Tatiana Gabrielle Hobson (born January 25, 1996) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Gaia on

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science fiction television series ''

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'', Prudence on the

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original series ''

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'', Marienne Bellamy on the Netflix series '' You'', and for providing the voice of Willow Park on the

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animated series ''

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''. She played Jo Braddock, the lead villain, in the 2022 movie ''

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''. In 2023, she plays Hannah Kim on the

series ''Kaleidoscope''.

Early life and education

Hobson was born on January 25, 1996, in

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. She is one of three children born to mother Traci Hewwit Hobson, who is of Korean and Black descent and was raised by her African American adoptive family who adopted her after she was sent to America during the Korean War, and African American Father Terry Hobson. She began acting in the third grade, in an adaptation of

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's ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'', where she played the main role of Lemony Snicket. She auditioned for

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in middle school and was accepted into their theatre program. She has performed in and directed several productions and has won multiple awards for her work at various theatre festivals, including the

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. Hobson graduated from

with a 3.7 GPA. She moved to

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after high school to attend

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, where she majored in Drama and French.

Career

As Tatiana Hobson, Gabrielle's first credit is for her role as Keating in the 2014 short film ''To Stay the Sword''. In 2015, Gabrielle moved to

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. She starred in the 2015 short film ''Tatterdemalion'' and the 2016 television film ''Just Jenna'' as Monique. Her first credit as Tati Gabrielle came in 2016 for her guest role as Wackie Jackie in the " Tightrope of Doom" episode of the

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''. Later that year, Gabrielle also starred in

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's ''

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'' in the episode " Stealing Home" as Hacksaw. In 2017, Gabrielle landed her first recurring role as

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apocalyptic drama ''

''. That same year, she was featured in an episode titled "Bob" of the

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anthology series ''

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'', where she portrayed Amanda's sister. Gabrielle also voiced Addie in the 2017 film ''

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'', her first major film role, and recurred in the second season of Hulu's '' Freakish'' as Birdie and on the TBS animated series ''

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''. In March 2018, Gabrielle was cast as a series regular in the role of Prudence in the

original series, ''

''. In 2020, Gabrielle was cast in a main role as Marienne Bellamy on the third season of the Netflix psychological thriller series ''

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'', and continues to be so on the fourth season. In 2022, Gabrielle starred as the villain Jo Braddock in the film ''

''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gabrielle, Tati 1996 births Living people Actresses from San Francisco African-American actresses American actresses of Korean descent Spelman College alumni American child models