Elizabeth Reaser publicity still

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] Image File history File links Elizabethreaser. ... Image File history File links Elizabethreaser. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... Bloomfield Township is a charter township located in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Juilliard School is recognized as one of the best performing arts conservatories in the world. ... Saved is a new medical drama television series. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is a cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and launched with a showing of his favorite film, Gone with the Wind, on October 3, 1988. ... The Hallmark Channel is a British TV channel owned by Sparrowhawk Entertainment Limited. ... Founded in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company Ltd (a privately owned company), subsequently Incorporated and nationalised in 1927 as The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. ... Stay is a 2005 psychological thriller directed by Marc Forster. ... The Family Stone is a feature film released on December 16, 2005 depicting the holiday misadventures of the Stone family when the eldest son brings his girlfriend home intending to propose to her with the cherished famiy engagement ring. ... Interview is a magazine founded by artist Andy Warhol and Gerard Malanga in 1969. ...

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)

Saved is a new medical drama television series. ... Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ... The Family Stone is a feature film released on December 16, 2005 depicting the holiday misadventures of the Stone family when the eldest son brings his girlfriend home intending to propose to her with the cherished famiy engagement ring. ... Sweet Land is an American independent film directed and written by Ali Salim. ... Stay is a 2005 psychological thriller directed by Marc Forster. ... The Jury was a short-lived one hour television drama, broadcast by the Fox Network in 2004. ... Mind The Gap is a multi-story 2004 film written & directed by Eric Schaeffer. ... Hack was a television series that aired on the CBS television network from 2002 to 2004. ... Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ... 13 Conversations About One Thing is a 2001 film by Jill Sprecher. ... The Believer is a 2001 film written by Henry Bean and Mark Jacobson, and directed by Bean. ... The Sopranos is an American television drama broadcast on HBO about a fictional Italian-American Mafia family in Northern New Jersey. ...

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]

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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]

Saved is a new medical drama television series. ... The West Wing was a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television Emmy award-winning popular series, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on ABC on October 3, 2004. ... People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world. ...

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]

External links

• Elizabeth Reaser at the Internet Movie Database
• Elizabeth Reaser interview in Lifestyle Magazine
• Elizabeth Reaser interview on new series Saved
• Feature Article about Reaser and Saved