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Gail Payne

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Gail Payne

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    5′ 3″ (1.60 m)

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    • Born and raised in Gibson City, Illinois, Gail moved to New York City from Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2018. Prior to becoming a full-time actor/performer, she produced her own solo shows and toured them in Indianapolis, Chicago, St. Louis and New York.

      She studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre, and various instructors including Patsy Rodenburg, Rob Clare, and ongoing with Karl Bury and Jess Cummings.

      Gail tried many paths before giving into her passion to be a pro performer: PR consultant, $MM fundraiser, yoga studio owner, stay-at-home-step-mom, cabaret chanteuse. Now, it all informs her characters' lives. She loves playing underestimated fighters with guarded vulnerability.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Gail Payne

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  • Before becoming a full-time actor, Gail worked as a strategic communications and fundraising consultant and yoga instructor in Indianapolis.
  • She has a degree in speech communications and public relations from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She and her husband, Brian Payne, have been married since 2008.
  • In July 2020 during the pandemic, she produced and performed the solo show "Grounded" by George Brant by creating a new, outdoor theatre in her Indianapolis backyard. She performed the show six times for a total 100+ socially-distanced, masked, live-theatre craving fans.

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