Elizabeth Reaser - Rotten Tomatoes Celebrity Profile

Biography

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Elizabeth Ann Reaser is an accomplished American film, television, and stage actress.  She was born on June 15, 1975 in Bloomfield, Michigan, and is a former student of the Juilliard School.  Most recently, she co-stars in the hit television series Saved airing on TNT in the United States, and in the UK on The Hallmark Channel and BBC.  She 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]

Filmography

Purple Violets (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)

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]

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]

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]

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