Dylan Gelula

Dylan Gelula (born May 7, 1994) is an American actress who is best known for her roles as Ford on Chasing Life, Gretchen on Jennifer Falls and Xanthippe on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. She is also known for her work in television on NCIS, Casual, Are We There Yet?, Filthy Preppy Teen$ and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2016, Gelula made her acting debut as the lead actress with a romantic drama film First Girl I Loved directed by Kerem Sanga. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and won the audience award for Best Of NEXT. Gelula's performance in the film as Anne received rave reviews from various critics. Earlier, she has worked in other films like Lady in the Water, Recycle Me and a short film Lucy, 4:57 PM directed by Michael Thomas Vassallo. She will appear in the upcoming film Flower. 2Early life Gelula was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to parents Karen Gelula, an attorney, and Jonathan Gelula, who owns a private label wine business, on May 7, 1994. She attended Lower Merion High School and recalls having a difficult time in high school, having been "very lonely, but very comfortable being alone," and showed up to school so infrequently that she was forced to either repeat her senior year or drop out. She ended up dropping out and moving to Los Angeles by herself at the age of 17. 2Career Gelula began her acting career at the age of 10 as an extra in the M. Night Shyamalan film Lady in the Water, which she later revealed neither she nor her parents ever viewe