Lindsey Gort

Lindsey Gort (born April 24, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her portrayals of Samantha Jones on CW's The Carrie Diaries and Amy Quinn on the legal drama series All Rise.

Lindsey Gort
Born (1984-04-24) April 24, 1984
Scottsdale, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Years active2009–present
Spouse(s)Beau Laughlin (married 2015–present)

Career

Gort was born in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1] She got involved in the local theater at a young age and her first appearance was in 2009 in a short drama titled Goodbye horses.[2]

In 2010, she starred in the drama thriller Forgotten Pills and the TV movie Wing Bitches. Gort appeared in a minor role in the 2013 action film 2 Guns.[3]

Her first major break came in 2013, when after being turned down for the role twice, she was cast as a young Samantha Jones in the Sex and the City prequel series "The Carrie Diaries".[4][5][6][7] The older and previous version of the character from Sex and the City was played by Kim Cattrall.[8][9] Cattrall congratulated Gort on Twitter for winning the role and also offered her some advice on playing the character.[10][11][3]

In March 2015, Gort joined the dark-comedy sitcom series Impastor, as a recurring cast member.[12] During 2015, she also starred in a Christmas themed TV movie called How Sarah Got Her Wings.[13][14]

In 2016, she starred in the CBS TV comedy movie Real Good People.[15] In September 2017, Gort was cast as the DC comics character "Detective Amy Rohrbach" on the superhero show Titans.[16] However, her appearance on the show was short-lived as the character was killed off in the second episode of the series.[17][18]

In late 2019, Gort was cast as Amy Quinn on the CBS legal drama series All Rise.[19] Gort made recurring appearances throughout the first season of the show but was promoted to series regular for the second and final season of the series.[20][21][22] She starred in the TV movie Love is a Piece of Cake in 2020.[21][23]

Gort has guest starred on multiple shows including Lucifer, Baby Daddy, Modern Family and American Housewife''.[1][16][24][25][21][26][27]

Personal life

Gort married her boyfriend Beau Laughlin in July 2015 in a ceremony at The Paramour Mansion in Silver Lake, California.[28]

References
  1. Putnam, Lindsay (2013-10-25). "Lindsey Gort channels Samantha Jones on 'Carrie Diaries'". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. "Lindsey Gort | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. Ojomu, Nola (2013-07-24). "The Carrie Diaries casts Samantha Jones". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  4. "Lindsey Gort: 5 Sexy Things About New Carrie Diaries Star". People. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  5. Goldberg, Lesley; Ng, Philiana (2013-07-20). "'Carrie Diaries' Casts Young Samantha for Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  6. Lindsey Gort on being 'Samantha Jones' - CNN Video, retrieved 2021-07-25
  7. Rancilio, Alicia (October 25, 2013). "Lindsey Gort plays young Samantha Jones". The Associated Press.
  8. "CW's 'The Carrie Diaries' Finds Its Samantha". Deadline. 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  9. "Lindsey Gort: See Her as a Young Samantha Jones in The Carrie Diaries". Us Weekly. 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  10. "CNN - Transcripts". CNN. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  11. "The Carrie Diaries: Lindsey Gort Dishes on Playing Samantha Jones, Kim Cattrall's Advice and a "Sexier" Season 2". E! Online. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  12. Petski, Denise (2015-03-20). "Andrew Howard Joins TNT's 'Agent X'; Lindsey Gort In TV Land's 'Impastor'". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  13. Goodman, Jeff (2015-10-19). "Mt. Olive hosts TV movie shoot". Santa Monica Daily Press. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  14. Lowe, Kinsey (2015-05-16). "Lindsey Gort Tapped For 'Heaven Sent'; Katie Garfield Joins 'Birth Of A Nation': Film Castings". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  15. Petski, Denise (2016-03-14). "Lindsey Gort & Betsy Beutler Join 'Real Good People'; 'Prototype' Casts Annabelle Dexter-Jones". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  16. Ausiello, Michael (2017-09-29). "Lindsey Gort Joins DC's Titans as Robin's New [Spoiler]". TVLine. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  17. "Lindsey Gort". TrunkSpace. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  18. McCreesh, Louise (2017-10-02). "Lindsey Gort joins DC's live-action Titans adaptation". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  19. Petski, Denise (2019-08-30). "'All Rise': Lindsey Gort To Recur In CBS' Legal Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  20. Del Rosario, Alexandra (2021-05-17). "'All Rise's Simone Missick, Marg Helgenberger, Dee Harris-Lawrence & More Celebrate Canceled CBS Drama". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  21. Petski, Denise (2020-08-04). "'All Rise': Lindsey Gort Upped To Series Regular For Season 2 Of CBS Legal Drama". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  22. Mitovich, Matt Webb (2020-08-11). "TV's Big Cast Changes (2020-2021)". TVLine. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  23. "Love is a Piece of Cake: Movie Review". CBN.com - The Christian Broadcasting Network. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  24. "Modern Family Lindsey Gort". modern-family.tv. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  25. "Scoop: PURE GENIUS on CBS - Today, January 19, 2017". Broadway World. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  26. Mink, Casey (2015-06-01). "'Baby Daddy' Preview: Lindsey Gort Catches Danny Naked — Watch". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  27. "Lindsey Gort Has Been Cast in DC's Titans Series". ComingSoon.net. 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  28. WENN (2015-07-23). "Actress Lindsey Gort marries". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
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