JUST SHOT AN EPISODE OF THE AMERICANS, SHOT THE PILOT TRAILER FOR THE OBSIDIAN SKY PLAYNG A SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT AND JUST SHOT THE WEB SERIES Q'S ONE NIGHT STAND. SHE IS FEATURED IN THE FILM BLACK NATIVITY AND EARNED A BEST ACTRESS NOMINATION FROM THE CONNECTICUT CRITICS CIRCLE FOR THE ROLE OF BILLIE HOLIDAY IN LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL. GAYLE ALSO JUST MADE HER METROPOLITAN OPERA DEBUT AS A FEATURED ACTOR IN LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK. FILM & TV CREDITS INCLUDE MARLA GIBB'S DAUGHTER IN THE TIDES THAT BIND, JAMES AVERY'S WIFE IN HONEYBEE AND CO-HOST OF THE SOUL STORY w/JERRY BUTLER. SHE GOT RAVE REVIEWS FOR THE ROLE OF ROSE IN AUGUST WILSON'S FENCES AND LOUISE IN SEVEN GUITARS. SHE RECENTLY PLAYED THE NO NONSENSE REGISTERED NURSE IN NEIL SIMON'S THE SUNSHINE BOYS AND TOURED NATIONALLY IN LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE WITH MELISSA GILBERT. GAYLE HAS APPEARED ON BROADWAY IN SUNSET BOULEVARD, GRIND, DANCIN' AND DREAMGIRLS AND OFF-BROADWAY IN SISTAS AND LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. INTERNATIONALLY.GAYLE TOURED WITH HARRY BELAFONTE AS A FEATURED VOCALIST , PLAYED THE PHYLLIS HYMAN ROLE IN THE RUSSIAN TOUR OF SOPHISTICATED LADIES AND TOURED EUROPE AS CHARLAINE IN AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'.
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL (BEST ACTRESS NOMINEE - CCC)
Theater
by MUSIC THEATRE OF CONN./KEVIN CONNORS
BILLIE HOLIDAY
GRIND
Theater
by BROADWAY/HAL PRINCE
PRINCIPAL U/S
LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK
Theater
by THE MET. OPERA - GRAHAM VICK
FEATURED
Q'S ONE NIGHT STAND
Television
by TERRENCE MOORE
CO-STAR
THE OBSIDIAN SKY
Television
by JAMES LAWLER
CO-STAR
THE AMERICANS
Television
by FX-KEVIN DOWLING
CO-STAR
FENCES
Theater
by NEW HARMONY THEATRE, ID
ROSE
THE SOUL STORY
Television
by TIME LIFE
CO-HOST w/JERRY BUTLER
BLACK NATIVITY
Film
by KASI LEMMONS
FEATURED
BEEHIVE
Theater
by CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE
TINA TURNER, ARETHA FRANKLIN
CROWNS
Theater
by CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE, ST. LOUIS REP
WANDA
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Theater
by OFF-BROADWAY/HOWARD ASHMAN
RONNETTE
SEVEN GUITARS
Theater
by ARTISTS REPERTORY THEATRE/KEVIN JONES
LOUISE
THE SUNSHINE BOYS
Theater
by JOHN ENGMAN THEATRE/BT MCNICHOL
REGISTERED NURSE
DREAMGIRLS
Theater
by BROADWAY/MICHAEL BENNETT
ENSEMBLE
DANCIN'
Theater
by BROADWAY/BOB FOSSE
FEATURED
POSES
Film
by YVONNE SHIRLEY
LEAD
SUNSET BOULEVARD
Theater
by BROADWAY/TREVOR NUNN
STARLET
TWENTY GOOD YEARS
Television
by TERRY HUGHES
CO-STAR
CUPID
Television
by MICHAEL GROSSMAN
CO-STAR
THE CLASS
Television
by JAMES BURROWS
C0-STAR
AUTUMN WHISPERS
Film
by CHARLES ROGERS
SUPPORTING
THE TIDES THAT BIND
Film
by ANGELA GIBBS
LEAD
HONEYBEE
Film
by MELVIN JAMES
LEAD
DAUGHTER
Theater
by ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE
LEAD