Dylan Nicole Gelula (born May 7, 1994)[1] is an American actress who is best known for her role of Xanthippe on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, as well as her work in independent films.
[5][6] Gelula began her acting career at the age of ten as an extra in the M. Night Shyamalan film Lady in the Water, which she later revealed neither she nor her parents ever viewed.
Before moving to Los Angeles, her agent in New York got her an audition for the role of Jean Fordham in an Arden Theatre Company production of August: Osage County, directed by Terry Nolen, which she ended up starring in.
When Gelula initially auditioned for the role of Xanthippe on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, she was in Los Angeles, but casting was only happening in New York City.
In 2023 she had a supporting role as Molly, a talent agent's assistant, in Kristoffer Borgli's psychological dark comedy Dream Scenario starring Nicolas Cage.