Elizabeth Reaser

Elizabeth Reaser Biography

Elizabeth Ann Reaser (born June 15, 1975) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films Stay, The Family Stone, Sweet Land, Against the Current, and The Twilight Saga and the TV series Saved, Grey's Anatomy and The Ex-List.

Early life and education

Reaser was born in Bloomfield, Michigan, an affluent Detroit suburb, the daughter of Karen Davidson (née Weidman) and John Reaser. Elizabeth was the middle of three sisters. Her mother Karen later married billionaire businessman William Davidson (Karen converted to Judaism after marrying Davidson).

Reaser attended the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Bloomfield Hills. After high school, she attended Oakland University for one year, then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division (1995-1999, Group 28) where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1999.

Career

Reaser appeared in a London stage production with an audience of two people and prepared for her role on Saved by spending time in an emergency room, observing the behavior of medical staff. In October 2004, Interview magazine hailed her as one of the "14 To Be" emerging creative women. Her work in the film Sweet Land earned the "Jury Award" at the Newport Beach Film Festival and a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award "Best Female Lead" award. Reaser earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her recurring guest appearance throughout 2007 and 2008 on the television series Grey's Anatomy.

Reaser played the role of Esme Cullen in the movie Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon in 2009 and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in 2010. She reprised the role in parts one and and two of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

Reaser appeared on the CBS' legal drama, The Good Wife in October 2010.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2001	'	Miriam
2001	Thirteen Conversations About One Thing	Young Woman in Class
2002	Emmett's Mark	Alison Holmes
2004	Mind the Gap	Malissa Zubach
2005	Stay	Athena
2005	Sweet Land	Young Inge
2005	'	Susannah Stone Trousdale
2006	Shut Up and Sing	Julep
2006	Puccini for Beginners	Allegra
2007	Purple Violets	Bernadette
2008	Twilight	Esme Cullen
2009	Against the Current	Liz Clark
2009	'	Esme Cullen
2010	'	Esme Cullen
2011	'	Charlotte Howe
2011	'	Esme Cullen
2011	Young Adult	Beth Slade
2012	Liberal Arts	Ana
2012	'	Esme Cullen
2013	Bonnie and Clyde: Dead and Alive	PJ Lane

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal	Molly	Episode: "Scrubs"
2000	'	Stace	Episode: "D-Girl"
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Serena Whitfield	Episode: "The Insider"
2004	Hack	Elaine Jones	Episode: "Extreme Commerce"
2004	'	Rachel Byrnes	Episode: "Pilot"
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Jillian Slaughter	Episode: "Proud Flesh"
2006	Saved	Alice Alden, M.D.	Main role (13 episodes)
2006	Standoff	Anya Reed	Episode: "Heroine"
2007-2008	Grey's Anatomy	Ava / Rebecca Pope	Recurring role (18 episodes)
2008	Wainy Days	Annie	Episode: "The Waindow"
2008-2009	'	Bella Bloom	Main role (13 episodes)
2010-2012	'	Tammy Linnata	Recurring role (7 episodes)
2014	True Detective	Laurie Perkins	Television series

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Sweet Bird of Youth	Heavenly	La Jolla Playhouse
2000	'	Mimi	Blue Lights Theatre Company
2001	Blackbird	Froggy	Bush Theatre
2001	Closer	Alice	Portland Center Stage
2002	Stone Cold Dead Serious	Shaylee Ledbetter / Sharice	American Repertory Theater
2003	'	Perdita	Classic Stage Company
2005	Top Girls	Patient Griselda / Nell / Jeanine	Williamstown Theatre Festival
2012	How I Learned to Drive	Li'l Bit	Second Stage Theatre

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year	Award	Category	Title of work
2006	Newport Beach Film Festival	Jury Award"Best Actress (Feature Film)	Sweet Land
2007	Independent Spirit Award	Best female Lead	Sweet Land
2007	Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Grey's Anatomy
2008	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Grey's Anatomy
2009	Prism Award	Best Performance in a Drama Multi-Episode Storyline	Grey's Anatomy

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