson. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ a b c d e "Orange Is the New Black: The 20 Craziest Real-Life Backstories". TVGuide.com. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ a b c "TEREZE GLUCK (1945 - 2018) - Obituary". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Abigail Savage (@thatsavage937) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Tereze Gluck Obituary - Hewlett, NY". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Rose's View (Cherry Grove)". Fire Island News. 2015-07-19. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "A zest for life: Beatrice Glück of Woodmere dies at 101". Herald Community Newspapers. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ a b c d "Featured Artist System: Abigail Savage, Actress/Sound Editor, Orange is the New Black". SVS. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
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- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
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- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ a b Schager, Nick (2016-04-13). "Film Review: 'First Monday in May'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ a b c "Rep Sheet Roundup: 'Mad Men' Alum Aaron Staton Signs With UTA | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (2005-01-26). "Game 6". Variety. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (2005-09-14). "Man Push Cart". Variety. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (2006-09-20). "The Last Winter". Variety. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd (2007-01-24). "Joshua". Variety. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie (2007-05-21). "Where God Left His Shoes". Variety. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ISSN 0037-2412.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd (2008-01-23). "Sugar". Variety. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ a b "Abigail Savage | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "GOODBYE SOLO | Filmmaker Ramin Bahrani | Independent Lens | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ Nelson, Rob (2010-05-15). "Inside Job". Variety. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (2010-01-26). "The Tillman Story". Variety. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Anderson, John (2011-10-16). "The Greater Good". Variety. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (2011-02-15). "The Kite". Variety. Archived from the original on 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Chang, Justin (2012-08-31). "At Any Price". Variety. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie (2012-09-20). "Dear Mandela". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (2012-01-26). "Sleepwalk With Me". Variety. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Chang, Justin (2014-06-13). "Film Review: 'Ivory Tower'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Chang, Justin (2015-01-25). "Film Review: 'Mississippi Grind'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (2015-05-01). "Film Review: '(Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (2016-01-26). "Sundance Film Review: 'Complete Unknown'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (2016-03-14). "Film Review: 'Don't Think Twice'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Chang, Justin (2016-03-22). "Film Review: 'Thank You for Playing'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ a b c Fernandez, Maria Elena (2019-07-30). "How Orange Is the New Black Said Goodbye to the Litchfield Inmates". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
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- ^ "Everyone Who Made a Surprise Return in Orange Is the New Black Season 7 | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
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Further reading
- Kaite, Berkeley (2019-04-01). Menstruation Now What Does Blood Perform?. Demeter Press. ISBN 978-1-77258-234-5.
External links
- Abigail Savage at IMDb
- Abigail Savage on Twitter