Abigail Savage Explained

Abigail Savage
Birth Place:New York City, US
Education:Williams College (theatre major, 1998)
Occupation:Actress, sound engineer
Years Active:2000–present
Known For:Acting, sound editing
Notable Works:Orange Is the New Black
Spouse:Caitlin McElroy
Relatives:Louise Glück (aunt)

Abigail Savage (born June 26, 1984) is an American actress and sound editor. She played inmate Gina Murphy on Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, as well as roles in Brian De Palma's Redacted (2007), Lee Daniels's Precious (2009), and on Law & Order SVU.[1] [2] As of July 2015, she had twelve acting credits, and seventy-five sound credits including Half Nelson (2006), Inside Job (2010), Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk with Me (2012), (2013), as well as all of Ramin Bahrani's feature films.[3]

Early life and education

Abigail Savage was born in New York City to Tereze Glück, vice president of Citibank for her entire career of over thirty years, and also a fiction writer.[4] [5] Glück bought a home in 2015 in Cherry Grove, a hamlet on Fire Island, where Savage would stay during her breaks.[6] Glück's sister is Nobel laureate poet Louise Glück. Her grandmother, Beatrice Glück went to Wellesley College in Massachusetts in a time when it was uncommon for women to attend college, and majored in French.[7]

Her father is an audiophile and started her interests in sound technology.[8] She would go to his apartment when she was twelve and he would show off his system and classical records, including the turntable for vinyl records. He was always upgrading his system.

Savage was a theatre major and graduated from Williams College, a liberal arts college in Massachusetts, in 1998.[9]

Career

When Savage graduated from Williams College, the head of the drama department advised, "Be patient!", it's the same advice Savage gave to other aspiring women in the acting industry.[10] [11] Savage has had several New York City theater roles: Dido, Queen of Carthage at The Ohio Theatre (2001);[12] Demon Baby at The Ohio Theater (2002);[13] Silence at The Ohio Theater (2002);[14] Seven in One Blow or The Brave Little Kid at the Axis Theatre (2004);[15] [16] Hospital 2005 at the Axis Theatre (2005); and a mathematical savant in The Five Hysterical Girls Theorem at The Connelly Theater (2000).[17] [18]

Savage is a sound designer, and sound editor.[19] She got interested in the sound editing industry to support her between acting jobs, and fell in love with the work. Her roommate in the summer after college complained of having too many internships, one for a post production sound studio. She did sound for the senior production at college so took the position. She says that her sound designer work complements her acting as it teaches the importance of consistency in takes, and handling the props the same way each time. One of the companies she works for is Dig It Audio a "boutique audio mix and post production house in New York City for film, gaming and television".

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Savage's unique Hollywood resume also includes a long list of sound editing credits ...includ[ing] the 2010 financial documentary Inside Job (for which she shared a Motion Picture Sound Editors nomination)". As of July 2015, she has seventy-five sound credits. Her credits include: Game 6 (2005),[20] Man Push Cart (2005),[21] Half Nelson (2006), The Last Winter (2006),[22] Joshua (2007),[23] Where God Left His Shoes (2007),[24] Sugar (2008),[25] [26] Chop Shop (2008),[27] Goodbye Solo (2008),[28] Plastic Bag (2009), Inside Job (2010),[29] The Tillman Story (2010),[30] The Greater Good (2011),[31] The Kite (2011),[32] At Any Price (2012),[33] Dear Mandela (2012),[34] Sleepwalk With Me (2012),[35] (2013), Ivory Tower (2014),[36] Mississippi Grind (2015),[37] (2015),[38] Complete Unknown (2016),[39] First Monday in May (2016), Don't Think Twice (2016),[40] and Thank You for Playing (2015).[41]

