Gail Porada

Gail’s pretty much a legend in her own right, honestly. She jumped into the acting game when most kids are still figuring out how to tie their shoes, snagging the role of Gretl in The Sound of Music at just five. Since then? She’s been everywhere—stage, touring shows, film, TV, you name it. You might’ve caught her on Rescue 911 hanging out with William Shatner or maybe Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack if you’re into that old-school true crime vibe. And commercials? Let’s just say if you’ve ever craved a Coke, driven a Chevy, or grabbed a Ritz Cracker, Gail probably had something to do with that. She wasn’t just about the spotlight, though. Gail hit up the University of Michigan, grabbed a theatre degree, and then turned around and started shaping young actors as a high school theatre teacher. Not only that, she was the Director of Speech and Forensics—so, yeah, she’s been juggling a lot. Fast forward, and now she’s running the biggest private school theatre program for elementary and middle schoolers in Michigan, plus helping out at the high school level. In 2024, her network paid off bigtime—Alexander Wraith, who met her through her daughter Sydney (who’s also killing it as an actress), tapped Gail to jump in on casting his next boxing movie, Clay. All in all, she’s been weaving in and out of showbiz for over four decades, never really slowing down.