Gabrielle D. "Gabby" West is an American

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. She won a role in ''

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'' in a competition on the reality show '' Scream Queens''.

Life and career

West was born in

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; she graduated from Century High School in 2003. She attended one semester at

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, majoring in

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, and a year at a university in

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. In 2005 she was a production assistant on the TV mini-series ''Into The West''. In 2006, she played Suzy in the short film ''New Beginnings''. In 2007, she moved to

to pursue an acting career. That same year she also appeared in the short film ''Linda, as in Beautiful'' and was a production assistant for the film '' 3:10 to Yuma''. In 2008, she guest starred on ''Tim and Eric Nite Live'' while being a production assistant for both the TV mini-series ''Comanche Moon'' and the film ''Appaloosa''. In 2009, she appeared in

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as a German and then was cast out of 36,000 applicants on VH1's reality series '' Scream Queens'' and later won a role in the 2010 horror film ''

''. West was originally cast in the 2011 remake of ''

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'' but she dropped the role, telling

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, "I was cast in Fright Night (the remake), but unfortunately the role changed, and what they wanted me to do, I wasn't willing to do". West was cast in the Tim Sullivan segment of ''I was a Teenage Werebear'', part of the upcoming

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'' scheduled to be released 2011. She plays Peggy Lou a "60′s era,

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character who goes crazy".

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:West, Gabby 1985 births American film actresses American television actresses Living people Participants in American reality television series Reality casting show winners 21st-century American women