Savage joined the cast of Jenji Kohan's Netflix series Orange Is the New Black in 2013 as "kitchen-bound" inmate Gina Murphy at a minimum-security women's prison.[42] She said of the role that she had worked for years "to get anywhere, somewhere, before Orange fell into her lap." She originally auditioned for the role of Nicky Nichols but that went to Natasha Lyonne; but the producers found the Gina role for her. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, (2010), about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum-security federal prison. In the fifth season, the show had a prison riot and it was ended by a correctional emergency response team (CERT) who "dragged inmates outside and loaded them onto buses", her character surrendered with a handful of other inmates.[43] Her character was transferred from Litchfield to FDC Cleveland in Ohio along with a number of other inmates.[44] [45] In 2017 the cast won the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series; they had previously won for season's two and three.[46] [47] In 2018 the cast was nominated for the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Comedy Series.[48]

Personal life

Savage is Jewish.[49] Savage is married to Caitlin McElroy, with whom she has a daughter.[50] [51] [52] They eloped and married in a tuxedo shop in Bennington, Vermont, before same-sex marriages became legal in their home state of New York in 2011.[53] The shop owner was the presiding justice of the peace.

She is the niece of Nobel laureate poet Louise Glück.[54]

Acting filmography

Awards and nominations

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exclusive Interview: Abigail Savage AKA Gina Murphy from OITNB. November 6, 2013.
  2. Web site: 2013-11-06. Exclusive Interview: Abigail Savage AKA Gina Murphy from OITNB. 2020-10-11. Kobsupang Robertson. en.
  3. Web site: 2015-07-08. Orange Is the New Black: The 20 Craziest Real-Life Backstories . 2020-10-09. TVGuide.com. en.
  4. Web site: Abigail Savage (@thatsavage937) • Instagram photos and videos. 2020-10-11. www.instagram.com. en.
  5. Web site: Tereze Gluck Obituary - Hewlett, NY. 2020-10-11. Dignity Memorial. en.
  6. Web site: 2015-07-19. Rose's View (Cherry Grove). 2020-10-11. Fire Island News. en-US. 2020-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204201142/https://fireisland-news.com/roses-view-cherry-grove/. dead.
  7. Web site: A zest for life: Beatrice Glück of Woodmere dies at 101. 2020-10-11. Herald Community Newspapers. 26 May 2011 . en.
  8. Web site: Featured Artist System: Abigail Savage, Actress/Sound Editor, Orange is the New Black. 2020-10-11. SVS. en.
  9. Web site: Arts Stories. 2020-10-11. Arts. en-US.
  10. Web site: 10 Actresses on How to Break Into Hollywood. 2020-10-10. The Cut. 21 July 2016 . en-us.
  11. Web site: Abigail Savage profile.
  12. Web site: Columbia Daily Spectator 2 February 2001 — Columbia Spectator. 2020-10-11. spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu.
  13. Book: N.Y., Clubbed Thumb (New York). Funny, Strange, Provocative: Seven Plays from Clubbed Thumb. 2007. Playscripts, Inc.. 978-0-9709046-2-1. en.
  14. News: Gelder. Lawrence Van. 2002-06-26. THEATER REVIEW; Punishing A Norman Princess In England (Published 2002). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-10-11. 0362-4331.
  15. Web site: Wednesday: The Socratic Method "Know thyself"or at least. 2020-10-11. www.ourtownny.com. en-US.
  16. Book: Sharp. Randy. Seven in One Blow, Or, The Brave Little Kid. Company. Axis. 2007. Dramatists Play Service Inc. 978-0-8222-2179-1. en.
  17. Web site: Abigail Savage theatre profile. 2020-10-10. www.abouttheartists.com.
  18. News: Weber. Bruce. 2000-04-27. THEATER REVIEW; M (Mathematics) + E (Expostulation) - C (Clarity) = ? (Published 2000). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-10-10. 0362-4331.
  19. Web site: Schager. Nick. 2016-04-13. Film Review: 'First Monday in May'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160414022959/http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/first-monday-in-may-film-review-1201752399/ . 2016-04-14 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  20. Web site: Koehler. Robert. 2005-01-26. Game 6. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202194838/https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/game-6-1200528465/ . 2020-12-02 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  21. Web site: Weissberg. Jay. 2005-09-14. Man Push Cart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011190018/https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/man-push-cart-1200523214/ . 2020-10-11 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  22. Web site: Harvey. Dennis. 2006-09-20. The Last Winter. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202195120/https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/the-last-winter-2-1200513202/ . 2020-12-02 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  23. Web site: McCarthy. Todd. 2007-01-24. Joshua. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202185736/https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/joshua-1200510907/ . 2020-12-02 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  24. Web site: Scheib. Ronnie. 2007-05-21. Where God Left His Shoes. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170815223247/http://variety.com:80/2007/film/reviews/where-god-left-his-shoes-2-1200559177/ . 2017-08-15 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  25. Roy. Charles-Stéphane. 2009. Sugar: la gloire dans le détour / Sugar, États-Unis 2008, 120 minutes. Séquences: La revue de cinéma. fr. 261. 44. 0037-2412.
