Elizabeth Reaser
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Elizabeth Ann Reaser (b. June 15, 1975, Bloomfield, Michigan) is an accomplished American film, television, and stage actress. She is a former student of the Juilliard School.
She may be best known for co-starring in the feature films Stay and The Family Stone. In October 2004, Interview magazine hailed her as one of the "14 To Be" emerging creative women [1]. Reaser was nominated in 2007 for an Independent Spirit Award as "Best Female Lead" for her work in the film Sweet Land.
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[edit] Filmography
Elizabeth Reaser at 2005 NYC screening
- Purple Violets (2007)
- "Grey's Anatomy" (TV) - Ava (2007)
- "Standoff" (TV) - Anya Reed (2006)
- "Saved" (TV) - Alice Alden (2006)
- "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (TV) - Jillian Slaughter (2006)
- Shut Up And Sing - Julep (2006)
- Puccini for Beginners - Allegra (2006)
- The Family Stone - Susannah Stone Trousdale (2005)
- Sweet Land - Inge (2005)
- Stay - Athena (2005)
- "The Jury" (TV) - Rachel Byrnes (2004)
- Mind The Gap - Malissa Zubach (2004)
- "Hack" (TV) - Elaine Jones (2004)
- "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (TV) - Serena Whitfield (2002)
- Emmett's Mark - Alison Holmes (2002)
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing - Young Woman in Class (2001)
- The Believer - Miriam (2001)
- "The Sopranos" (TV) - Stace (2000)
- Scrubs - Molly (1999)
[edit] Stage appearances
- "Top Girls": appeared as "Patient Griselda"/"Nell"/"Jeanine" - Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Massachusetts (July 2005) [2]
- "The Winter's Tale": appeared as "Perdita" - Classic Stage Co., New York City, New York (January 2003) [3]
- "Sweet Bird of Youth": appeared as "Heavenly" - La Jolla Playhouse [4]
- "Closer": appeared as "Alice" - Center Stage [5]
- "Blackbird" : appeared as "Froggy" - The Bush, London, England [6]
[edit] Trivia
- Once appeared in a play in London for only two audience members. [7]
- In preparation for her role on Saved, she hung out in an emergency room, researching the behavior of medical staff. [8]
- Favorite TV shows are "The West Wing" and "Desperate Housewives." [9]
- Is listed by PETA as a vegetarian. [10]
[edit] Quotes
- "I always wanted to be an actor, ever since I can remember. I grew up subjecting my family to really bad shows in the living room. It's what I love to do." [11]
- "Within any drama in anyone's life, there's always a way to find the humor in it. Without humor no one cares about whatever drama is going on." [12]
- "When you know the audiences not only like what you’re doing, but that they’re also responding, it’s as good as it can get for an actor." [13]
- "I feel so blessed that I’ve been able to achieve what I have without a lot of pain and struggle. There are so many actors out there who are immensely talented and some I know are pretty close to starving." [14]
