Virginia Gardner

Virginia Elizabeth Gardner (born April 18, 1995)[1] is an American actress who is known for playing Karolina Dean in the Hulu original series Marvel's Runaways (2017) and Vicky in David Gordon Green's horror film Halloween (2018).

Virginia Gardner
Gardner at the Paradise City Comic Con in 2018
Born (1995-04-18) April 18, 1995
Sacramento, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress, model
Years active2011–present

Life and career
Virginia Gardner, second from right, at the 2017 New York Comic Con, with people from Runaways.

Virginia Gardner was born Virginia Elizabeth Gardner on April 18, 1995, in Sacramento, California. She attended Sacramento Country Day School from kindergarten to eighth grade. She took part in many of her middle school's productions. Brian Frishman, head of the drama department, directed Gardner from sixth to eighth grade. In 2011, she did online schooling when she moved to Los Angeles, but then chose to take the California High School Proficiency Exam when she was allowed to. She took the test in October 2011 and found out she passed the following month.[2] Her desire to do acting was due to the release of the 2001 Sean Penn film I Am Sam; “In the movie, Dakota Fanning’s dad has autism, and I have a brother with autism and I remember watching that as a young girl and relating to her character and being affected by that,” Gardner explains. “That’s what made me want to get into this industry and make things that can affect people and that people can relate to.”[3] She is a black belt in taekwondo, and also took up boxing and nunchucks.[4]

Gardner initially lived with her mother to pursue acting full-time. Gardner lived with her mother for the first year; however, once she started to be more successful and able to handle herself, she moved into her own apartment and began to live on her own. After appearing on the Disney Channel series Lab Rats, she took a year off from acting to work on modeling. When she became absorbed in modeling, she was going to stop acting, but then heard about the audition for Glee. She has modeled for Kohl's, Love Culture, HP, Hollister, LF, and Famous Footwear.[2] In 2015, Gardner starred in the found footage science fiction thriller film Project Almanac as Christina Raskin, the main character's younger sister.[5] The movie helped Gardner to establish herself in Hollywood. In February 2017, it was announced that Gardner would star as Karolina Dean in Marvel's Runaways (2017), a Hulu original series.[6][7] She has received wide recognition for her portrayal of the LGBTQ hero.[3][4] In January 2018, it was announced that Gardner would star as Vicky in horror film Halloween (2018), a sequel to the 1978 film of the same name.[8][9]

Personal life

Gardner describes herself as a feminist.

She is also a keen collector of fossils. [3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Project Almanac Christina Raskin
2016 Goat Leah
2016 Good Kids Emily
2016 Tell Me How I Die Anna Nichols
2018 Little Bitches Kelly
2018 Halloween Vicky
2018 Monster Party Iris
2018 Liked Catlin
2019 Starfish Aubrey
2020 All the Bright Places Amanda

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Hart of Dixie Young Lemon Episode: "Hairdos & Holidays"
2012 Lab Rats Danielle Episode: "Leo's Jam"
2013 Glee Katie Fitzgerald/Marissa Episodes: "Shooting Star", "Feud"
2013–2014 The Goldbergs Lexy Bloom Recurring role, 5 episodes
2015 How to Get Away with Murder Molly Barlett Episode: "Skanks Get Shanked"
2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sally Landry Episode: "Fashionable Crimes"
2016 Major Crimes Brie Miller Episode: "Family Law"
2016 Secrets and Lies Rachel Episode: "The Detective", "The Daughter"
2017 Zoo Clem-2 Episode: "No Place Like Home", "Diaspora"
2017 The Tap Michelle Cuttriss Episode: "Pilot"
2017–2019 Marvel's Runaways Karolina Dean Main role
2019 Heartstrings Young Harper Episode: "Sugar Hill"[10]
2019 The Righteous Gemstones Lucy Episode: "Is This the Man Who Made the Earth Tremble"

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2015 Hollywood Beauty Awards New Beauty Award Herself Won [11]
2017 Golden Issue Awards Best Ensemble Cast (shared with the Cast) Marvel's Runaways Won [12]

References
  1. "Virginia Elizabeth Gardner was born on April 18, 1995 in Sacramento County, California". California Birth Index. California Office of Health Information and Research. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  2. "Making it on the small screen: alumna Ginny Gardner joins cast of 'Glee'". 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. "VIRGINIA GARDNER SEEKS OUT UNHEARD VOICES". The Last Magazine. December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  4. Lawrence, Vanessa (November 21, 2017). "The Runaways' Virginia Gardner Is Breaking Superhero Taboos as Marvel's First Gay Character". W. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  5. "'Glee' star offers a few details on locally filmed 'Almanac'". 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  6. Strom, Marc (February 2, 2017). "'Marvel's Runaways' Finds Its Cast". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  7. Martin, Peter. "Superhero Buzz: 'Runaways' Casting, 'Black Lightning' Update". Movies.com. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  8. Miska, Brad (2017-01-13). "More 'Halloween' Cast Announced As Filming Begins!". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  9. "'Halloween' Behind-the-Scenes Photo Goes to Haddonfield High - Halloween Daily News". Halloweendailynews.com. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  10. Iannucci, Rebecca (February 11, 2019). "Sarah Shahi, Scandal's Bellamy Young, thirtysomething Alums and More Join Netflix's Dolly Parton Anthology". TVLine.
  11. "2015 Awards". Hollywood Beauty Awards. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  12. Joseph Schmidt (December 28, 2017). "The 2017 ComicBook.com Golden Issue Award for Best Ensemble Cast". Cominc Book. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
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