  26. Web site: McCarthy. Todd. 2008-01-23. Sugar. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202195910/https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/sugar-3-1200548781/ . 2020-12-02 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  27. Web site: Abigail Savage TV Guide. 2020-10-11. TVGuide.com. en.
  28. Web site: GOODBYE SOLO Filmmaker Ramin Bahrani Independent Lens PBS. 2020-10-11. www.pbs.org.
  29. Web site: Nelson. Rob. 2010-05-15. Inside Job. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202200514/https://variety.com/2010/scene/markets-festivals/inside-job-1117942765/ . 2020-12-02 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  30. Web site: Harvey. Dennis. 2010-01-26. The Tillman Story. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418125354/http://variety.com:80/2010/film/markets-festivals/the-tillman-story-1117941985/ . 2015-04-18 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  31. Web site: Anderson. John. 2011-10-16. The Greater Good. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140512213603/http://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/the-greater-good-1117946359/ . 2014-05-12 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  32. Web site: Weissberg. Jay. 2011-02-15. The Kite. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503085134/http://variety.com:80/2011/film/reviews/the-kite-1117944620/ . 2013-05-03 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  33. Web site: Chang. Justin. 2012-08-31. At Any Price. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130828080044/http://variety.com:80/2012/film/reviews/at-any-price-1117948133/ . 2013-08-28 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  34. Web site: Scheib. Ronnie. 2012-09-20. Dear Mandela. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160118072247/http://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/dear-mandela-1117948369/ . 2016-01-18 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  35. Web site: Debruge. Peter. 2012-01-26. Sleepwalk With Me. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150408183625/http://variety.com/2012/film/markets-festivals/sleepwalk-with-me-1117946924/ . 2015-04-08 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  36. Web site: Chang. Justin. 2014-06-13. Film Review: 'Ivory Tower'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150901162857/http://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/film-review-ivory-tower-1201219840/ . 2015-09-01 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  37. Web site: Chang. Justin. 2015-01-25. Film Review: 'Mississippi Grind'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150126160016/http://variety.com:80/2015/film/reviews/film-review-mississippi-grind-1201414368/ . 2015-01-26 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  38. Web site: Harvey. Dennis. 2015-05-01. Film Review: '(Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150503204215/http://variety.com:80/2015/film/reviews/dishonesty-the-truth-about-lies-review-1201485193/ . 2015-05-03 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
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  40. Web site: Harvey. Dennis. 2016-03-14. Film Review: 'Don't Think Twice'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314172914/http://variety.com/2016/film/markets-festivals/dont-think-twice-review-sxsw-1201729093/ . 2016-03-14 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  41. Web site: Chang. Justin. 2016-03-22. Film Review: 'Thank You for Playing'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322152106/http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/thank-you-for-playing-review-1201735807/ . 2016-03-22 . 2020-10-09. Variety. en.
  42. Web site: Rep Sheet Roundup: 'Mad Men' Alum Aaron Staton Signs With UTA Hollywood Reporter. 2020-10-09. www.hollywoodreporter.com. 7 August 2015.
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  45. Web site: 2019-07-27. Everyone Who Made a Surprise Return in Orange Is the New Black Season 7 TV Guide. 2020-10-09. TVGuide.com. en.
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  49. https://twitter.com/Savage937/statuses/685913684170915841 Abigail Savage Tweet
  50. https://mobile.twitter.com/Savage937/status/768876367928778752 Abigail Savage Tweet
  51. https://mobile.twitter.com/Savage937/status/762022109421924352 Abigail Savage Tweet
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