Amanda Gorman made waves as the youngest Inauguration Day poet in known history. But she's far from the only one in her family with the talent to write home about. The 22-year-old, who received her first presidential endorsement from Ellen DeGeneres, has a sister named Gabrielle Gorman.

Gorman’s twin sister, Gabrielle is an activist and film writer. She is a graduate of UCLA's School of Film and…

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Gabrielle and Amanda even collaborated on the viral voting public service announcement #Vote4theFuture featuring Oprah Winfrey, Tessa Thompson, Iman and Mahershala Ali where Gabrielle served as the lead editor and director.

Blavity rounded up five fun facts to know about Gabrielle. 

1. She graduated from University of California Los Angeles

The graduate of UCLA’s School of Film and Television has created a brand around her passion for filmmaking and screenwriting. She's passionate about digital storytelling, entrepreneurship, and social impact. She's landed internships at TOMS, California Arts Council, Complex, Ad Council, Adolescent Content, TEDx and Ava Duvernay's grassroots collective ARRAY.

2. She wrote and directed a few short films of her own

In 2017, she released "Dear America" on YouTube, which centered around the Black woman’s perspective in America. During her last year of school, she directed a documentary titled, Mr. Ewing, which tells the story of a 99-year-old Black English teacher and World War II veteran. It was available to watch on Amazon Fire TV.

3. She was recognized by major media outlets for her work

Gabrielle was featured on PBS’ Immense Possibilities in 2017 during their “Story & Race” episode. Other episode participants and experts included The Heart Community's Mark Yanconelli, Richard Greer and Christiana Clark. Moreover, she’s discussed her films in publications such as Essence, the Daily Bruin, and NPR.

4. She was hand-selected to work at Shondaland

In 2016, she was given the opportunity to shadow prominent television director Jann Turner on the set of How to Get Away with Murder.

5. She has a YouTube series

Her thesis screenplay Bell Parks was transformed into a YouTube series for which she served as the writer, director, producer and lead actress. The series is described as “a vlog-style YouTube series about an ambitious, albeit misanthropic, film student whose moral compass is challenged when she lands a digital marketing internship at a prominent Gen Z athleisure brand with deceptive marketing strategies,” according to Gabrielle.

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